
Bright Alex grows up in Michigan proud of his mother, Romanian immigrant Ileana, who became a professor, vowing to make her dream come true by graduating from Harvard. But when mother becomes manic-depressive and repeatedly dumps her medication, Alex each time lands in foster care. At age 16, he gets legal emancipation and vows to take charge of their lives himself
Kim DelaneyIleana
Sarah-Jane RedmondSuzanne Bante
Paul McGillionJim Bante
Jared AbrahamsonAlex Chivescu
MacKenzie PorterJen Bante
Genevieve BuechnerLucy
Dee Jay JacksonHenryCollin MacKechnieAlex at 10
Raf RogersCarlos
Miles ChalmersDanny
Patricia HarrasMrs. Edinger
Ben CottonBrent Feldman
Jennifer CoppingEllen
Roger HaskettDarrel DeNova
Daryl ShuttleworthLt. Richard Franks