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Children Ruin Everything

2022–2025 · 4 seasons

A wry, affectionate hangout comedy that laughs at the chaos of raising small kids while quietly admitting it's worth it.

Created by
Kurt Smeaton
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Meaghan Rath, Aaron Abrams, Mikayla SwamiNathan
Overview
Astrid and James, who struggle to find a balance between being mom and dad to two kids and being who they were before offspring.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Kurt Smeaton
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Meaghan Rath, Aaron Abrams, Mikayla SwamiNathan
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • parenthood
  • family
  • identity
  • love
  • work
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism8
Romance4
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy
Created by
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Written by
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Starring
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Length
4 seasons, 50 episodes, 21 min each
Network
CTV
Country
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Languages
English

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