<P> The second season of the American television series This Is Us continues to follow the lives and connections of the Pearson family across several time periods . The season was produced by Rhode Island Ave . Productions, Zaftig Films, and 20th Century Fox Television, with Dan Fogelman, Isaac Aptaker, and Elizabeth Berger serving as showrunners . </P> <P> A second and third season of This Is Us were ordered in January 2017, with production for season two beginning that July . The season stars an ensemble cast featuring Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, Justin Hartley, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Sullivan, Ron Cephas Jones, Jon Huertas, Alexandra Breckenridge, Niles Fitch, Logan Shroyer, Hannah Zeile, Mackenzie Hancsicsak, Parker Bates, Eris Baker, Faithe Herman, and Lonnie Chavis . </P> <P> The second season, consisting of 18 episodes, aired from September 26, 2017, to March 13, 2018, on NBC . This Is Us served as the lead - out program for Super Bowl LII in February 2018 with the second season's fourteenth episode . </P> <Ul> <Li> Milo Ventimiglia as Jack Pearson </Li> <Li> Mandy Moore as Rebecca Pearson </Li> <Li> Sterling K. Brown as Randall Pearson <Ul> <Li> Niles Fitch as teenage Randall Pearson </Li> <Li> Lonnie Chavis as young Randall Pearson </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Chrissy Metz as Kate Pearson <Ul> <Li> Hannah Zeile as teenage Kate Pearson </Li> <Li> Mackenzie Hancsicsak as young Kate Pearson </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Justin Hartley as Kevin Pearson <Ul> <Li> Logan Shroyer as teenage Kevin Pearson </Li> <Li> Parker Bates as young Kevin Pearson </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Susan Kelechi Watson as Beth Pearson </Li> <Li> Chris Sullivan as Toby Damon </Li> <Li> Ron Cephas Jones as William H. "Shakespeare" Hill </Li> <Li> Jon Huertas as Miguel Rivas </Li> <Li> Alexandra Breckenridge as Sophie </Li> <Li> Eris Baker as Tess Pearson </Li> <Li> Faithe Herman as Annie Pearson </Li> </Ul>

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