Development In January 2018, it was announced that
Showtime had put the project from
Warner Bros. Television Studios in development with a pilot production commitment. Jeff Astrof and
Sharon Horgan were set to write and create the series, as well as executive produce alongside Clelia Mountford for Horgan's production company Merman and Aaron Kaplan and Dana Honor of
Kapital Entertainment. In August 2019, the project was given an official pilot order, with the series moving to
Starz and
Lionsgate Television joining as a co-production studio. In February 2020,
Dearbhla Walsh was set to direct and executive produce the pilot. In April 2021, Starz gave the project a series order consisting of eight half hour episodes. In May 2022, Starz renewed the series for an eight-episode second season. In December 2023, Starz canceled the series after two seasons.
Casting In February 2020,
Courteney Cox was cast in the lead role. In February 2021,
Mira Sorvino and
Merrin Dungey were cast in main roles. In July 2021,
Alysia Reiner was cast in a recurring role. The following month,
Judith Light joined the main cast.
Filming The pilot episode was filmed throughout March 2021 in
Los Angeles. Once the show was greenlit, the rest of the season started shooting in July 2021. Production on season 2 started in October 2022. ==Reception==