TV series
Better Things
Overview
Sam Fox is a single, working actor with no filter trying to raise her three daughters – Max, Frankie and Duke – in Los Angeles. She is mom, dad, referee and the cops.
Details
- First air date
- 2016-09-08
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 5 seasons
- Episodes
- 52 episodes
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Network
- FX
- Production
- Pig Newton, 3 Arts Entertainment, FX Productions
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Pamela Adlon as Sam Fox
- Celia Imrie as Phil
- Mikey Madison as Max
- Hannah Riley as Frankie
- Olivia Edward as Duke
- Diedrich Bader as Rich
- Kevin Pollak as Marion
- Rebecca Metz as Tressa
- Rosalind Chao as Caroline
- Mather Zickel
- Markus Flanagan as Mark
- Pamela Roberts as Gloria
Creators and crew
- Pamela Adlon - Creator
- Louis C.K. - Creator
- Pamela Adlon - Executive Producer
- Liz Newman - Producer
- Joanne Toll - Producer
- Pamela Adlon - Director
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