Workin' Moms

Workin' Moms
Genre Comedy-Drama
Created by Catherine Reitman
Philip Sternberg
Written by Rebecca Kohler
Karen Moore
Diane Flacks
Ingrid Haas
Directed by Catherine Reitman
Paul Fox
Aleysa Young
Starring
Country of origin Canada
Original language(s) English
No. of episodes 26
Production company(s) Wolf & Rabbit Entertainment
Release
Original network CBC Television
Original 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 was renewed for a second season on April 4, 2017.[4]

The show is produced by Wolf + Rabbit Entertainment, the production company of Reitman and her husband Philip Sternberg.[2]

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Episodes

Season 1 (2017)

No. overall No. in season Title Directed by Written by Original air date
11"Bare"Catherine ReitmanCatherine ReitmanJanuary 10, 2017 (2017-01-10)
22"Rules"Paul FoxCatherine ReitmanJanuary 17, 2017 (2017-01-17)
33"Fem Card"Aleysa YoungCatherine ReitmanJanuary 24, 2017 (2017-01-24)
44"Bad Help"Paul FoxCatherine ReitmanJanuary 31, 2017 (2017-01-31)
55"Sophie's Choice-ish"Paul FoxDiane FlacksFebruary 7, 2017 (2017-02-07)
66"The Wolf & the Rabbit"Aleysa YoungRebecca KohlerFebruary 14, 2017 (2017-02-14)
77"Phoenix Rising"Aleysa YoungIngrid HaasFebruary 21, 2017 (2017-02-21)
88"Hoop Earring"Aleysa YoungKaren MooreFebruary 28, 2017 (2017-02-28)
99"Tricky Nipple"Paul FoxRebecca KohlerMarch 7, 2017 (2017-03-07)
1010"The Coxswain"Paul FoxKaren MooreMarch 14, 2017 (2017-03-14)
1111"Bye Bye Kate"Paul FoxRebecca KohlerMarch 21, 2017 (2017-03-21)
1212"Merde"Paul FoxCatherine ReitmanMarch 28, 2017 (2017-03-28)
1313"Having It All"Paul FoxCatherine ReitmanApril 4, 2017 (2017-04-04)

Reception

Critical response

The show has received mixed reviews.

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"[5]

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".[6]

References

  1. ↑ "CBC Unveils Winter Schedule". Broadcaster, November 14, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Three Actresses Join 'Black-ish' Star Catherine Reitman's Upcoming Comedy 'Workin' Moms'". The Hollywood Reporter, May 24, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Working out Workin’ Moms". Playback, August 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ David, Greg (April 4, 2017). "Workin' Moms renewed for Season 2 on CBC". TV,eh?. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Maternal matters lead to sitcom success". Winnipeg Free Press.
  6. ↑ "John Doyle: CBC's Workin' Moms reeks of entitlement and privilege". The Globe and Mail. January 9, 2017.


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