Odd Mom Out
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| Odd Mom Out | |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Jill Kargman |
| Based on | Momzillas by Jill Kargman |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 30 (list of episodes) |
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| Production location | New York City, New York |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production companies | Rottenberg-Zuritsky Productions (seasons 1-2) Piro Vision Jax Media Left/Right Productions |
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| Network | Bravo |
| Release | June 8, 2015 – September 13, 2017 |
Odd Mom Out is an American sitcom that was created by and starring Jill Kargman. A 10-episode first season was ordered by the American cable television network Bravo.[1][2] The series focuses on Jill Kargman playing a fictionalized version of herself, Jill Weber, who is forced to navigate the clique of wealthy mothers who reside in New York's prestigious Upper East Side.[3] The principal photography commenced in September 2014; the show is filmed at various locations in New York City.[4] The series premiered on June 8, 2015.[5] On September 22, 2016, the network renewed Odd Mom Out for a 10-episode third season shortly after the second season concluded.[6] On October 6, 2017, the show was canceled after its third season.[7]
Odd Mom Out is based on the novel Momzillas which was published in 2007 by Jill Kargman. The book was developed into a television series, in which Kargman plays Jill Weber, a fictionalized version of herself who "is living in an ecosystem that has become so elite, so hip, and so trendy, that she now finds herself the 'odd mom out'." The half-hour comedy is not-so-loosely based on Jill's own life; the series chronicles the life of ultra-wealthy "momzillas" living in New York's Upper East Side.[8] Other cast members include Andy Buckley who plays Jill's wealthy and noble husband, Andy, Abby Elliott as Brooke, Jill's sister-in-law and a fellow "momzilla", Sean Kleier as Jill's extremely successful brother-in-law, Lex, KK Glick as Vanessa, an ER doctor and Jill's best friend, and Joanna Cassidy who plays Jill's mother-in-law, Candace.[1]
Jill Kargman created the satirical series inspired by her real-life experiences living in New York City.[9] The female characters are depicted as typical snooty moms of Upper East Side living a privileged life, trying to survive in highly competitive environment, and "surrounded by lacquered socialites".[10][11] "Laughter is the key for me. This is not trying to do a study on a neighborhood or send up a particular petri dish of a world," series' creator explains the main goal of the show. "It's really just to make people laugh. That's my only hope."[12]
Development
Bravo announced the development of Odd Mom Out in April 2014.[13] The series is a part of the new direction that Bravo, an American cable television network which has predominantly aired shows in the reality genre, has been trying to take by adding scripted programming to their lineup.[14] Frances Berwick, the president of Bravo since 2010, explained the decision by saying that the network is "going into this because we feel like it will complement the schedule and, to a certain extent, round out what we are already doing on the unscripted side."[14] Berwick also acknowledged that finding success in developing scripted television would "probably add a cachet of quality".[14] Odd Mom Out is the network's second scripted series as part of its scripted television block with the first being Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce which debuted on Bravo in December 2014, and was subsequently renewed for a second season[15] After the second season concluded, the series was renewed for a third season. The network had a brief fling with scripted television back in 2004 with Significant Others, a sitcom heavy on improvization that aired 12 episodes over two seasons.[14][16]
The idea of creating a television series originated in 2013, about two years prior to its premiere. Numerous books written by Jill Kargman were optioned to be developed into film or television projects, however, none of them were implemented. The television series was greenlit after Kargman was introduced to Lara Spotts, Head of Development at Bravo, by Andy Cohen, who is closely associated with the network.[17] "When incredibly talented author and New York socialite Jill Kargman stomped her way into our offices we knew we had found Bravo's very own Lena Dunham or Louis C.K.," said Lara Spotts later to explain the reason of hiring Kargman. "Jill's unique ability to satirize the very exclusive, ridiculously competitive and highly entertaining world of Manhattan's momzillas makes Odd Mom Out the perfect series to expand Bravo's slate of scripted programming," she also stated.[8]
Cast
- Jill Kargman as Jill Weber, a fictionalized version of herself, a stay-at-home mother to three children and wife to her husband Andy.[3][18]
- Andy Buckley as Andy Weber, Jill's rich and blue-blood husband.[18]
- K. K. Glick as Vanessa Wrigley, an ER doctor and Jill's best friend who always tries to keep her in check and keep her sane.[18]
- Sean Kleier as Lex Von-Weber, Jill's successful brother-in-law.[18]
- Abby Elliott as Brooke Von-Weber,[18] Jill's sister-in-law, although they both have a tense relationship because they are tied by their family. She is "the quintessential momzilla"; her husband is a multimillionaire, with whom Brooke raises three children and expecting another one.[19] "She comes from a place of insecurity, so that's why she is the way she is," Elliott describes her character.[20]
- Joanna Cassidy as Candace Von-Weber (seasons 2–3, recurring season 1), Jill's mother-in-law who is overly obsessed with Weber family matriarch status.[18]
