The Fosters is an American family drama television series created by Peter Paige and Bradley Bredeweg. It premiered in the United States on June 3, 2013 on the Freeform (at the time named ABC Family) television network and concluded on June 6, 2018. It follows the lives of the members of the Foster family led by lesbian couple Stef and Lena, a cop and school vice principal respectively, who raise one biological and four adopted children in San Diego, California. The first season of The Fosters received generally favorable reviews from critics and also garnered particular acclaim for its portrayal of LGBT themes. It also earned two GLAAD Media Awards and one Teen Choice Award. On January 3, 2018, Freeform announced that The Fosters was ending after five seasons. The series concluded with a three-episode finale, which aired from June 4 to 6, 2018. The finale also acted as an introduction to a spin-off series starring Cierra Ramirez and Maia Mitchell, Good Trouble.