RAISING
HOPE is a new single-camera family comedy from Emmy Award® winner Greg
Garcia that follows the Chance family as they find themselves adding an
unexpected new member into their already terribly flawed household.
At
23 years old, JIMMY CHANCE (Lucas Neff) is going nowhere in life. He
skims pools for a living, parties every night and still lives at home
with his family, including his MAW MAW (Cloris Leachman); his mother,
VIRGINIA (Martha Plimpton) and his father, BURT (Garret Dillahunt).
Jimmy’s
life takes a drastic turn when a chance romantic encounter with LUCY
(guest star Bijou Phillips) goes awry once he discovers she is a wanted
felon. Months later, when Jimmy pays a visit to the local prison, he
learns Lucy is pregnant with their baby, and after she gives birth, he
is charged with raising their daughter.
Back at home, Jimmy’s
family is less than enthusiastic about a new addition to the household.
His parents, who had him when they were 15, never knew anything about
raising a child and have no interest in trying again. Jimmy may be able
to get some help from SABRINA (Shannon Woodward), a sardonic checkout
clerk he met at the supermarket if only he can work up the nerve to ask
her out. Despite it all, Jimmy is determined to take care of his baby –
whom Virginia thinks they should name HOPE.
With very few useful
skills but their hearts in the right place, will the Chance family be
successful when they step into the unpredictable and immensely
challenging world of parenting?
STARRING:
LUCAS NEFF - Jimmy
GARRET DILLAHUNT - Burt
MARTHA PLIMPTON - Virginia
SHANNON MARIE WOODWARD - Sabrina