Better Things (2016)

Created by Pamela Adlon and Louis C.K, Better Things is a Black Comedy that was released in 2016 and ran for five seasons before ending in 2022. The series stars Mikey Madison, Hannah Alligood, and Pamela Adlon. The series revolves around a mother and her three feisty daughters.

Better Things

Comedy

Drama

Cast: Celia Imrie , Mikey Madison , Olivia Edward , Pamela Adlon , Hannah Alligood
Release Date: September 8, 2016
Seasons: 5
Network: FX

Summary

Better Things is the story of Sam Fox (Pamela Adlon), a single mother and actor, raising her three daughters, Max (Mikey Madison), Frankie (Hannah Riley) and Duke (Olivia Edward) in Los Angeles. She also looks after her mother, Phil (Celia Imrie), an English expat who lives across the street. In its fifth and final chapter, Better Things focuses on ‘the road ahead’ for its unconventional, unfiltered heroine, who is so devoted to her life as a working actor and single mother of three that she’s left little time for that one elusive thing: herself. As she navigates three daughters, each coming of age; the challenges of her chosen career; and her mother’s increasing signs of aging (as well as her own)—Sam embraces each moment, and each member of her family, with a fierce love, raw honesty and biting humor. As each of the Fox women come of age into the next phase of their life, they are inspired to reevaluate themselves, learn from the past and find their own direction.