The third season of The Fosters premiered on June 8, 2015 and ended on March 28, 2016. The season consisted of 20 episodes and stars Teri Polo and Sherri Saum as Stef Foster and Lena Adams, an interracial lesbian couple, who foster a girl (Maia Mitchell) and her younger brother (Hayden Byerly) while also trying to juggle raising Latino twin teenagers (Cierra Ramirez and Noah Centineo) and Stef's biological son (David Lambert). Premise In this season, 3 weeks has passed and the family deals with the aftermath of the terrible car accident involving Mariana, Jesus, and Ana. Now that Callie is officially a member of the Adams Foster's home, she is feeling secure for the first time in a long time and determined to have a summer of free-spirited fun, including trying her best to get over Brandon. Meanwhile, Brandon is going to Idyllwild Music Program, where he will be faced with serious competition. Jude and Connor continue to develop their relationship and what it means to be a young teen exploring new love. Stef and Lena continue to face challenges as a couple and as parents yet are determined to fight through them together. Cast Main cast Teri Polo as Stef Adams Foster Sherri Saum as Lena Adams Foster Maia Mitchell as Callie Adams Foster Noah Centineo as Jesus Adams Foster Cierra Ramirez as Mariana Adams Foster David Lambert as Brandon Foster Hayden Byerly as Jude Adams Foster Danny Nucci as Mike Foster Recurring cast Tom Williamson as AJ Hensdale Chris Warren Jr. as Ty Hensdale Jordan Rodrigues as Mat Tan Denyse Tontz as Cortney Strathmore Brandon Quinn as Gabriel Duncroft Louis Hunter as Nick Stratos Alexandra Barreto as Ana Gutierrez Marlene Forte as Elena Gutierrez Tony Plana as Victor Gutierrez Yvette Monreal as Adriana Gutierrez Gavin MacIntosh as Connor Stevens Chris Bruno as Adam Stevens Daffany Clark as Daphne Keene Alicia Sixtos as Carmen Cherinda Kincherlow as Kiara Annika Marks as Monte Porter Keean Johnson as Tony Alberto De Diego as Rafael Bianca A. Santos as Lexi Rivera Kelli Williams as Justina Marks Annie Potts as Sharon Elkin Rob Morrow as Will Rosie O'Donnell as Rita Hendricks Guest cast Lorraine Toussaint as Dana Adams Bruce Davison as Stuart Adams Travis Schuldt as Nathan Adams Kerr Smith as Robert Quinn Bailee Madison as Sophia Quinn Valerie Dillman as Jill Quinn Suzanne Cryer as Jenna Paul Amanda Leighton as Emma