Dear Edward tells the story of Edward Adler (Colin O'Brien), a twelve-year-old boy who survives a devastating plane crash that kills all the other passengers on the flight, including his family. As Edward and a diverse cast of others affected by the tragedy try to understand life after the crash, unexpected friendships, romances and communities are formed.
From Apple Studios, Dear Edward was written by Katims, who served as showrunner. He produced through True Jack Productions with Jeni Mulein. Author Napolitano also served as an executive producer alongside Fisher Stevens (Palmer), who directed and produced the first episode. David Boyd served as a producing director.
In addition to O'Brien and Britton, the series also starred Taylor Schilling, Carter Hudson, Amy Forsyth, Idris DeBrand, Ivan Shaw, Jenna Qureshi, Anna Uzele, Dario Ladani Sanchez, Eva Ariel Binder, Brittany S. Hall, Maxwell Jenkins and Audrey Corsa.
