Broke (2020 TV series)

After a wealthy father cuts off his son financially, the son and daughter-in-law move to Reseda, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, to live in the home of the wife's estranged (and more grounded) sister, a working single mother, and her son. ==Cast and characters==

Main • Jaime Camil as Javier, Jackie's son with an intensely creative mind. He turns 11 years old in the final episode. Unlike his mother, Sammy is thrilled to have more people in the house, as revealed in his voice-over during the opening title sequence. Recurring • Al Madrigal as Derek, the unpleasant manager at Mitzi's, the bar where Jackie works; he is the son of the bar's owner. • Fred Stoller as Keith, a regular customer at Mitzi's who frequently hits on Jackie. • Kyle Bornheimer as Barry, Jackie's ex-husband and Sammy's deadbeat father. Guest • Jack McGee as Ernie, Jackie and Elizabeth's hustler father, currently incarcerated for passing fraudulent checks • Jordan Harvey as himself, the uncle of a player on Sammy's soccer team • Elizabeth Ho as Christine, the commissioner of Sammy's soccer league who mistreated Elizabeth when they were kids • Brandon Kyle Goodman as Luke, Luis' romantic interest • Natalie Ceballos as Paula, a sales representative for Uncle Juan's Tequila, who sponsors a Cinco de Mayo party at Mitzi's • Cheech Marin as Don Dominguez, Luis' father who works as Javier's father's assistant • Phil Buckman as Nick Murray, Jackie's rival contractor, Elizabeth's former boyfriend, and son of Ernie's former business partner • Christopher Thornton as Max Lefleur • Merrick McCartha as Mario Jones ==Episodes==

Development On February 22, 2019, it was announced that CBS had given the production a pilot order. The pilot was written by Alex Herschlag who executive produces alongside Jennie Urman Snyder, Camil, Ben Silverman, Joanna Klein, Victor Gonzalez, Gonzalo Cilley, Guillermo Restrepo, and Maria Lucia Hernandez Frieri. Production companies involved with the pilot include Propagate, RCN TV, Resonant TV, Sutton Street Productions and CBS Television Studios. On May 6, 2019, it was announced that the production had been given a series order under the name of Broke. A few days later, it was announced that the series would premiere as a mid-season replacement in the winter-spring of 2020. The series premiered on April 2, 2020. On May 6, 2020, CBS canceled the series after one season, and the series finale aired on June 25, 2020. Along with the announcement of the series order, Izzy Diaz and Antonio Corbo were cast as series regulars. Filming Broke was filmed at Radford Studio Center in Studio City, California, but it is set in Los Angeles, California. ==Release==

Marketing On May 15, 2019, CBS released the first official trailer for the series. ==Reception==

On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 60% based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 4.25/10. On Metacritic, the series has a weighted average score of 38 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Ratings ==References==