'PARENTHOOD' SEASON 1 ARRIVES ON DVD AUGUST 31, 2010 FROM UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., May 24 /PRNewswire/ --

OVERVIEW:  Catch up with television's most heartfelt family drama before the critically acclaimed series returns this fall!  From Oscar-winning® producers Ron Howard and Brian Grazer (A Beautiful Mind, Frost/Nixon) and showrunner Jason Katims ("Friday Night Lights") comes the refreshingly original hit sensation, "Parenthood."  A heartfelt and thought-provoking series, "Parenthood" follows four grown siblings of the far-from-perfect Braverman clan as they try to balance kids and careers, dreams and commitments and romance . . . or a total lack thereof.  

Hailed as "hilarious and heartbreaking" by In Touch Weekly and "in a class of its own" by the Los Angeles Times, "Parenthood" Season 1 debuts on DVD on August 31, 2010 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.  Featuring an all-star ensemble cast including Lauren Graham ("Gilmore Girls"), Peter Krause ("Six Feet Under"), Craig T. Nelson ("Coach"), Mae Whitman (Scott Pilgrim Versus the World), Dax Shepard (Baby Mama) and Erika Christensen (Traffic), this three-disc collection includes all 13 Season 1 episodes and takes viewers through the most challenging and rewarding role of a lifetime – being a parent.  

BONUS CONTENT:

• DELETED & EXTENDED SCENES featuring never-seen-before footage.
• GET TO KNOW YOUR PARENTS FEATURETTE:  Go behind the scenes of "Parenthood" and explore the characters with help from the cast as they explain what attracted them to the series and how they approach their roles.  
• EPISODE COMMENTARY WITH EXECUTIVE PRODUCER JASON KATIMS

Universal Studios Home Entertainment is a unit of Universal Pictures, a division of Universal Studios (www.universalstudios.com). Universal Studios is a part of NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Formed in May 2004 through the combining of NBC and Vivendi Universal Entertainment, NBC Universal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks. NBC Universal is 80%-owned by General Electric, with 20% owned by Vivendi.  

SOURCE Universal Studios Home Entertainment

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