This Is Us: the real-life couple that’s key to the story

This Is Us It is currently positioned as one of the most popular and beloved dramas by fans, after a fifth season with problems due to the Coronavirus pandemic. While we wait for the sixth and final installment, we bring you a love story that happens behind the cameras and you should know if you are a faithful spectator.

The program revolves around the Pearson family, composed of Jack, Rebecca, Randall, Kate and Kevin, who have captivated their audiences since the first episode and will continue to do so in the next ones, which are expected to arrive before the end of the year. The last batch of chapters culminated with many questions and each situation has an explanation that we have already told you about.

Within fiction, romances are common, but perhaps you were unaware that there is a particular story in the production. Caitlin Thompson, who plays Madison, mother of Kevin’s children, has been married since 2015 to Dan Fogelman, creator and scriptwriter of the show. While fans know we don’t have sex scenes, the showrunner once joked about a possibility of such a moment with the two characters, because of their actual bonding.

The couple welcomed their first child in 2020, at which time the filming of the fifth season was taking place. For this reason it is believed that there was an inspiration for the story of Madison and Kevin, who had twins Nick and Frannie Pearson. Caitlin I was really pregnant during those scenes, so this is a key moment that went beyond the script.

In a conversation with People, Thompson confirmed it and also assured that no habla de This Is Us con Fogelman: “I’m not a member, you don’t want my opinion”. Although he admits that the showrunner is fun to hang out with: “When I wasn’t up to date on the show, I didn’t want to know because I wanted to see him as a fan. And I was like, ‘Well, I don’t really need to know all of this, so don’t say anything.’ But now he works from home, so no I can avoid hearing things “.