The much talked about new NBC drama This Is Us focuses on a group of mid-thirties adults who share the same birthday.  Viewers will watch them navigate through their lives.  But there’s a twist.

If you haven’t seen the pilot episode of This Is Us, please do not continue reading.

 It was revealed in the first episode that Jack and Rebecca (Milo Ventimiglia and Mandy Moore) are the parents of Kevin, Kate and Randall (Justin Hartley, Chrissy Metz and Sterling K. Brown).  Kevin and Kate are twins and Randall, who was abandoned at a fire station shortly after his birth, is the child that they adopted after their third child was stillborn.  Episodes will shift from Jack and Rebecca’s relationship and raising their children in the past to the adult kids lives in the present.  This take on time travel offers interesting possibilities.

Here is the official synopsis of the episode airing September 27 titled “The Big Three” -“(Chrissy Metz) is furiously working hard to shed her unwanted pounds as she continues to struggle with impatience and discouragement. She receives support from her new boyfriend, Toby (Chris Sullivan), as he helps her let loose and enjoy herself. Beth (Susan Kelechi Watson) begins to question the motives of Randall’s (Sterling K. Brown) biological father, William (Ron Cephas Jones), and takes action in getting answers on his activities. Randall has a lot more on his mind with the new life-changing addition of having his biological father in his life. Marriage and raising three 8-year-old children is beginning to take its toll on Rebecca (Mandy Moore) and Jack (Milo Ventimiglia) as they start to feel distant from one another. Kevin (Justin Hartley) faces the aftermath of quitting his job as he deals with his agent, Lanie (Katey Sagal), and has to figure out how to move forward.”

This Is Us is a one of a kind family drama that uniquely explores one family’s history.

Don’t miss This Is Us “The Big Three” airing Tuesday, September 27 at 10/9c on NBC.