21 minSeason 3 • Episode 22
LatestMaya braces for JJ’s high school graduation and departure for college, but tough news from NYU changes everything. Dylan teaches Jimmy a “Dad lesson” as he gets ready for a big job interview. Kenneth pressures JJ to prepare for a grand finale to their time together, and Ray uses his class trip to Catalina to examine his bad luck in love.
Maya DiMeo is a mom on a mission who will do anything for her husband, Jimmy, and kids Ray, Dylan, and JJ, her eldest son with special needs. As Maya fights injustices both real and imagined, the family works to make a new home for themselves and searches for just the right person to give JJ his “voice.”
Acting
Minnie Driver's hurricane-force performance as Maya — exhausting and magnificent.
Writing
JJ's voice device delivering the driest burns in the room.
Creator
Scott Silveri
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Creator Scott Silveri based Maya on his own mother; his brother has cerebral palsy like JJ.
Speechless was the first network comedy with a disabled lead played by a disabled actor — Micah Fowler's casting was non-negotiable.
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