Series

Tales of the City

★ 6.8(93)20191h 0m1 season

Tales of the City is streaming on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads in United States. Availability checked 23 July 2026.

Where to watch Tales of the City

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Creator: Lauren Morelli
Release date: 2019-06-07
Runtime: 1h 0m
Language: English
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 10
Network: Netflix
Status: Ended
Country: United Kingdom
Studio: Sweatpants Productions

Tales of the City — trailer

About Tales of the City

Tales of the City is a 2019 web series in the Drama and Mystery genres, created by Lauren Morelli, starring Laura Linney, Elliot Page and Paul Gross. It spans 1 season and 10 episodes, and originally aired on Netflix. It holds an average rating of 6.8/10 from 93 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Tales of the City in United States — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

Mary Ann returns to present-day San Francisco and is reunited with her daughter and ex-husband, twenty years after leaving them behind to pursue her career. Fleeing the midlife crisis that her picture-perfect Connecticut life created, Mary Ann is quickly drawn back into the orbit of Anna Madrigal, her chosen family and a new generation of queer young residents living at 28 Barbary Lane.

Seasons (1)

Limited Series10 eps · 2019

Cast

Laura Linney

Mary Ann Singleton

Elliot Page

Shawna Hawkins

Paul Gross

Brian Hawkins

Murray Bartlett

Michael 'Mouse' Tolliver

Charlie Barnett

Ben Marshall

Garcia

Jake Rodriguez

May Hong

Margot Park

Olympia Dukakis

Anna Madrigal

Barbara Garrick

DeDe Halcyon

Themes & keywords

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