LENA FEELS THE PRESSURE OF PARENTING BY HERSELF ON AN ALL-NEW EPISODE OF 'THE FOSTERS,' AIRING TUESDAY, MARCH 28, ON FREEFORM

Lena is feeling pulled in every direction as Stef's long hours away leave her parenting on her own, on an all-new episode of "The Fosters," airing TUESDAY, MARCH 28 (8:00 - 9:01 p.m. EDT), on Freeform.

As Stef works longer hours in her new position, Lena feels overwhelmed trying to keep up with the complicated lives of their five teenagers in addition to the pressures of her own job. Jude, fed up with being bullied at school, resorts to bullying tactics of his own. Callie heads to Los Angeles with Aaron (guest star Elliot Fletcher, "Shameless") to visit his parents, who are struggling with Aaron being transgender.

"Dirty Laundry" was written by Megan Lynn & Wade Solomon and directed by Laura Nisbet Peters.

Winner of a Television Academy Honors Award and GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Drama Series, "The Fosters" is executive produced by Jennifer Lopez ("Shades of Blue," "American Idol," "What to Expect When You're Expecting"), and created by Bradley Bredeweg and Peter Paige ("Queer As Folk"), who also serve as executive producers and writers, along with Joanna Johnson ("The Bold and the Beautiful," "Hope & Faith").

"The Fosters" stars Teri Polo ("Meet the Parents") as Stef Adams Foster, Sherri Saum ("In Treatment") as Lena Adams Foster, Hayden Byerly ("Parenthood") as Jude Adams Foster, Noah Centineo ("How to Build a Better Boy") as Jesus Adams Foster, David Lambert ("Aaron Stone") as Brandon Foster, Maia Mitchell ("Teen Beach Movie") as Callie Adams Foster, Danny Nucci ("Titanic") as Mike Foster and Cierra Ramirez ("The Secret Life of the American Teenager") as Mariana Adams Foster.

Greg Gugliotta, Elaine Goldsmith Thomas and Benny Medina also serve as executive producers. The series is produced by Nuyorican Productions, Inc. in association with Freeform.

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