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A Kid Like Jake
On the eve of the admissions cycle for New York City kindergartens, Alex and Greg Wheeler have high hopes for four-year-old Jake. The director of Jake's preschool encourages them to accentuate Jake's gender expansive behavior to help him stand out. As Alex and Greg navigate their roles as parents, a rift grows between them, one that forces them to confront their own concerns about what's best for Jake, and each other.
Silas Howard
Daniel Pearle
Casts & Crew
Claire Danes
Ann Dowd
Octavia Spencer
Jim Parsons
Priyanka Chopra
Cindy Cheung
Julia Chan
Shaunette Renée Wilson
Kelly Deadmon
Olivia Bond
Meghan Strange
Erika Robel
Aaron Serotsky
George B. Colucci Jr.
Leo James Davis
Lee Aaron Rosen
Adam Butterfield
Ian Unterman
Kelly McAndrew
Cormac Bluestone
Rhys Bhatia
Aasif Mandvi
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