AS THE SHORT FAMILY'S LIVES UNFOLD IN FOUR BRIEF STORIES EACH WEEK, THEY TRY TO SAVOR THE MOMENTS THAT ADD UP TO WHAT LIFE'S ALL ABOUT, ON THE SERIES PREMIERE OF "LIFE IN PIECES," MONDAY, SEPT. 21

Dianne Wiest, James Brolin, Zoe Lister-Jones, Colin Hanks, Angelique Cabral, Thomas Sadoski, Betsy Brandt and Dan Bakkedahl Star

"Pilot" - As the Short family's lives unfold in four brief stories each week, they try to savor the moments that add up to what life's all about, on the series premiere of LIFE IN PIECES, Monday, Sept. 21 (8:31-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

LIFE IN PIECES is a single-camera comedy about one big happy family and their sometimes awkward, often hilarious and ultimately beautiful milestone moments as told by its various members. Of the three siblings, middle child Matt may have just found his true love, his co-worker, Colleen; his coddled youngest brother, Greg, and his wife, Jen, are overwhelmed by the birth of their first child; and the eldest, Heather, and her husband, Tim, are dreading their impending empty nest so much, they're considering having another baby. Their parents are Joan, the family's adoring matriarch who would do anything for her kids - as long as she agrees with it - and John, the gregarious patriarch who's searching for ways to soften the blow of turning 70. As the family's lives unfold in four short stories each week, they try to savor these little pieces of time that flash by but stay with you forever, because these moments add up to what life's all about.

REGULAR CAST:

Dianne Wiest (Joan)
James Brolin (John)
Zoe Lister-Jones (Jen)
Colin Hanks (Greg)
Angelique Cabral (Colleen)
Thomas Sadoski (Matt)
Betsy Brandt (Heather)
Dan Bakkedahl (Tim)
Niall Cunningham (Tyler)
Holly J. Barrett (Samantha)
Giselle Eisenberg (Sophia)

GUEST CAST:

Jordan Peele (Chad)
Exie Booker (Policeman)
Susan Park (Dr. Sally Hong)
Stacie Greenwell (Delivery Nurse)
Cedric Yargrough (Ellis)
Riley Bodenstab (Doug)
Mark Berry (Funeral Home Director)

WRITTEN BY: Creator and Executive Producer Justin Adler

DIRECTED BY: Executive Producer Jason Winer