{"id":107825,"date":"2025-11-12T19:56:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T00:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=107825"},"modified":"2025-11-12T19:56:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T00:56:39","slug":"the-family-mcmullen-starring-edward-burns-connie-britton-and-tracee-ellis-ross-debuts-december-5-on-hbo-max-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/11\/12\/the-family-mcmullen-starring-edward-burns-connie-britton-and-tracee-ellis-ross-debuts-december-5-on-hbo-max-video\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Family McMullen,&#8221; Starring Edward Burns, Connie Britton, and Tracee Ellis Ross, Debuts December 5 on HBO Max [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Long-Awaited Sequel To <em>&#8220;The Brothers McMullen,&#8221;<\/em> Which Broke Ground For Independent Filmmakers 30 Years Ago<\/p>\n<p>The upcoming film THE FAMILY MCMULLEN, written, directed, and produced by star Edward Burns, debuts Friday, December 5 exclusively on HBO Max.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3243368094\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ksj_cuyZu9Y?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>30 years after Edward Burns&#8217; <em><strong>&#8220;The Brothers McMullen&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> wowed critics and audiences &#8211; winning the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival &#8211; with its exploration of the lives and struggles of three Irish American brothers from Long Island, New York, the family returns in the long-awaited follow-up THE FAMILY MCMULLEN. 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