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COLLECTION · Series · 2016

Better Things

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.

Source: TMDB
* 7.2 (199)ComedyDramaUnited States
Creators
Pamela Adlon · Louis C.K.
Countries
United States
Studios
FX · Pig Newton · 3 Arts Entertainment · FX Productions
Runtime
23 min/ep
Age rating
TV-MA
SexStrong LanguageDrug Use
Release
08/09/2016
Score
7.2 / 10 (199)

Awards and nominations

  • Winner at Critics' Choice Television Awards — Better Things
  • Nominated at Critics' Choice Television Awards — Pamela Adlon
  • Nominated at Critics' Choice Television Awards — Better Things
  • Nominated at Primetime Emmy Awards — Pamela Adlon
  • Nominated at Primetime Emmy Awards — Individual Achievement in Comedy
  • Nominated at Primetime Emmy Awards — New Series
  • Nominated at Primetime Emmy Awards — Nora Felder
  • Nominated at Golden Globe Awards — Pamela Adlon
  • Winner at Primetime Emmy Awards — Janet Weinberg
  • Nominated at Primetime Emmy Awards — Felicia Fasano and Samantha Rood
  • Nominated at Primetime Emmy Awards — Better Things
  • Winner at Primetime Emmy Awards — Better Things
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Seasons and episodes
Season 1
Season 1
10 episodes · 2016
Sam/Pilot
Episode 1. Sam/Pilot
2016-09-08 · 22 min

Meet Sam Fox.

Period
Episode 2. Period
2016-09-15 · 22 min

Sam deals with lady things.

Brown
Episode 3. Brown
2016-09-22 · 19 min

Sam brings home a colleague for dinner.

Woman Is the Something of the Something
Episode 4. Woman Is the Something of the Something
2016-09-29 · 20 min

Sam gets really looked at.

Future Fever
Episode 5. Future Fever
2016-10-06 · 20 min

Sam has snack and Max thinks about things.

Alarms
Episode 6. Alarms
2016-10-13 · 24 min

Sam deals with some situations.

Duke's Chorus
Episode 7. Duke's Chorus
2016-10-20 · 22 min

Sam and fam go- to-meeting.

Scary Fun
Episode 8. Scary Fun
2016-10-27 · 22 min

Sam makes a point.

Hair of the Dog
Episode 9. Hair of the Dog
2016-11-03 · 25 min

Sam makes moves.

Only Women Bleed
Episode 10. Only Women Bleed
2016-11-10 · 25 min

Only women bleed.

Season 2
Season 2
10 episodes · 2017
September
Episode 1. September
2017-09-14 · 24 min

Sam has people over.

Rising
Episode 2. Rising
2017-09-21 · 23 min

Sam clears her head.

Robin
Episode 3. Robin
2017-09-28 · 24 min

Sam gets a new friend.

Sick
Episode 4. Sick
2017-10-05 · 19 min

Sam is sick.

Phil
Episode 5. Phil
2017-10-12 · 24 min

Sam is forced to look at some stuff.

Eulogy
Episode 6. Eulogy
2017-10-19 · 23 min

Sam demands satisfaction.

Blackout
Episode 7. Blackout
2017-10-26 · 21 min

Sam does hard things.

Arnold Hall
Episode 8. Arnold Hall
2017-11-02 · 20 min

Sam gets confronted.

White Rock
Episode 9. White Rock
2017-11-09 · 29 min

Sam and the girls go on a trip.

Graduation
Episode 10. Graduation
2017-11-16 · 27 min

Sam negotiates the graduation party.

Season 3
Season 3
12 episodes · 2019
Chicago
Episode 1. Chicago
2019-02-28 · 26 min

Sam and Max go on a trip.

Holding
Episode 2. Holding
2019-03-07 · 23 min

Sam copes with stuff.

Nesting
Episode 3. Nesting
2019-03-14 · 24 min

Sam sees old friends and cooks for everyone.

Monsters in the Moonlight
Episode 4. Monsters in the Moonlight
2019-03-21 · 24 min

Sam deals with monsters.

No Limit
Episode 5. No Limit
2019-03-28 · 23 min

Sam unleashes.

What Is Jeopardy?
Episode 6. What Is Jeopardy?
2019-04-04 · 26 min

Sam and fam get caught up in some gnar.

Toilet
Episode 7. Toilet
2019-04-11 · 24 min

Sam preps.

Easter
Episode 8. Easter
2019-04-18 · 23 min

Sam helps Max and bakes for Phil.

The Unknown
Episode 9. The Unknown
2019-04-25 · 23 min

Sam gets theatrical.

Show Me the Magic
Episode 10. Show Me the Magic
2019-05-02 · 25 min

Sam winds down and reminisces.

Get Lit
Episode 11. Get Lit
2019-05-09 · 22 min

Sam chaperones and Frankie slams.

Shake the Cocktail
Episode 12. Shake the Cocktail
2019-05-16 · 25 min

Sam searches and takes a breath.

Season 4
Season 4
10 episodes · 2020
Steady Rain
Episode 1. Steady Rain
2020-03-05 · 25 min

Sam picks the girls up from a trip.

She's Fifty
Episode 2. She's Fifty
2020-03-05 · 27 min

Sam embraces her life.

Escape Drill
Episode 3. Escape Drill
2020-03-12 · 25 min

Sam gives her friends a marital intervention.

DNA
Episode 4. DNA
2020-03-19 · 23 min

Sam gives Phil a DNA test, catches something and releases on Max.

Carbonara
Episode 5. Carbonara
2020-03-26 · 26 min

Sam takes Duke to ballet and Frankie to Pinkberry.

New Orleans
Episode 6. New Orleans
2020-04-02 · 34 min

Sam goes to a wedding.

High Man. Bye Man.
Episode 7. High Man. Bye Man.
2020-04-09 · 24 min

Sam goes to the weed store and visits her brother and Frankie and Sam eat ice cream.

Father's Day
Episode 8. Father's Day
2020-04-16 · 27 min

Sam has a flashback and a wolf pack.

Batceañera
Episode 9. Batceañera
2020-04-23 · 31 min

Family and friends gather at the Fox household to celebrate Frankie's 15th birthday.

Listen to the Roosters
Episode 10. Listen to the Roosters
2020-04-29 · 30 min

Sam and her girls live in the City of Angels.

Season 5
Season 5
10 episodes · 2022
F*ck Anatoly's Mom
Episode 1. F*ck Anatoly's Mom
2022-02-28 · 33 min

Sam learns some things about her family.

Rip Taylor's Cell Phone
Episode 2. Rip Taylor's Cell Phone
2022-02-28 · 24 min

Sam makes a choice.

Oh, I'm Not Gonna Tell Her
Episode 3. Oh, I'm Not Gonna Tell Her
2022-03-07 · 29 min

Sam volunteers.

Ephemera
Episode 4. Ephemera
2022-03-14 · 33 min

Sam learns about pronouns and finance.

The World Is Mean Right Now
Episode 5. The World Is Mean Right Now
2022-03-21 · 36 min

Sam makes borscht.

San Francisco
Episode 6. San Francisco
2022-03-28 · 26 min

Sam goes to San Francisco for a job while Max holds down the fort.

Family Meeting
Episode 7. Family Meeting
2022-04-04 · 37 min

Sam fights zombies and Frankie dresses up.

Jesus Saves
Episode 8. Jesus Saves
2022-04-11 · 32 min

Sam deals with anxiety.

England
Episode 9. England
2022-04-18 · 46 min

Sam and fam take a trip. Sam needs the circle to be complete.

We Are Not Alone
Episode 10. We Are Not Alone
2022-04-25 · 43 min

Sam and their village.

Cast by season
Pamela Adlon
Pamela Adlon
Sam Fox
Celia Imrie
Celia Imrie
Phil
Mikey Madison
Mikey Madison
Max
Hannah Riley
Hannah Riley
Frankie
Olivia Edward
Olivia Edward
Duke
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Reno
**Mother, daughter, granddaughters. The story of women.** SEASON 01: Not realistic, but very close to one than any other series I have seen. Most importantly, it was focused on the softer side. That does not mean there's no issues in the story, and with its characters. Well, it's about a single mother with three daughters, who is an actress of small roles. Adding her mother to the list who lives in the next door, it is about four women and their lives. A pure, women oriented tale, focused on the things what every woman, young, old, middle-aged go through in their lives. A short and sweet series, not exactly a comedy. More a drama type, but there are enough fun in the narration to earn the genre, comedy. Awesome characters. Each one was so distinct from another. Most of the tale was told from the mother's perspective, but there are some scenes, where characters around her gets needed recognition on the subject it deals with in the each episode. I liked all the ten episodes, felt like it should have been at least 13 episode season. It was not a big league series or the actors that I know very well. Still a good one, and for all, including the men. It definitely needs some lifting. It was received well, but lacks the strength in the viewership. It has been nearly a year since it was originally aired, but I checked it out only recently and liked it very much. In a month, the second season is going to be out and this time I'll be updating at the realtime. So can't wait for the next few weeks to go by. I definitely suggest it to you to go for it. _8/10_
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dr cherry peper
★ 8.0 / 10
ok this lady here seems to do everything the wrong way she curses in front of her kids drinks has tantroms however you absolutely love her for it the shows hilarious and the mother is so unperfect that its just like real life striving for perfection and getting nowhere I adore the show as a guy with three teen siblings I have seen some of the situations only two of mine are boys but still the same thing I love the youngest daughter too lol she kills me I highly recommend watching this one
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