2016 · 5 seasons · Comedy, Drama
Better Things is Pamela Adlon's semi-autobiographical FX comedy-drama about Sam Fox, a working actress and single mother raising three daughters in Los Angeles. Created and written almost entirely by Adlon, the show is one of television's most distinctive and personal works — a meditation on motherhood, female friendship, and aging with honesty and dark humor.
All 5 seasons of Better Things stream on Hulu with any subscription plan.
Better Things has 5 seasons and 52 episodes, running from 2016 to 2022.
Both are semi-autobiographical comedy-dramas by their lead actress-creators about complicated women navigating life with dark humor and emotional honesty. Better Things focuses on motherhood and is more domestic in scope.
Better Things was co-created by Pamela Adlon and Louis C.K. After C.K.'s 2017 misconduct revelations, Adlon took full creative control and the show became entirely her vision from Season 3 onward.
Better Things is rated TV-MA for language and adult themes. The content is mature but character-driven rather than explicit.