Sara
The cast of Sara
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Gary David Goldberg Ruth Bennett
Directed by	Will Mackenzie
Starring	Geena Davis Alfre Woodard Bill Maher Mark Hudson Bronson Pinchot Ronnie Claire Edwards Matthew Lawrence
Composer	Tom Scott
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producer	Gary David Goldberg
Producers	Merrill Markoe Linda Nieber
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Ubu Productions NBC Productions
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	January 23 (1985-01-23) – May 8, 1985 (1985-05-08)

Sara is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC from January 23 to May 8, 1985. Starring Geena Davis in the title role, the series features early performances from several actors who went on to greater acclaim, including Alfre Woodard, Bronson Pinchot and Bill Maher. Sara was set in a San Francisco Legal Aid office and featured one of the earliest regular gay characters on an American television series (Dennis Kemper, played by Pinchot).

Cast

• Geena Davis as Sara McKenna
• Alfre Woodard as Rozalyn Dupree
• Bill Maher as Marty Lang
• Mark Hudson as Stuart Webber
• Bronson Pinchot as Dennis Kemper
• Ronnie Claire Edwards as Helen Newcomb
• Matthew Lawrence as Jesse Webber

Episodes

Reception

Because it was scheduled opposite Dynasty, which was then the most popular series on the air. Sara failed to attract an audience and was cancelled after 13 episodes, although NBC did re-air the series in 1988.^[1] According to TVTango.com's ratings database, Sara ranked 48th out of 104 programs that aired during the 1984–85 season, with an average household rating of 14.44.