If you thought Hannah Horvath’s (Lena Dunham) quarter-life crisis on HBO’s Girls was messy, wait until you meet the women of Workin’ Moms. This Canadian gem, now streaming on Tubi, trades Brooklyn’s aspiring artists for Toronto’s sleep-deprived mothers, but the DNA is unmistakably similar: flawed women fumbling through life with brutal honesty, dark humor, and zero interest in being likable.

TV shows are at their best when they reflect the complicated, contradictory reality of being a woman — characters who can be selfish and selfless, ambitious and exhausted, loving and resentful — sometimes all in the same scene. Catherine Reitman, the show’s creator and star, understood this instinctively when she created Workin’ Moms, crafting a series that refuses to let motherhood sand down the rough edges of its protagonists. Instead, the show amplifies them, examining how becoming a parent doesn’t transform you into a saint or a martyr; it just adds another layer of chaos to navigate while you’re still figuring out who you are.

Workin’ Moms premiered in 2017 on the Canadian channel, CBC, and was produced by Reitman and her husband, Philip Sternberg’s production company, Wolf + Rabbit Entertainment. Reitman stars as Kate Foster, a PR executive with two kids who is trying to balance motherhood with work. She attends a “Mommy and Me” group in Toronto, where she forms an unlikely bond with four other women. Four of them are members of the group, and the fifth is the group’s administrator. These women deal with the realities of modern motherhood, including, but not limited to, their children, spouses, and careers. The group of women consists of Kate (Reitman), Anne (Dani Kind), Frankie (Juno Rinaldi), Jenny (Jessalyn Wanlim), and Val (Sarah McVie).

The hilarious dramedy is filled with moments of silly moments but is also rife with depth. What makes the series work so well is its ability to reflect real life in a messy, authentic way, tackling everything from gun ownership to postpartum depression. Of course, this frequently leads to hilarious scenarios but also encourages meaningful conversations about their relationships with each other, their children, and most importantly, themselves. It’s exactly what resonated with audiences and led to the series being nominated twice for the International Emmy Award for Best Comedy Series. With a seven-season run and 83 episodes, Workin’ Moms had the opportunity to explore the complexities of motherhood at all stages — from newborn to teenager. And across different women at various points in their lives, we see a diverse representation of what motherhood could look like.

‘Workin’ Moms’ Captures the Chaos of Modern Motherhood in a Brilliant Way

What makes Workin’ Moms compelling is its refusal to romanticize motherhood or suggest that having children transforms you into someone with all the answers. The series tackles the turbulent reality of being in your 30s, discovering that motherhood doesn’t erase your messiness, it just gives you less time to deal with it while raising the stakes of every decision. Kate struggles to maintain her corporate career while pumping breast milk in bathroom stalls, embodying the impossible expectations placed on working mothers. The show revels in uncomfortable, cringe-worthy moments that make these characters feel authentic: the suffocating pressure to be the “perfect mother” while maintaining your pre-baby identity,the marital resentment that builds when romance gets buried under exhaustion, and the sexual frustration that no one wants to acknowledge mothers experience.

Reitman understands that female friendship is deeply complicated. These women support each other fiercely but also judge, compete, and occasionally betray one another because vulnerability and comparison often coexist in maternal friendships. The humor is biting, mining comedy from situations sitcoms traditionally sanitize: breastfeeding disasters, mom-group politics, the fantasy of abandoning your children, and the brutal honesty of women who love their kids but miss their old lives. The show doesn’t punish these mothers for being imperfect or suggest they must sacrifice their identities to be good mothers. Instead, it acknowledges the harsh reality that you can love your kids intensely while mourning your past life, be a devoted parent yet dream of escape, and experience postpartum depression, career ambitions, and sexual desires all at once.

Workin’ Moms demonstrates that chaos doesn’t vanish with age, marriage, or children; it evolves into different forms with higher stakes. Kate Foster’s poor choices ripple out to affect every aspect of her life, forcing viewers to confront the real cost of trying to “have it all.” With seven seasons on Tubi, Workin’ Moms provides the kind of authentic, guilt-free binge that proves stories about messy, complicated women remain compelling regardless, perhaps even more so when tiny humans depend on these flawed protagonists.

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