| Genre | Drama |
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| Creator |
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| Starring | |
| Composer | Kyls Burtland |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Num series | 1 |
| Num episodes | 8 |
| Executive producer |
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| Cinematography | John Stokes |
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| Network | Nine Network |
| First aired | 18 February 2019 |
| Last aired | 8 April 2019 |
Bad Mothers is an Australian television drama series that premiered on the Nine Network on 18 February 2019.[1] The show centres on five women whose lives collide following a series of shocking events and learn that life can get a whole lot more complicated, outrageous and fun, than they ever imagined.[2]
Synopsis
Sarah's suburban bliss is destroyed when her husband has an affair with her best friend, Charlotte, head of the Bedford Mothers’ Club. Ousted from the snooty club, Sarah finds unexpected support among the titular Bad Mothers. The new friends exact revenge on Charlotte that leads to deadly results.[3]
Cast
- Melissa George as Charlotte[4]
- Tess Haubrich as Sarah[4]
- Daniel MacPherson as Anton[4]
- Don Hany as Kyle[4]
- Steve Bastoni as Tom[4]
- Mandy McElhinney as Maddie[4]
- Shalom Brune-Franklin as Bindy[4]
- Jessica Tovey as Danielle[4]
- Kate Lister as Phoebe[4]
- Helen Thomson as Liz
- Toby Truslove as Detective Holland
- Eddie Baroo as Matt
Adaptation
In September 2020, Jungle Entertainment announced they are in active development on creating an adaptation of the series for U.S. audiences.[5][6]
References
- ^ Knox, David (4 February 2019). "Airdate: Bad Mothers". TV Tonight. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Upfronts 2019: Nine: SeaChange, Australian Open, Lego Masters, Bad Mothers. | TV Tonight". 17 October 2018.
- ^ "Bad Mothers". australiantelevison.net. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ Zubeidi, Zara (22 October 2018). "Tess Haubrich replaces Jessica Marais in Nine's new murder drama series Bad Mothers". TV Week. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ Knox, David (9 September 2020). "Bad Mothers, Squinters look to US adaptations". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (8 September 2020). "Australia's Jungle Entertainment Eyes 'Bad Mothers' & 'Squinters' Adaptations Amid U.S. Expansion & Looks To Produce American Series Down Under". Deadline. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
External links
- Bad Mothers at IMDb