Premise. The series features Frances "Frankie" Heck (Patricia Heaton), a middle-class, middle-aged, Midwestern woman and her husband Mike (Neil Flynn), who reside in the small fictional town of Orson, Indiana, based on the real town of Jasper, Indiana.

Synopsis In the Heck family, middle-age, middle-class, middle-America mom Frankie Heck (two-time Emmy winner Patricia Heaton) uses a sense of humor to try to steer her family through life's ups and downs as she tackles her career goals. Her unflappable husband, Mike (Neil Flynn), is a manager at the local quarry.

The Middle brought to life the quintessential Midwestern experience through the lens of the Heck family, set against the backdrop of the fictional town of Orson, Indiana. Despite its heartland setting, the magic of this beloved sitcom was spun in the heart of Burbank, California, at the Warner Bros.