Workin' Moms
| Workin' Moms | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy-Drama |
| Created by | Catherine Reitman |
| Written by | Rebecca Kohler Karen Moore Diane Flacks Ingrid Haas |
| Directed by | Catherine Reitman Paul Fox Aleysa Young |
| Starring |
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| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 39 |
| Production | |
| Production company | Wolf & Rabbit Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | January 10, 2017 – present |
Workin' Moms is a Canadian television sitcom which premiered on CBC Television on January 10, 2017.[1] The show stars Catherine Reitman, Jessalyn Wanlim, Dani Kind and Juno Rinaldi[2] as a group of friends dealing with the challenges of being working mothers.[3] The series is produced by Wolf + Rabbit Entertainment, the production company of Reitman and her husband Philip Sternberg.[2]
In February 2019, the series premiered globally on Netflix.[4][5] On May 29, 2019, Workin' Moms was renewed for a fourth season, set to air in winter 2020.[6]
Cast
Main
- Catherine Reitman as Kate Foster
- Dani Kind as Anne Carlson
- Juno Rinaldi as Frankie Coyne
- Jessalyn Wanlim as Jenny Matthews
- Dennis Andres as Ian Matthews
Recurring
- Katherine Barrell as Alicia Rutherford (seasons 1–2)
- Philip Sternberg as Nathan Foster
- Sarah McVie as Val Szalinsky
- Ryan Belleville as Lionel Carlson
- Peter Keleghan as Richard
- Nikki Duval as Rosie Phillips
- Sadie Munroe as Alice Carlson
- Kevin Vidal as Mo Daniels (seasons 1–2)
- Nelu Handa as Jade
- Oluniké Adeliyi as Giselle Bois
- Jess Salgueiro as Mean Nanny/Renya
- Novie Edwards as Sheila (season 1)
- Mimi Kuzyk as Eleanor Galperin
- Jennifer Pudavick as Gena Morris
- Aviva Mongillo as Juniper
- Tennille Read as Bianca
- Christopher Redman as Brad
- LaRonn Marzett as Tom (Season 3)
Supporting
- Varun Saranga as Chad (seasons 1–2)
- Alden Adair as Marvin Grimes (seasons 1–2)
- Mary Ashton as Sarah Hoffman (seasons 1–2)
- Amanda Brugel as Sonia (season 2)
- Angela Asher as Dorothy (season 2)
- Zachary Bennett as Carl (seasons 1–2)
- Donald MacLean Jr. as Forrest
- Nadine Djoury as Iris
- Erika Swayze as Brenna
- Jann Arden as Jane Carlson
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 13 | January 10, 2017 | April 4, 2017 | |
| 2 | 13 | December 19, 2017 | April 10, 2018 | |
| 3 | 13 | January 10, 2019 | March 21, 2019 | |
Season 1 (2017)
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Bare" | Catherine Reitman | Catherine Reitman | January 10, 2017 |
| 2 | 2 | "Rules" | Paul Fox | Catherine Reitman | January 17, 2017 |
| 3 | 3 | "Fem Card" | Aleysa Young | Catherine Reitman | January 24, 2017 |
| 4 | 4 | "Bad Help" | Paul Fox | Catherine Reitman | January 31, 2017 |
| 5 | 5 | "Sophie's Choice-ish" | Paul Fox | Diane Flacks | February 7, 2017 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Wolf & the Rabbit" | Aleysa Young | Rebecca Kohler | February 14, 2017 |
| 7 | 7 | "Phoenix Rising" | Aleysa Young | Ingrid Haas | February 21, 2017 |
| 8 | 8 | "Hoop Earring" | Aleysa Young | Karen Moore | February 28, 2017 |
| 9 | 9 | "Tricky Nipple" | Paul Fox | Rebecca Kohler | March 7, 2017 |
| 10 | 10 | "The Coxswain" | Paul Fox | Karen Moore | March 14, 2017 |
| 11 | 11 | "Bye Bye Kate" | Paul Fox | Rebecca Kohler | March 21, 2017 |
| 12 | 12 | "Merde" | Paul Fox | Catherine Reitman | March 28, 2017 |
| 13 | 13 | "Having It All" | Paul Fox | Catherine Reitman | April 4, 2017 |
Season 2 (2017–18)
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | "2005" | Catherine Reitman | Catherine Reitman | December 19, 2017 |
| 15 | 2 | "Good Mom" | Paul Fox | Catherine Reitman | January 9, 2018 |
| 16 | 3 | "The Sign" | Paul Fox | Catherine Reitman | January 16, 2018 |
| 17 | 4 | "The Holy Hole" | Paul Fox | Hannah Cheesman & Catherine Reitman | January 23, 2018 |
| 18 | 5 | "Consent" | Molly McGlynn | Robby Hoffman & Rebecca Kohler | January 30, 2018 |
| 19 | 6 | "Shame Spiral" | Philip Sternberg | Jillian Locke | February 6, 2018 |
| 20 | 7 | "Retreat" | Paul Fox | Karen Moore & Kathleen Phillips | February 27, 2018 |
| 21 | 8 | "Red Handed" | Catherine Reitman | Rebecca Kohler | March 6, 2018 |
| 22 | 9 | "Spirit Animal" | Aleysa Young | Karen Moore | March 13, 2018 |
| 23 | 10 | "Cuck" | Aleysa Young | Rebecca Kohler | March 20, 2018 |
| 24 | 11 | "Trash Panda" | Aleysa Young | Karen Moore | March 27, 2018 |
| 25 | 12 | "If Women Had to Give Birth" | Aleysa Young | Catherine Reitman | April 3, 2018 |
| 26 | 13 | "Look Back" | Catherine Reitman | Catherine Reitman | April 10, 2018 |
Season 3 (2019)
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1 | "Birth Daze" | Catherine Reitman | Catherine Reitman | January 10, 2019 |
| 28 | 2 | "Of Rights And Men" | Philip Sternberg | Jillian Locke | January 10, 2019 |
| 29 | 3 | "Daddy's Home" | Philip Sternberg | Kathleen Phillips | January 17, 2019 |
| 30 | 4 | "Training Day" | Philip Sternberg | Monica Heisey | January 24, 2019 |
| 31 | 5 | "Stand for Something" | Philip Sternberg | Rob Baker, Adam Cawley | January 31, 2019 |
| 32 | 6 | "Narls In Charge" | Philip Sternberg | Daniel Gold, Catherine Reitman | February 7, 2019 |
| 33 | 7 | "Revenge Fantasy" | Yael Staav | Jillian Locke | February 14, 2019 |
| 34 | 8 | "Girl's Trip" | Yael Staav | Monica Heisey | February 21, 2019 |
| 35 | 9 | "Guns 'n' Deception" | Yael Staav | Kathleen Phillips | February 28, 2019 |
| 36 | 10 | "Creamed" | Renuka Jeyapalan | Daniel Gold, Catherine Reitman | March 7, 2019 |
| 37 | 11 | "Business Boyz" | Renuka Jeyapalan | Rob Baker, Adam Cawley | March 14, 2019 |
| 38 | 12 | "Two Paths" | Renuka Jeyapalan | Catherine Reitman | March 21, 2019 |
| 39 | 13 | "What's It Gonna Be?" | Catherine Reitman | Catherine Reitman | March 21, 2019 |
Reception
Brad Oswald of the Winnipeg Free Press wrote that the show "demonstrates a deft ability to deliver punchlines while at the same time confronting the realities of 21st-century motherhood"[7] While John Doyle of The Globe and Mail, wrote that the show "reeks of entitlement and privilege." Doyle further expressed sympathy for working mothers but not the show saying "The moms represent only a very specific, urban-bourgeois type. Their troubles are tiny, they live in luxury and their only contact with anything approaching the reality of contemporary life is via their nannies. Me, I have every sympathy for working mothers. And the show asks us to have sympathy for the characters, but where the funny comes into it is beyond me".[8]
References
- ^ "CBC Unveils Winter Schedule". Broadcaster, November 14, 2016.
- ^ a b "Three Actresses Join 'Black-ish' Star Catherine Reitman's Upcoming Comedy 'Workin' Moms'". The Hollywood Reporter, May 24, 2016.
- ^ "Working out Workin’ Moms". Playback, August 24, 2016.
- ^ "There's A New Netflix Series All About Working Moms And It's Relatable AF". Scary Mommy. March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ^ Moms, Workin' (February 22, 2019). "TODAY IS THE DAY! #WorkinMoms is officially available on @netflix worldwide. @reitcatou If you're new to our family, follow along with us @WorkinMomsNFLXpic.twitter.com/ivjkw9aePO". @workinmoms. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ^ "Workin' Moms Renewed For Season 4 By CBC & Netflix!". CancelRenewTV. June 13, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ "Maternal matters lead to sitcom success". Winnipeg Free Press.
- ^ "John Doyle: CBC's Workin' Moms reeks of entitlement and privilege". The Globe and Mail. January 9, 2017.