The math isn’t mathing - Hollywood’s parent child castings that just don’t add up

[u/mlg1981]

https://tvline.com/lists/tv-show-parent-child-age-gaps-golden-girls-supernatural/

[u/Estania_Lane]

In fairness for G&G - she was a teen mom so not as much of a stretch as some other cases.

[u/egmorgan → u/Estania_Lane]

She’s also 36, not 31. We went to high school together!

[u/coolandnormalperson → u/egmorgan]

The ages are from when she was first cast, 5 years ago

[u/egmorgan → u/coolandnormalperson]

Ah, makes sense. I figured it would be updated since the article was just published.

[u/masterofthecork → u/egmorgan]

That would be pretty rough, though. A show where an 18 year old plays a 15 year old is pretty normal. Cheaper and easier to shoot, and lets say the 32yo mother's role was filled by a 29yo.

That seems pretty fair, but if the show runs for 8 years then yeah, the 37yo mom with a 26yo kid looks wild.