Mom

Aan irreverent and outrageous take on true family love‐and dysfunction. Newly sober single mom Christy struggles to raise two children in a world full of temptations and pitfalls. Testing her sobriety is her formerly estranged mother, now back in Christy's life and eager to share passive-aggressive insights into her daughter's many mistakes.

Mom (2013-2021) is a CBS multi-camera sitcom created by Chuck Lorre, Eddie Gorodetsky and Gemma Baker, running eight seasons and 170 episodes. Anna Faris plays Christy Plunkett, a newly sober single mother trying to raise two children in a world full of temptations, while Allison Janney plays her formerly estranged mother Bonnie, who has returned to offer passive-aggressive commentary on every mistake her daughter makes. Principal supporting characters include Nate Corddry as Gabriel, Jaime Pressly as Jill Kendall, and Mimi Kennedy as Marjorie Armstrong-Perugian, whose friendships and romances fill the household and the support-group sessions. Each episode is built from everyday domestic friction, workplace mishaps and recovery-meeting confrontations, with the comedy coming from sharp exchanges and a constant push and pull between hard-won sobriety and the pull of old habits. The show is set in contemporary California and carries the broad, laugh-track rhythm of a classic sitcom while staying grounded in the messiness of family love. Its tone mixes irreverent humor with warmth and sincerity. Fans of Roseanne, Shameless and Two and a Half Men will find resonance in its blend of working-class family chaos and dark comedy.

Audiences rate the series positively, praising its sharp comedic performances and its candid handling of addiction and dysfunctional family ties.

• Roseannemulti-camera family sitcom with recovery-themed comedy and a dysfunctional mother-daughter dynamic
• Shamelesssingle-camera-style dark family comedy about addiction and parenting chaos
• Two and a Half MenChuck Lorre-style sitcom with sardonic family dysfunction and laugh-track comedy
• Being Mary Janesitcom about a flawed mother juggling family chaos with biting humor

Created by

Eddie Gorodetsky, Gemma Baker, Chuck Lorre

Release Date

2013-09-23

Episode runtime

23 min

Rating

7.4 / 10 (653)

What is Mom about?

A newly sober single mom raises two kids while her estranged, meddling mother moves back in to critique every misstep.

What is Mom like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Mom as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.

Is Mom violent?

No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Mom.

What did critics think of Mom?

Audiences rate the series positively, praising its sharp comedic performances and its candid handling of addiction and dysfunctional family ties.

Which shows are like Mom?

Shows with a similar feel include Roseanne, Shameless, Two and a Half Men, and Being Mary Jane.

How long is Mom?

Mom: 8 seasons, 170 episodes.

Is Mom still running?

No, Mom has ended.

Where can I watch Mom?

In United States, Mom streams on Netflix, The Roku Channel, Netflix Standard with Ads.