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Newlyweds Cast & Episode Guide
Latest New Episode: Back in Time · S1 E4 — 13 November 2026
Next New Episode: Thanksgiving · S1 E5 — 20 November 2026 on NBC
Latest Newlyweds Episode
Back in Time · S1 E4
Newlyweds season 1, episode 4, “Back in Time,” brings James and Jeanie’s whirlwind romance into a therapy session with Claudia. The couple’s marriage is built on a fast-moving courtship, and this episode turns attention toward the history behind that beginning. As Claudia speaks with them, surprising secrets about how James and Jeanie came together surface, giving the episode a focused look at the past still shaping their life together.
A Therapy Session With Claudia
The episode stays close to James and Jeanie as the session examines their romance rather than their married life in isolation. Claudia’s involvement creates the setting for details about the couple’s courtship to come forward, with the revelations adding context to the relationship at the center of the NBC comedy.
Upcoming Newlyweds Episodes
Thanksgiving · S1 E5
Newlyweds season 1, episode 5, “Thanksgiving,” follows James as he tries to restore Jeanie’s enjoyment of the holiday. His effort gives the episode a clear emotional focus: a husband attempting to improve his wife’s experience within a marriage still shaped by their whirlwind romance and the adjustment to life together. The results are described as unexpected, suggesting that James’s plan does not unfold as simply as intended. The Thanksgiving setting places their relationship at the center of a familiar occasion, with the comedy emerging from the consequences of his well-meant attempt.
The episode’s central conflict comes from the difference between James’s intention and what his effort produces for Jeanie. Rather than presenting Thanksgiving as a straightforward celebration, the story uses the holiday to examine how well the newlyweds understand each other while they build a stable relationship. Their individual histories and expectations remain part of that adjustment, giving James’s attempt a personal stake beyond the occasion itself.
About Newlyweds
Newlyweds is an NBC sitcom about James and Jeanie, a recently married couple adjusting to life together after a whirlwind romance. The series focuses on the comic and emotional complications of building a marriage while managing expectations, personal history and the influence of people close to them.
How the Series Works
The series uses a character-driven situation-comedy format, placing James and Jeanie’s relationship at the center of its stories. Domestic disagreements, attempts to maintain romance and candid conversations about their pasts provide the framework for humor and relationship drama, while the couple’s differing responses to married life create the show’s central tension.
Central Characters
James and Jeanie are the established central figures, portrayed as a couple whose fast-moving romance has led them into the challenges of marriage. Claudia is also part of the show’s supporting circle, with her connection to the couple allowing the series to explore private concerns and unexpected revelations beyond the immediate household.
- Téa Leoni — Jeanie
- Tim Daly — James
- Emma Meisel — Poppy
- Ignacio Diaz-Silverio — Lolo
- Bill O'Neill — Arvid
Newlyweds — Frequently Asked Questions
What Type of Series Is Newlyweds?
Newlyweds is a scripted NBC sitcom centered on the everyday relationship challenges of a recently married couple.
Newlyweds Episode Archive
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Back in Time
Newlyweds season 1, episode 4, “Back in Time,” brings James and Jeanie’s whirlwind romance into a therapy session with Claudia. The couple’s marriage is built on a fast-moving courtship, and this episode turns attention toward the history behind that beginning.