Season 1
13 episodes Jan 10, 2017 7.6
Overview
Four women juggle love, careers, and parenthood. They support, challenge, and try not to judge each other as life throws them curveballs. Whether it is an identity crisis, a huge job opportunity, postpartum depression, or an unplanned pregnancy – they face both the good and bad with grace and humour.
Seasons
8 listed- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 7 seasons
- Episodes
- 83 episodes
- First aired
- Jan 10, 2017
- Last aired
- Mar 28, 2023
- Episode length
- 30m
- Network
- CBC Television
Latest episode: S7 E13 The End (Mar 28, 2023)
Season 2
13 episodes Dec 19, 2017 8.1
Season 3
13 episodes Jan 10, 2019 5.5
Season 4
8 episodes Feb 18, 2020 5.4
Season 5
10 episodes Feb 16, 2021 5.3
Season 6
13 episodes Jan 4, 2022 5.5Kate grapples with the unexpected addition to the Foster family, as a snag threatens to unravel everything she’s built at work. Anne finds out that you can move the girl back to the city, but her small town problems can’t be left behind. Jenny comes to realize that interoffice relationships might be a little messier than expected. Powerhouse Sloane is back again, and killing it in the boardroom, but maybe there’s more room in her schedule for a personal life than she thought. Val’s considering real change for the first time in a long time.
Season 7
13 episodes Jan 3, 2023 4.9
Specials
1 episode Dec 19, 2017
Cast
8 people
Reviews
5 min readThe Comedy of Keeping It Together
latestnetflix.com's read is that i keep thinking about how Workin’ Moms begins with a shrug and then spends seven seasons turning that shrug into a survival strategy.Not a slogan. A strategy.
These women are not trying to “have it all,” that old corporate fairy tale with the glittery shoes and the invisible cleaning bill. They’re trying to get through the day without dropping a child, a job, a marriage, or themselves. Sometimes they fail in public.
Sometimes they fail in the privacy of a bathroom stall, which may be worse. Either way, the show understands something most polished workplace comedies don’t: adulthood isn’t a stable state, it’s a series of improvisations under fluorescent light.
A little context matters here. Created by Catherine Reitman, Workin’ Moms started as a CBC comedy in 2017 and quickly became one of those series that found a larger life on streaming, where its bluntness could travel. It isn’t a remake or an adaptation in the usual sense, but it does feel like part of a broader cultural reckoning that accelerated in the late 2010s: the reexamination of motherhood as labor, not mythology.
Reitman has talked in interviews about drawing from her own experience as a mother, and that personal stake shows in the show’s impatience with sentimental lies. She’s not interested in the soft-focus version of parenting that television usually prefers. She wants the spit-up, the resentment, the hunger, the guilt, the brief and embarrassing flashes of freedom.
What makes the series endure, even when it’s uneven, is that it keeps returning to bodies. Baby weight. Postpartum exhaustion.
The stiffness of a woman trying to wear confidence like a blazer that no longer quite fits. Catherine Reitman’s Kate is the show’s emotional engine, and she plays her with a kind of quick, defensive velocity — always moving, always talking, always trying to stay one sentence ahead of collapse. Dani Kind’s Anne, by contrast, often feels like a wall that has learned to crack in private.
Juno Rinaldi’s Frankie brings a different kind of fragility, more openly chaotic, more willing to look ridiculous. The ensemble has a real knack for letting contradiction sit on the face for an extra beat before the line lands.
The show’s central conversation has always been about how women are judged for wanting things that don’t fit neatly together. Career ambition can look selfish. Domestic devotion can look like surrender.
Buzz & Rumors
Public reportsBehind the Scenes of Workin' Moms: The Real-Life Bonds and Creative Risks That Fueled the Hit Comedy
Workin' Moms (2017) carved out a rare space on TV: a sharp, unfiltered comedy about the chaos of motherhood, career, and identity. Created by and starring Catherine Reitman, the Canadian series didn’t just resonate with audiences—it thrived on authenticity, both in its writing and its cast dynamics. latestnetflix.com's read is that while the show’s on-screen antics (think breast pumps in boardrooms and mom-group meltdowns) became fan favorites, the off-screen chemistry and behind-the-scenes choices were just as pivotal.
Real-Life Couples and Cast Chemistry
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One of the show’s most talked-about secrets? Several Workin' Moms actors are real-life couples. Dani Kind (Anne Carlson) and her on-screen husband, Philip Sternberg (Nathan), are married in real life, adding a layer of natural ease to their characters’ chaotic dynamic . The same goes for Enuka Okuma (Sloane Mitchell), who shares a life with her Workin' Moms co-star, though the show’s narrative kept their characters’ relationships separate . These off-screen bonds likely contributed to the show’s effortless chemistry, making the mom-group friendships feel lived-in rather than scripted.
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Reitman herself has hinted at how these relationships influenced the show’s tone. In interviews, she’s emphasized the importance of casting actors who could bring raw, relatable energy to the roles—something that’s harder to fake when the stakes are as personal as motherhood .
The Show’s Unflinching Take on Motherhood
Workin' Moms stood out for its refusal to sugarcoat parenting. From postpartum depression to workplace discrimination, the series tackled taboo topics with humor and grit. Reitman has described the show as a response to the lack of authentic portrayals of motherhood on TV, calling it a "love letter to working moms" who rarely see their struggles reflected on screen .
The third season, which aired in 2019, doubled down on this approach, with storylines that included infidelity, career setbacks, and the pressures of modern parenting 
. The show’s willingness to go dark—while still keeping its comedic edge—earned it a loyal following, even if some storylines pushed boundaries (like Anne’s affair with a much younger man) .
Fan Reactions and the Show’s Legacy
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The cast has shared some of the most surprising fan reactions they’ve received, from parents confessing they related to the show’s messier moments to viewers admitting they binge-watched episodes during late-night feedings . Reitman has called the fan response "humbling," noting that the show’s success proved there was a "real hunger" for stories about women navigating the messy, unglamorous parts of life .
Critically, the series earned a solid 7/10 rating on SensCritique, with over 1,000 votes, reflecting its niche but passionate fanbase . While it never became a mainstream juggernaut, its impact was undeniable—especially for a show that dared to make breastfeeding in a board meeting a punchline.
The Unanswered Questions
Despite its success, some behind-the-scenes details remain elusive. For example, while the show’s episode count is confirmed (13 episodes in Season 3), specifics about on-set pranks, budget constraints, or Reitman’s creative process aren’t detailed in the available evidence . Rumors about potential spin-offs or reunion specials have circulated, but nothing has been confirmed.
What’s clear, though, is that Workin' Moms succeeded by leaning into the chaos—both on and off screen. Whether it was the cast’s real-life relationships or Reitman’s fearless storytelling, the show proved that motherhood, in all its messy glory, was ripe for comedy.
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