<P> Main cast members Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, Justin Hartley, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Sullivan, and Ron Cephas Jones returned from the first season as Jack Pearson, Rebecca Pearson, Randall Pearson, Kate Pearson, Kevin Pearson, Beth Pearson, Toby Damon, and William H. Hill, respectively . Jon Huertas and Alexandra Breckenridge, who recurred as Miguel and Sophie, respectively, throughout the first season, were subsequently promoted to the principal cast in the second season . Also promoted to series regulars are young actors Hannah Zeile as teenage Kate, Niles Fitch as teenage Randall, Logan Shroyer as teenage Kevin, Mackenzie Hancsicsak as young Kate, Parker Bates as young Kevin, Faithe Herman as Annie Pearson, and Eris Baker as Tess Pearson . Lonnie Chavis began the season continuing as young Randall in a recurring role, but was ultimately promoted to series regular . </P> <P> In August 2017, Sylvester Stallone and Debra Jo Rupp were cast in guest starring roles . </P> <P> The show was awarded over $9.9 million in tax incentives by the California Film Commission for its second season . Production on the season began on July 11, 2017, in Los Angeles . </P> <P> The second season was originally set to move to a Thursday timeslot, to anchor a new Must See TV lineup, alongside Will & Grace, Great News and Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders, with NBC chairman Bob Greenblatt explaining, "While this is a bit risky, there is a bigger case to be made about redoing Thursday night . If there is one show we could move, it would be this one ." However, on May 30, 2017, NBC decided to keep the series on Tuesdays at 9 pm EST, allowing it a run of 10 uninterrupted original episodes in the fall . </P>

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