Jennifer Lopez Producer of 'The Fosters' for ABC Family Says No 'Perfect Family' Exists

Jennifer Lopez and Peter Paige, who played Emmett in the series Queer as Folk, are the executive producers of the new ABC Family drama The Fosters, which depicts a lesbian couple as the heads of a household, NBC reported.

The Fosters episodes are an hour long and the series is geared toward a teenage and young adult audience. The show also focuses on the lives of foster children with the challenges of an ethnically diverse home.

"I think in every time we have to kind of push that envelope and really be a reflection of what's going on in society and ... this show does that and in a smart, edgy, funny, heartfelt way," said Lopez. 

Paige and Bradley Bredeweg are co-creators of the show.

"You can't keep spoon-feeding the idea of what the perfect family is. It just doesn't exist," said the 43-year-old performer.

Lopez cited her own family as an example of an untraditional unit.

"Even myself, I have two kids, their dad doesn't live at home with us. I'm divorced. They have four stepbrothers and sisters from two other moms. It's not traditional," she said.

The Fosters stars Teri Polo (Meet the Parents) as Stef Foster and Sherri Saum plays Lena Adams, the couple whose family includes Stef's biological son, played by David Lambert, from a former marriage. Adopted twins, portrayed by Cierra Ramirez and Jake T. Austin and a foster teenager who recently joined the household, played by Maia Mitchell, are also part of the family.

Though a foster system expert consults with the show to help creators maintain accuracy, Paige explained the writers still take creative license so the show is not a type of reality TV show, but a drama with an original story.

The second episode of the series will air Monday, June 10.