TV series

Bad Mother

2017 · 1 season

A wry, breezy comedy of anxious parenting that laughs at impossible standards while quietly sympathising with the exhausted women chasing them.

Tagline: The Madness of Modern Motherhood
Overview: Parenting has become a profession - a profession whose bar has been set so high no-one can realistically expect to meet it. And yet, as mothers, we try. And we fail. Or at least we feel as though we fail. Welcome to the madness of modern motherhood
How it feels: Satirical, cynical, light and earnest. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Parenthood, identity, work, family
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 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
identity
work
family
ambition
Places: home
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild