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Genre
  
Comedy

Country of origin
  
United States

Theme song
  
Mother

Cast
  
Pamela Adlon

7.5/10
IMDb


Composer(s)
  
Jay Gruska

First episode date
  
8 September 2016

Network
  
FX

Writers
  
Pamela Adlon, Louis C.K.

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Created by
  
Pamela Adlon Louis C.K.

Starring
  
Pamela Adlon Mikey Madison Hannah Alligood Olivia Edward Celia Imrie

Opening theme
  
"Mother" by John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band

Similar
  
Baskets, Atlanta, Louie, Lucky Louie, Son of Zorn

Profiles

Better Things is an American comedy television series created by Pamela Adlon and Louis C.K. for FX, starring Adlon as a divorced actress who raises her three daughters by herself. FX gave a 10-episode order on August 7, 2015. The series premiered on September 8, 2016. On September 20, 2016, FX announced it had renewed the series for a second season.

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Main

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  • Pamela Adlon as Sam Fox
  • Mikey Madison as Max
  • Hannah Alligood as Frankie
  • Olivia Edward as Duke
  • Celia Imrie as Phyllis, Sam's mother
  • Recurring

  • Diedrich Bader as Rich
  • Lucy Davis as Macy
  • Alysia Reiner as Sunny
  • Mather Zickel as Sam's ex
  • Notable guest stars

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  • Julie Bowen as Herself
  • David Duchovny as Himself
  • Lenny Kravitz as Mel Trueblood
  • Danny Pudi as Danny
  • Bradley Whitford as Gary
  • Zach Woods as Zach
  • Constance Zimmer as Herself
  • Development

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    The pilot was ordered by FX on January 18, 2015. It was written by Louis C.K. and Pamela Adlon, and directed by Louis C.K. The story is semi-autobiographically based on Adlon's life. The pilot was picked up to a 10-episode series on August 7, 2015.

    The title of the show comes from The Kinks song, "Better Things".

    Reception

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    Better Things has received positive reviews from television critics. The first season has a Metacritic score of 79 out of 100 based 31 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Rotten Tomatoes gave the first season a 94% "Certified Fresh" score with an average rating of 8.1 out of 10 based on 47 critic reviews, with the critical consensus "Pamela Adlon's Better Things abstains from traditional sitcom sendups and forges a path all its own - in this bawdy, often hilarious and bittersweet ode to the daily highs and lows of being a single mother."

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