Better Things (TV series)

*Better Things*
Better Things
	Intertitle from seasons 3–5.
Genre	Comedy drama
Created by	Pamela Adlon; Louis C.K.;
Directed by	Pamela Adlon; Various (season 1);
Starring	Pamela Adlon; Mikey Madison; Hannah Alligood; Olivia Edward; Celia Imrie;
Opening theme	"Mother" by John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (seasons 1–2)
Composer	Jay Gruska
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	52
Production
Executive producers	Pamela Adlon; M. Blair Breard (seasons 1–2); Dave Becky (seasons 1–2); Louis C.K. (seasons 1–2);
Producer	Joanne Toll
Editor	Debra F. Simone
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	20–48 minutes
Production companies	Pig Newton, Inc. (seasons 1–2); Slam Book, Inc.; 3 Arts Entertainment (seasons 1–2); FXP;
Original release
Network	FX
Release	September 8, 2016 –; April 25, 2022

Better Things is an American comedy drama television series created by Pamela Adlon and Louis C.K., which ran for five seasons between 2016 and 2022 on FX. It stars Adlon as a divorced actress who raises her three daughters—played by Mikey Madison, Hannah Alligood and Olivia Edward—on her own.

Better Things premiered on FX on September 8, 2016. The ten-episode first season was received warmly by critics. Four more seasons followed, in 2017, 2019, 2020 and 2022, all to critical acclaim. Adlon's performance has especially been praised; she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 2017 and 2018. Better Things received a Peabody Award in April 2017, with the board stating: "[...] this searingly funny and beautiful show is an at-times raw examination of the vicissitudes of working motherhood, crackling with feminist verve and energy, that consistently cuts new ground". The series concluded on April 25, 2022.