One of the most popular series on Netflix tackling with an issue affecting women globally is for sure the “Workin’ Moms” series.
Let’s find out more about it!
- Workin’ Moms is a Canadian television sitcom.
- It premiered on CBC Television on January 10, 2017.
- The show stars Catherine Reitman, Jessalyn Wanlim, Dani Kind and Juno Rinaldi.
- They star as a group of friends dealing with the challenges of being working mothers.
- The series is produced by Wolf + Rabbit Entertainment, the production company of Reitman and her husband, Philip Sternberg.
- In February 2019, in the middle of season 3, the series premiered globally on Netflix.
- On May 29, 2019, Workin’ Moms was renewed for a fourth season.
- It premiered on February 18, 2020.
- In April 2020, the series was renewed for a fifth season.
- It premiered on February 16, 2021.
- Catherine Reitman and Philip Sternberg, who play a married couple on the show, are married in real life.
- In the first season at the end of episode two, Kate is trying to nurse her son who hasn’t been able or had interest in nursing for a little while.
- Catherine Reitman, who is playing Kate was also going through a similar experience (she is a writer and had pulled from real life) ended up using her own son in this scene.
- And suddenly after a two week hiatus, he latched on and started nursing. Kate’s reaction and pure joy at this moment was a real life reaction.
- Catherine Reitman has revealed in many interviews promoting the show that her motivation for having the character Frankie suffer from postpartum depression, was because she herself went through it in real life.
- Kate’s (Catherine Reitman) dad is played by Dan Aykroyd.
- Aykroyd has been in three films directed by Catherine’s dad, Ivan Reitman. Ghostbusters(1984), Ghostbusters 2(1989) and Evolution(2001).
- Two days after the show got picked up for its first season, Catherine Reitman found out she was pregnant with her second child.
- In the S1 E3 episode “Fem Card”, Kate(Catherine Reitman) wears a shirt that says Stripes. The movie Stripes(1981) was directed by Catherine’s dad, Ivan Reitman.
- This show prides itself on not only having a female dominated cast, but 69% of its employees are female!
- Catherine Reitman, the creator, writer, producer, and actor who portrays Kate has stated that having a female heavy business was very important to her.
- This was not easy because most woman did not have the same amount of experience as men have due to the lack of opportunity. She therefore had to trust her instincts and take a leap of faith. So far she doesn’t regret any of it!
- Catherine Reitman based this show on her experiences as a new mom.
- In the pilot episode the character, Frankie, reveals that she need a “brain dead vacation” and when she fantasizes about being hit by a car so she can take a hospital break, was inspired by Reitman’s own life.
- She has stated in many interviews while promoting the show, that this scene was taken almost directly from her own mommy and me group.
- The only difference is that none of the other mommies understand and instead made her feel alone and guilty for feeling this way.
- Catherine Reitman, who plays Kate, and is also a creator, producer, and writer, has stated that her goal when coming up with this show, how was to portraya variety of moms who are living a “messy life” in order to express how she feels as a mom and how many other mom feel.
- The roles are supposed to be imperfect and struggling and realistic.
- Reitman told CBC News that, although the show is meant to be funny, it’s also supposed to get real about motherhood and the constant judgement that comes with it.
- It has 25 nominations for awards, while the series won 4 awards.
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