There are some stories that don't need action, suspense, or plot twists to keep you glued to the screen. This Is Us is exactly such a production. NBC's series, which debuted in 2016 and has been watched by millions of viewers for six seasons, relies on only one thing to bring the rawest emotions inside a person to the surface: life itself. Created by Dan Fogelman, this series tells the intertwined stories of characters from different generations. During this period, the Pearson family transforms into the most unforgettable family portrait in American television history. The parents, played by Milo Ventimiglia and Mandy Moore, are Sterling K. The children brought to life by Brown, Chrissy Metz and Justin Hartley; all together weave a deep texture that renders human frailties, hopes and defeats to the screens. One of the most striking features of the series is the way it uses time as a narrative tool. The past and the present are woven together with great skill; in one scene you return to years ago, in the other you feel the echo of that moment in our day. Thanks to this structure, the audience has the opportunity to get to know the characters not just within a single time period, but throughout their entire lives. Themes such as adoption, addiction, loss, the search for identity, success and failure are never handled with didactic or exaggerated language, but with sincere and convincing realism. This Is Us eschews artificial sentimentality designed to make you cry. On the contrary, it sometimes confronts the viewer with their own life. As an episode ends, you may find yourself feeling sad not for the characters of the series, but for your own past. This is not something that an ordinary television series could achieve. This journey, spanning six seasons and one hundred and five episodes, is a production that has etched its name in gold letters in the last decade of American drama television. While watching it, it both makes you cry and makes you laugh, both tires you out and fills you up. And when it's over, what remains in your mind isn't just a story, but a new perspective on life itself.