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Better Things

  • TV Series
  • 2016–2022
  • TV-MA
  • 22m
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Pamela Adlon in Better Things (2016)
Better Things is the story of Sam Fox, a single mother and working actor with no filter, raising her three daughters in Los Angeles. She also looks after her mother, an English expatriate who lives across the street. Whether she's earning a living, navigating her daughters' changing lives, or trying to have one of her own, Sam approaches every challenge with fierce love, raw honesty and humor.
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An actress raises her three daughters while juggling the pressures of working in Hollywood and being a single parent.An actress raises her three daughters while juggling the pressures of working in Hollywood and being a single parent.An actress raises her three daughters while juggling the pressures of working in Hollywood and being a single parent.

  • Creators
    • Pamela Adlon
    • Louis C.K.
  • Stars
    • Pamela Adlon
    • Mikey Madison
    • Hannah Riley
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    19K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,287
    45
    • Creators
      • Pamela Adlon
      • Louis C.K.
    • Stars
      • Pamela Adlon
      • Mikey Madison
      • Hannah Riley
    • 190User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 6 wins & 38 nominations total

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    Pamela Adlon
    Pamela Adlon
    • Sam Fox
    • 2016–2022
    Mikey Madison
    Mikey Madison
    • Max
    • 2016–2022
    Hannah Riley
    Hannah Riley
    • Frankie
    • 2016–2022
    Olivia Edward
    Olivia Edward
    • Duke
    • 2016–2022
    Celia Imrie
    Celia Imrie
    • Phyllis
    • 2016–2022
    Rebecca Metz
    Rebecca Metz
    • Tressa
    • 2016–2022
    Diedrich Bader
    Diedrich Bader
    • Rich
    • 2016–2022
    Alysia Reiner
    Alysia Reiner
    • Sunny
    • 2016–2022
    Jeremy K. Williams
    • Jason
    • 2017–2022
    Greg Cromer
    Greg Cromer
    • Jeff
    • 2016–2022
    Kevin Pollak
    Kevin Pollak
    • Marion
    • 2017–2022
    Matthew Glave
    Matthew Glave
    • Xander Hall
    • 2016–2022
    Adam Kulbersh
    Adam Kulbersh
    • Murray Fox…
    • 2016–2022
    Milla Sofia Press
    • Paisley
    • 2016–2022
    Emma Shannon
    Emma Shannon
    • Pepper
    • 2016–2022
    Caleb Mantuano
    Caleb Mantuano
    • Murray…
    • 2016–2022
    Cree Summer
    Cree Summer
    • Lenny
    • 2019–2022
    Lucy Davis
    Lucy Davis
    • Macy
    • 2016–2017
    • Creators
      • Pamela Adlon
      • Louis C.K.
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    User reviews190

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    9jaciejbird

    Captivating

    Funny, real and inspiring. I have loved Pam since Californication. The story is original. I love that men are not saving these women. They are facing the world on their own not waiting for a man to help them. They deal with real world problems in a non forgiving world of social media, changing family structure and the role of women in society is changing. Cannot wait to see where life takes these women.
    9elgichuhi

    A great show can hit you right in the face and you wont even know it

    FX has gone to great lengths to make sure every show they produce is not only entertaining but unique in a way that you feel you haven;t watched anything like it.Pamela Adlon really pours her soul out in this show.She plays a fictionalised version of herself.A struggling actress and a single mom trying to raise 3 kids on her own. It might sound like a simple premise but its executed to near perfection.It got smart comedy,great writing,great acting and really subtle portrayal of emotion.Give this one a try and I promise you won't regret it
    8sandramoreilla

    Another solid season

    Pamela Adlon offers much richer characterizations for her trio of young co-stars this year, and it's hard to think of another tv series since Malcolm in the Middle that has had such an ingenious representation of the youngest-middle-oldest sibling dynamic. The writing is indelibly sharp too, as just like Louie the show is as precious as it is hilarious, and it's captured in a way that's simply beautiful on every level. In a year with no new seasons for Atlanta or Louie, FX subscribers that appreciate more subversive comedies with a knack for subtlety will find all they desire here, in Better Things.
    7mccallgj

    A lot of great things about this show. However, children unwatchable.

    I love that this show is centered on a working mom in her 40s/50s. So much raw, relatable content. It doesn't glamorize the inner workings of day to day family life. But, and it's a big BUT, the oldest children are spoiled and entitled. Sure, that makes for conflict and drama. But it's becoming unwatchable the way she portrays herself as this martyr for enduring her own two older children's behavior. It's beginning to make her an unlikable character for me. It is not endearing to watch her ALLOW her children to be monsters. Aside from that, there's plenty of good stuff there.
    8Evanoil

    Good show

    I was looking forward for seeing this show for a long time and it didn't disappoint me. Again im looking at the score on the site and cant understand how this show couldn't get a higher one. Ofcoure a lot of people don't trust the score and watch whatever they want before making any mind about it but still it can be a little confusing when it comes to the score on site. This one is a good show put together by brilliant comedians to tell a story about a family from a funny point of view and it works perfectly fine if you ask me , yes there still a little drama here and there but if you look at the big picture , this show lacks the mistakes that are done by so many comedy shows out there , no clichés , no stupid jokes , just life from a funny perspective.

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    • Trivia
      The long gap between season 2 and 3 came about due to the firing of co-creator Louis C.K., who co-wrote every episode. So Pamela Adlon needed the extra time to put together a writers' room and learn how to run it, a big change regarding the making of the first two seasons.
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    • Release date
      • September 8, 2016 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 更美好的事
    • Filming locations
      • Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • FX Productions
      • Pig Newton
      • 3 Arts Entertainment
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      22 minutes
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      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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