Why Was The Fosters Cancelled?

by | Last updated on January 24, 2024

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“After watching this family grow and evolve over the last five seasons,

we ultimately decided it was time to see the kids grow up and send them out into adulthood to face new challenges

,” Karey Burke, Freeform executive vice president of programming and development, tells Variety.

Why did The Fosters stop?

Freeform Canceled The Fosters In 2018

Karey Burke, then Freeform's executive vice president of programming and development, suggested the decision was made

because the Foster kids were growing up and flying the nest

, but a dip in ratings may have had something to do with it too.

Why did The Fosters replace Jesus?

However, this wasn't the case, as revealed when The Fosters recast Jesus with Noah Centineo.

The car crash

was used as a way to bring in the new actor. At the beginning of the third season, Jesus's new appearance was said to be due to the surgery he underwent because of the accident.

Will there be a season 6 of The Fosters?

1/3 update: As expected, Freeform has announced

The Fosters will end

with season five and a special summer “series event.” The cable network also ordered a spin-off.

Was Lena really pregnant in The Fosters?

Back in 2014, Sherri Saum, who plays Lena Adams Foster, one half of the couple parenting five teens,

was pregnant with

. … When the episode was filmed, Saum was about eight months pregnant, and the show's producers were nervous about asking her to do the scene.

Who does Callie end up with?

Callie and

Arizona

have a five-year relationship, ultimately marrying in season 7 and divorcing in season 11. Callie starts a new relationship with Penny Blake and leaves to go to New York with her in the season 12 finale.

Do Brandon and Callie end up together?

Callie & Brandon

Callie and Brandon, after five seasons of tension,

didn't end up together

. They did what would happen in the real world: They moved on. At the wedding, the show flashes through Callie and Brandon's love affair.

Who died from the Fosters?

“The Fosters” Season 2 ended with major drama—including a death.

Twins Jesus (Jake T. Austin)

and Mariana (Cierra Ramirez) were in a car accident with their birth mother Ana (Alexandra Barreto) while she was going into labor.

Are the twins on the Fosters really twins?

Jesus Adams Foster (born Jesus Gutierrez) is the biological son of Ana Gutierrez and Gabriel Duncroft, as well as, the adoptive son of Stef and Lena Adams Foster. He is the

fraternal twin brother of Mariana

and the adoptive brother of Brandon, Callie, and Jude. Jesus has ADHD and was fiercely protective of his twin.

Are Stef and Lena dating in real life?

Stef and

Lena

are arguably the most together, sweetest, hottest lesbian couple to ever grace the small screen. But here's the best part – Polo and Saum totally adore each other in real life. … Sherri and Teri kiss it up at an interview for the LA Gay and Lesbian Center's An Evening with Women.

Did Stef and Lena divorce?

Later in the seasons,

they did file for divorce

, but it was merely a ploy to stall in order to give them enough time to save their house. Fortunately, they do get remarried in The Long Haul.

Who does Brandon marry in The Fosters?


Eliza Foster

(née Hunter) is the only daughter of Jim and Diane, the older sister of Carter, and the sister of Jamie. Eliza is a talented cellist and a member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. After a short engagement, Eliza married Brandon Foster in a small ceremony on the Turks and Caicos island.

Is The Fosters based on a true story?

Additionally, certain elements of the series which deal with the foster care system are said to have been inspired by a

troubled childhood friend of Bredeweg

, who struggled in the foster system before eventually being adopted in her senior year of high school.

Does Callie get pregnant by Brandon?

Having received her driver's license in the previous episode, Callie now forces Brandon to go to Mexico with her. Meanwhile, the moms find a pregnancy test in the trash and believe

Callie is pregnant with Brandon's baby

. Mariana reveals the test is hers and that she had sex with Wyatt.

How did Lena lose her baby?

Francesca was conceived in Adoption Day. Her biological creation was Lena's idea, who deeply wanted a biological child of her own. Stef and Lena used

Timothy's semen

to become pregnant. … Unfortunately, Francesca did not survive and died shortly after the delivery, devastating the Adams Foster family.

Who Shot Stef in the Fosters?

When Stef enters another, she is shot by

Ana's boyfriend

. The man drops his gun prompting another gun shot on the ground. Mike quickly enters the scene shooting the man three times later pronouncing him dead.

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