First Years

For the 2014 Dutch TV series, see The First Years.

First Years is an American legal drama that aired on NBC from March to April 2001. It is a remake of the British series This Life.^[1] The series premiered on March 19, 2001, but was canceled after only three of the nine episodes produced had aired.

First Years
Genre	Legal drama
Created by	Jill Gordon
Based on	This Life by Amy Jenkins
Written by	Jill Gordon Mark B. Perry
Directed by	Timothy Busfield Tucker Gates Tom Moore Ken Topolsky Scott Winant
Starring	Mackenzie Astin Ken Marino Samantha Mathis Sydney Tamiia Poitier James Roday Eric Schaeffer
Composers	W. G. Snuffy Walden Joseph Williams
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	9 (6 unaired)
Production
Executive producers	Jill Gordon Mark B. Perry Ken Topolsky
Cinematography	John B. Aronson
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	45 mins.
Production companies	P.D. Oliver, Inc. NBC Studios Studios USA Television
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	March 19 (2001-03-19) – April 2, 2001 (2001-04-02)
Related
This Life

Overview

The series chronicles the lives of five young lawyers who live together in a house in San Francisco.^[2]

Cast

Main

• Mackenzie Astin as Warren Harrison
• Ken Marino as Miles Lawton
• Samantha Mathis as Anna Weller
• Sydney Tamiia Poitier as Riley Kessler
• James Roday as Edgar "Egg" Ross
• Eric Schaeffer as Sam O'Donnell

Recurring

• Kevin Connolly as Joe
• Bruce Winant as Bruce

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by [3]	Written by	Original release date [3]	Prod. code
1	"The First Thing You Do..."	Scott Winant	Jill Gordon	March 19, 2001 (2001-03-19)	E1902
2	"...And Then You Die"	Timothy Busfield	Mark B. Perry	March 26, 2001 (2001-03-26)	E1903
3	"There's No Place Like Homo"	Timothy Busfield	Mark B. Perry	April 2, 2001 (2001-04-02)	E1907
4	"Porn in the U.S.A." "First Day"[4]	Tom Moore	TBD	Unaired	E1901
5	"Touched by a Reindeer"	Ken Topolsky	TBD	Unaired	E1904
6	"Lawyerboy"	Tucker Gates	TBD	Unaired	E1905
7	"When I Grow Up"	TBD	TBD	Unaired	E1906
8	"Habeas Corpse"	Ken Topolsky	TBD	Unaired	E1908
9	"This Life"	Timothy Busfield	TBD	Unaired	E1909

Reception

Eric Mink of the New York Daily News critically panned the series, describing the lead characters as "collectively annoying".^[5]