Better Things (2016)

Genre

comedy television series

Country

United States

Length

5 seasons, 52 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 201 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A divorced actress in Los Angeles juggles her career and raising three daughters on her own. The series follows daily life with its messy, funny, and tender moments.

warmhumorousgroundedcandidgentleslice-of-lifeemotionally honest

What happens

Better Things is an American comedy drama television series created by Pamela Adlon and Louis C.K., which ran for five seasons between 2016 and 2022 on FX. It stars Adlon as a divorced actress who raises her three daughters—played by Mikey Madison, Hannah Alligood and Olivia Edward—on her own. Better Things premiered on FX on September 8, 2016. The ten-episode first season was received warmly by critics. Four more seasons followed, in 2017, 2019, 2020 and 2022, all to critical acclaim. Adlon's performance has especially been praised; she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 2017 and 2018. Better Things received a Peabody Award in April 2017, with the board stating: "[...] this searingly funny and beautiful show is an at-times raw examination of the vicissitudes of working motherhood, crackling with feminist verve and energy, that consistently cuts new ground". The series concluded on April 25, 2022. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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