Nothing says quality time like spending an afternoon (or two) with Mum watching your favourite shows. This Mother’s Day, bond over these mom-approved shows comprising heartwarming stories, joyful comedies, wholesome tearjerkers and gritty dramas – perfect to catch and enjoy with the woman in your life.
DEAD TO ME SEASON 2
(Premieres today)
Dead To Me Season 2 | Image via Netflix
Jen (Christina Applegate), Judy (Linda Cardellini) and the lies that entwine them are back. Picking up in the aftermath of that bloody backyard reveal, the irrepressible pair once again struggle to keep their secrets buried. With a surprising new visitor in town and Detective Perez (Diana Maria Riva) hot on their heels, Jen and Judy take drastic measures to protect their loved ones and each other — no matter the cost.
From Emmy Award-winning creator Liz Feldman, Dead to Me returns for an addictively dark second season, where the stakes are higher, the friendship is deeper and the traumas that bond loom larger than ever before.
WORKIN’ MOMS SEASON 4
(Now streaming on Netflix)
Workin’ Moms Season 4 | Image via Netflix
Maternity leave is over and it’s time for these four moms to return to work while navigating kids, bosses, love and life in modern-day Toronto. From asking the grandparents to babysit to dealing with postpartum depression, four mom friends experience the realities of life after giving birth in season 1. 3 seasons later, big changes hang in the air as these moms stand up for their children, their partners, their businesses — and more importantly, themselves.
Watch as these moms deal with the struggles and nuttiness of returning to work while trying to balance their family and love lives, as you sit with your moms and appreciate them this Mother’s Day.
HI BYE, MAMA!
(Now streaming on Netflix)
Hi Bye, Mama! | Image via Netflix
When the ghost of a woman gains a second chance at life for 49 days, she reappears in front of her remarried husband and young daughter. What adventures (or secrets) lie in wait for this family, and what would you do if a loved one suddenly came back to life?
NEVER HAVE I EVER
(Now streaming on Netflix)
Never Have I Ever | Image via Netflix
A coming-of-age comedy series about the life of a modern first-generation Indian American teenage girl, inspired by Mindy Kaling’s own childhood. In Never Have I Ever, an Indian-American teen just wants to spruce up her social status after a traumatic year — but friends, family and feelings won’t make it easy on her at all.
THE HALF OF IT
(Now streaming on Netflix)
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When a shy, straight-A but cash-strapped teen Ellie Chu agrees to write a love letter for a jock, she doesn’t expect to become his friend — or fall for his crush. Sometimes, you just won’t know the half of it until you fall. Watch as their unlikely friendship grows complicated when Ellie and Paul both fall for the same girl.
THE KING: ETERNAL MONARCH
(Now streaming on Netflix, with new episodes weekly)
The King: Eternal Monarch | Image via Netflix
The King: Eternal Monarch tells the story of two parallel universes, one in which Korea is a constitutional monarchy and one which is similar to present-day Korea. Lee Min-ho stars as Emperor Lee Gon, who fights evil and tries to close the door between the worlds, and Kim Go-eun stars as Detective Jung Tae-eul, who teams up with him to protect people’s lives.
LOST GIRLS
(Now streaming on Netflix)
Lost Girls | Image via Netflix
When 24-year-old Shannan Gilbert mysteriously disappears one night, her mother Mari (Academy Award® nominee Amy Ryan) embarks on a dark journey that finds her face to face with hard truths about her daughter, herself, and police bias. Determined to find her daughter at all costs, Mari Gilbert retraces Shannan’s last known steps, driving her own investigation to an insular gated community near the desolate outer banks of Long Island. Her discoveries force law enforcement and the media to uncover more than a dozen unsolved murders of sex workers, young lives Mari will not let the world forget.
Inspired by Robert Kolker’s best-selling nonfiction book of the same name and produced by Archer Gray’s Anne Carey, LOST GIRLS is directed by two-time Academy Award® nominee Liz Garbus, with Thomasin McKenzie, Gabriel Byrne and Lola Kirke as co-stars.
