Episode 1
Steady Rain
25m7.3 / 10
Sam picks the girls up from a trip.
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Directed by Pamela AdlonWritten by Pamela AdlonGuest stars Diedrich Bader
TV series
Better Things
2016TV-MA5 seasons7.2 / 10
Family gets real.
Sam Fox is a single, working actor with no filter trying to raise her three daughters – Max, Frankie and Duke – in Los Angeles. She is mom, dad, referee and the cops.
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Where to watch in United States
Checked Sep 3, 2026
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Synopsis
Sam Fox is a single, working actor with no filter trying to raise her three daughters – Max, Frankie and Duke – in Los Angeles. She is mom, dad, referee and the cops.
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Episode 2
She's Fifty
27m7.7 / 10
Sam embraces her life.
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Directed by Pamela AdlonWritten by Pamela Adlon, Ira ParkerGuest stars Rosemary Thomas
Episode 3
Escape Drill
25m7.3 / 10
Sam gives her friends a marital intervention.
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Directed by Pamela AdlonWritten by Pamela Adlon, Ira ParkerGuest stars Judy Reyes
Episode 4
DNA
23m8.0 / 10
Sam gives Phil a DNA test, catches something and releases on Max.
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Directed by Pamela AdlonWritten by Ira ParkerGuest stars Pamela Roberts
Episode 5
Carbonara
26m7.7 / 10
Sam takes Duke to ballet and Frankie to Pinkberry.
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Directed by Pamela AdlonWritten by Patricia Resnick
Episode 6
New Orleans
34m8.3 / 10
Sam goes to a wedding.
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Directed by Pamela AdlonWritten by Joe HortuaGuest stars Mather Zickel, Geraldine Singer, Elizabeth Ashley
Episode 7
High Man. Bye Man.
24m8.0 / 10
Sam goes to the weed store and visits her brother and Frankie and Sam eat ice cream.
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Directed by Pamela AdlonWritten by Pamela Adlon, Joe HortuaGuest stars Rosalind Chao
Episode 8
Father's Day
27m6.3 / 10
Sam has a flashback and a wolf pack.
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Directed by Pamela AdlonWritten by Robin Ruzan, Patricia ResnickGuest stars Cree Summer
Episode 9
Batceañera
31m8.0 / 10
Family and friends gather at the Fox household to celebrate Frankie's 15th birthday.
Episode credits
Directed by Pamela AdlonWritten by Joe Hortua, Ira ParkerGuest stars Markus Flanagan, Rosalind Chao, Diedrich Bader
Episode 10
Listen to the Roosters
30m5.0 / 10finale
Sam and her girls live in the City of Angels.
Episode credits
Directed by Pamela AdlonWritten by Pamela AdlonGuest stars Diedrich Bader
Episode information updated Sep 17, 2026
More about Better Things
Cast
Pamela AdlonSam Fox
Celia ImriePhil
Mikey MadisonMax
Hannah RileyFrankie
Olivia EdwardDuke
Cree SummerLenny
Kevin PollakMarion
Zach WoodsZachCredits
- Created by
- Pamela Adlon, Louis C.K.
- Written by
- Pamela Adlon, Louis C.K., Joe Hortua, Ira Parker, Sarah Gubbins, R. Eric Thomas, Judy Gold, Patricia Resnick, Robin Ruzan, Ryan Raimann, Cree Summer, Cindy Chupack, Gina Fattore, Ariel Leve, Louis C.K., Pamela Adlon, Louis C.K.
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 52
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
FXUnited States- Pig NewtonUnited States
3 Arts EntertainmentUnited States
FX ProductionsUnited States
Themes
assertivebitingboldcandidcoming of agehollywoodirreverentparent child relationship
