Ben and Kate

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Ben and Kate

"His sister. Her daughter. Who's raising who?"

2012- 2013

1 Seasons

13 Episodes

6.7(57 votes)

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Comedy

Overview

Ben and Kate are a pair of odd-couple siblings - one, a responsible single mom; the other, an exuberant dreamer - who reunite to help raise Kate's daughter.

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Cast & crew

5 featured cast members

Starring

Nat Faxon

Ben Fox

Dakota Johnson

Kate Fox

Maggie Elizabeth Jones

Maddie Fox

Lucy Punch

BJ 'Beatrice Joan' Harrison

Echo Kellum

Tommy

Creative team

Created by: Dana Fox
Showrunner: Katherine Pope
Produced by: Sam Sklaver
Peter Chernin

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