TV series

Bad Mothers

2019 · 1 season

A suburban mystery that mixes female friendship and dark secrets with a tense, slightly soapy edge.

Tagline: Motherhood Can Be Murder
Overview: Sarah’s perfect life as a GP, wife and mother is shattered when she discovers her husband is having an affair. Then her best friend is found murdered and Sarah’s husband, Anton, is arrested. She finds unlikely sisterhood and support in a ragtag group of outsiders.
How it feels: Tense, dark, satirical and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Friendship, betrayal, revenge, family
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
betrayal
revenge
family
identity
Places: suburbs
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild