The Duchess

Katherine's a single mom juggling her career, her tween daughter, her relationship with her boyfriend — and pondering getting pregnant with her ex.

The Duchess (2020) is a British comedy series created by Katherine Ryan for Netflix. Katherine Ryan stars as Katherine, a single mother balancing her career, her tween daughter and a relationship with her boyfriend Shep (Rory Keenan), while she ponders getting pregnant with her ex. Supporting performers Katy Byrne as Olive, Michelle de Swarte as Bev and Max Fincham as Elliot fill out her circle of friends and family, with Steen Raskopoulos as Evan adding to the domestic tangle. The engine of the series is the everyday collision of parenting, work and romance, with each short episode of roughly twenty-two minutes built around a fresh embarrassing decision or awkward encounter. Its single six-episode season is a compact, cringe-prone comedy set against a houseboat home and London-flavored domestic life. The tone is candid, sardonic and confessional, with a warm undercurrent beneath the sharp jokes about dating and motherhood. Fans of Fleabag, Motherland and Catastrophe will find resonance in its frank, self-aware take on modern single parenthood.

Audiences found the British comedy-drama's mix of single-parent chaos and romantic indecision uneven, with its one season rated mixed.

• Fleabagsingle parent comedy, British sitcom tone, sharp self-aware humor about dating and family
• Motherlandsingle mother workplace and family juggling, cringe comedy confessional tone
• Catastrophemidlife single woman comedy with dating misadventures and candid humor

Created by

Katherine Ryan

Release Date

2020-09-11

Episode runtime

22 min

Rating

6.7 / 10 (89)

What is The Duchess about?

A single mother juggles her career, her tween daughter and a tangle of romantic choices, including a thought about her ex.

What is The Duchess like to watch?

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

Is The Duchess violent?

No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Duchess.

What did critics think of The Duchess?

Audiences found the British comedy-drama's mix of single-parent chaos and romantic indecision uneven, with its one season rated mixed.

Which shows are like The Duchess?

Shows with a similar feel include Fleabag, Motherland, and Catastrophe.

How long is The Duchess?

The Duchess: 1 season, 6 episodes.

Is The Duchess still running?

No, The Duchess was canceled.

Where can I watch The Duchess?

In United States, The Duchess streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.