Frankie is a high-powered real estate agent who is unraveling. Season 1 deals heavily with Frankie’s postpartum depression and anxiety. Unlike Kate’s career stress, Frankie’s struggle is existential. She feels disconnected from her baby and her wife, Giselle. Her arc is the emotional heart of the season, showcasing that success doesn’t shield you from the baby blues.
: The narrative is centered around a "Mommy and Me" parenting group, which serves as the primary social and emotional anchor for the four lead characters. Diverse Motherhood
: An IT specialist who feels increasingly disconnected from her husband and child, leading her to seek a "reckless awakening" through an office affair. Cast and Characters Role Description Catherine Reitman Kate Foster Fearless PR executive; the series' lead. Anne Carlson Pragmatic psychiatrist and mother of two (then three). Juno Rinaldi Frankie Coyne Quirky real estate agent struggling with mental health. Jessalyn Wanlim Jenny Matthews Reluctant returnee to the workforce; unhappy in marriage. Philip Sternberg Nathan Foster Kate’s supportive but sometimes sidelined husband. Ryan Belleville Lionel Carlson Anne's easygoing and patient husband. Critical Reception Season 1 was praised for its fearless and raunchy humor , with reviewers from Common Sense Media
: A blindly optimistic real estate agent whose life begins to spiral due to postpartum depression. Her struggle with mental health creates a growing distance between her and her wife, Gisele. Jenny Matthews (Jessalyn Wanlim) Workin- Moms - Season 1
A psychiatrist and Kate's best friend. She deals with a rebellious 9-year-old daughter while navigating an unexpected pregnancy.
| Episode | Title | Air Date (2017) | What Happens | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Bare | Jan. 10 | Kate returns to find two new hires and a demotion. Anne discovers Lionel’s affair. Frankie has a breakdown and confesses she thinks about drowning her baby. | | 1x02 | Rules | Jan. 17 | Jenny returns to work and makes out with her manager, Marvin. Anne considers aborting her pregnancy. | | 1x03 | Fem Card | Jan. 24 | Jenny plays dumb to land a promotion. Anne throws out all of Alice’s “slutty” clothes. | | 1x04 | Bad Help | Jan. 31 | Kate’s mother binge-drinks while watching Charlie. Anne hires a terrifying "mean nanny" named Eleanor. | | 1x05 | Sophie’s Choice-ish | Feb. 7 | Kate’s mom forces her to euthanize her old dog. Anne’s daughter starts bonding with the terrifying Eleanor. | | 1x06 | The Wolf & The Rabbit | Feb. 14 | Kate is shamed for watching hentai. Frankie struggles with intimacy, rejecting her partner Giselle. | | 1x07 | Phoenix Rising | Feb. 21 | Kate discovers her rival is faking a disability. Jenny helps Ian with a Kickstarter. Lionel wants a vasectomy. | | 1x08 | Hoop Earring | Feb. 28 | Eleanor (the "mean nanny") is hired, bonding with Charlie. Jenny throws a disastrous bachelorette party. | | 1x09 | Tricky Nipple | Mar. 7 | Kate accepts the promotion to Montreal, to Nathan's fury. Anne realizes she’s not pregnant, she’s in early menopause. | | 1x10 | The Coxswain | Mar. 14 | Frankie crosses a line with a client at a house showing. Anne tries to bond with Alice by acting "cool". | | 1x11 | Bye Bye Kate | Mar. 21 | Frankie enters a new reality, moving out of her house. Jenny reaches her limit with Ian. Lionel and Anne reconcile. | | 1x12 | Merde | Mar. 28 | Frankie tries to burn her house down. Kate feels the cost of "having it all" as she misses family moments. | | 1x13 | Having It All | Apr. 4 | Frankie tries to fix her marriage. Kate is offered a permanent role in Montreal. Anne and her family find unity over Alice's school project. |
: A high-level PR executive at the firm Gaze, Kate is ambitious and eager to "have it all". She struggles with an identity crisis, balancing her competitive edge in a "boys' club" workplace against the guilt of missing her baby's milestones. Anne Carlson (Dani Kind) Frankie is a high-powered real estate agent who
Anne is the explosive, no-filter psychiatrist of the group. She is a warrior for her daughter, Alice, but her anger issues bubble dangerously close to the surface. In Season 1, Anne provides the dark comedic relief, famously getting into a physical altercation with a woman who called her baby ugly. She is the friend who says what everyone else is too scared to whisper.
Babies change relationships. Jenny and her husband stop connecting. Frankie and her partner stress over the new baby. The show displays how couples fight and try to fix their love. Postpartum Depression
is a raw, witty, and unapologetic Canadian sitcom that explores the messy reality of modern motherhood. Created by and starring Catherine Reitman , the 13-episode first season premiered on CBC on January 10, 2017, and later found a global audience on Netflix. It follows four women in Toronto returning to work after maternity leave, navigating the "holy grail" of work-life balance while wrestling with identity crises and societal judgment. Core Characters and Cast She feels disconnected from her baby and her wife, Giselle
According to trivia on IMDb , the authenticity is literal—in a key scene at the end of episode two, Catherine Reitman actually used her own son to film a difficult nursing scene that mirrored her real-life experience.
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