Ashley Tisdale set a corner of the internet on fire in January when she posted a personal essay in The Cut about “breaking up” with a toxic mom group. The article, which depicted a group of new mothers as a sort of small high school clique, quickly led internet sleuths trying to determine which famous personalities were members, speculation that amplified after Hilary Duff’s husband called Tisdale “the most self-obsessed tone-deaf person on the face of the Earth” in a community post mocking the article. Mandy Moore and Meghan Trainor later contributed.
Now, the former teen star of High school musical and The Suite Life of Zack and Cody He executive produces a half-hour black comedy for Netflix Toxic mothers, Hollywood Reporter And he confirmed. Search party and Benefits with friends Writer Sabrina Gless is writing and executive producing, while comedian W meat Star Ali Wong is also an executive producer.
Deadline was first to report on the series, noting that the series is “based on an original idea” and “informed by Tisdale’s experience as a mother of two young children.” Netflix and reps for Tisdale, Jalees, and Wong did not answer the question of whether the piece has been optioned for the series or whether it was in the works that preceded or was inspired by Tisdale’s piece. THR.
But it is clear that the series is riding on the coattails of drama. The series is set to feature a sleep-deprived new mother who joins a group of wealthy, ambitious mothers with a dark underbelly — a premise that sounds not dissimilar to Tisdale’s experience of being the odd one out in a group of women “building brands, running their own companies, and launching creative ventures.”
It’s an interesting career move for Tisdale, who continues to voice a character at Disney Phineas and Ferb He previously executive produced the ABC Family sitcom Young and hungrywhich ended in 2018. She owns the brand Frenshe, a blog that has expanded to include hair care and beauty products.
If Netflix orders the series, it will join the streamer’s library of scripted comedies including recent titles Running point, the four seasons, no one wants this and Man inside. Soon, the streaming device will be launched I suck girls and One hundred percent.
