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Summary
Jess is thrilled to be the surrogate for her best friend and his husband, but when a prenatal test comes back, it creates a moral dilemma that threatens their friendship.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+11)
Critics 73Audiences 62GoodWatch 54
Metascore73
IMDb6.2
Running time
1 h 33 min
Shorter than most dramas, −16 min on the typical 109
typical 10993Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 15 countries, rent or buy in 19 more
+5Released
2021
July 9, 2021
5 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
and 16 more44 people
- Jasmine BatchelorJess
- Chris PerfettiJosh
- Sullivan JonesAaron
- Brooke BloomBridget
- Tonya PinkinsKaren Weatherston-Harris
- Brandon Micheal HallNate
- Eboni BoothSamantha Harris
- LLLeon LewisLeon
- Leon Addison BrownStephen Harris
- TVTiffany VillarinMaria
Erin GannDan
Catherine CurtinSarah Friedberg
Meg GibsonSandra
Layla KhoshnoudiGertrude
Jennifer DamianoRachel the Waitress
Purva BediDiana
Jennifer LimNadine the Midwife- HCHannah CabellRestaurant Manager
Wesley TaylorDave
Hunter CanningKevin
William DeMerittPierre
Tiffany TopolChelsea- RSRachel SiegelRachel
- PDPatrick DregerPatrick
Directing · 4
- Jeremy Hersh Director, Writer, Producer
- Howie Shawki First Assistant Director
- Kelly Fernandes Second Assistant Director
- Sydney Stewart Second Second Assistant Director
Production · 23
- Jim Cummings Executive Producer
- Kenneth Filmer Executive Producer
- David Chan Executive Producer
- Sam Bathrick Executive Producer
- Burr Dodd Executive Producer
- Ben Wiessner Executive Producer
Camera · 8
- Mia Cioffi Henry Director of Photography
- Vincent Paté Second Assistant Camera
- Xavier Venosta Second Assistant Camera
- Sam Chang Key Grip
- Mark Solomon Additional Grip
- Alice Boucherie First Assistant Camera
Editing · 2
- Cecilia Delgado Editor
- Jeff Sousa Colorist
Sound · 5
- Tommy Stang Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor, Foley Recordist
- Vera Quispe Production Sound Mixer
- Hector Delgadillo Boom Operator
- Jin An Additional Production Sound Mixer
- Ben Kruse ADR Recordist, Dialogue Editor
Art · 6
- D'Vaughn Agu Production Design
- Natalie Eakin Art Direction
- Daniel Jaffe Title Designer
- Desiree Kong Set Decoration
- Travis Hall Leadman
- Adam McNulty Set Dresser
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- Kimberly Ware Assistant Costume Designer
- Lauren Tanchum Costume Designer
- Marisa Mircovich Additional Hairstylist, Makeup Artist
- Aliana Galan Assistant Costume Designer
- Andrea Saavedra Makeup Designer, Hair Designer
Lighting · 2
- Jacob Mallin Gaffer
- Taylor Merriman Gaffer
Other crew · 4
- Kendra Mylnechuk Creative Consultant
- Sara Hersh Creative Consultant
- Elisa Peebles Creative Consultant
- Jane Kharkover Production Office Assistant
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