Summary
Sheila Rubin is a quietly tormented housewife in ’80s San Diego. Behind closed doors, she battles extreme personal demons and a vicious inner voice. But things change when she discovers aerobics, sparking a journey toward empowerment and success.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+5)
Critics 73Audiences 68GoodWatch 70
Reach
Streams in 27 countries, rent or buy in 59 more
+17
First aired
2021
June 18, 2021
Ended 2023
Genres
ComedyDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- TV-MAUnited States
Yes: it's rated TV-MA in the United States for violence, strong language, and drug use, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
24 of 45 · most episodes first
Rose ByrneSheila Rubin · 30 episodes
Rory ScovelDanny Rubin · 30 episodes
Dierdre FrielGreta · 30 episodes
Paul SparksJohn Breem · 30 episodes
Della SabaBunny · 20 episodes
Lou Taylor PucciTyler · 20 episodes
Grace Kelly QuigleyMaya Rubin · 20 episodes
Erin PinedaMaria Breem · 19 episodes
Ian GomezErnie Hauser · 15 episodes
Ashley LiaoSimone · 10 episodes- RDRy DeGraffenreidTimothy Breem · 10 episodes
Geoffrey ArendJerry Goldman · 8 episodes
Zooey DeschanelKelly Kilmartin · 7 episodes
Jillian ArmenanteHarriet · 6 episodes
Paloma Esparza RabinovFidelia · 6 episodes
Wallace LanghamAuggie Cartwright · 5 episodes
Murray BartlettVinnie Green · 5 episodes
Tawny NewsomeWanda · 5 episodes
José ZúñigaCarlos · 5 episodes
Mary HollandTanya Logan · 4 episodes
Al MadrigalJack Logan · 4 episodes
Wendie MalickSheila's Mother · 4 episodes
Casey WilsonDeb · 4 episodes
Tamra MeskimenPaige · 3 episodes
Directing · 3
- Stephanie Laing Director, Executive Producer
- Dan Lazarovits Director
- Erika Schleich Script Coordinator, Writer
Writing · 6
- K.C. Scott Executive Story Editor, Story Editor, Writer
- Jessica Dickey Story Editor, Staff Writer, Writer
- Justin Bonilla Story Editor, Staff Writer, Writer
- Lex Edness Executive Story Editor, Writer
- Jackie Li Staff Writer, Writer
- Yael Green Executive Story Editor, Co-Producer, Writer
Production · 20
- Annie Weisman Executive Producer, Writer, Director, Teleplay, Creator
- Craig Gillespie Executive Producer, Director
- Liza Johnson Executive Producer, Director
- Alexandra Cunningham Executive Producer, Writer
- Coleman Herbert Co-Executive Producer, Writer
- Boo Killebrew Consulting Producer, Writer
Camera · 3
- Paula Huidobro Director of Photography
- Jimmy Lindsey Director of Photography
- Spencer Combs Director of Photography
Sound · 2
- Isabella Summers Original Music Composer
- Gregory King Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 7
- Alec Contestabile Production Design
- L.J. Houdyshell Production Design
- Kate Bunch Production Design
- Parker Swanson Property Master
- Rob Tokarz Art Direction
- Suzan Wexler Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- Ernesto Martinez Costume Design
- Kameron Lennox Costume Design
- Sarit Klein Makeup Department Head
- Kent Nelson Hair Department Head
- Audrey Futterman-Stern Hair Department Head
Tropes
Physical episodes
3 seasons · 30 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 Let's Do This Thing, 7.0
- S1 E2 Let's Get Political, 7.2
- S1 E3 Let's Get Down to Business, 7.4
- S1 E4 Let's Get This Party Started, 7.4
- S1 E5 Let's Agree to Disagree, 7.2
- S1 E6 Let's Get It on Tape, 7.5
- S1 E7 Let's Take This Show on the Road, 7.3
- S1 E8 Let's Not and Say We Did, 7.3
- S1 E9 Let's Face the Facts, 7.8
- S1 E10 Let's Get Together, 7.8
- S2 E1 Don't You Want Me, 7.3
- S2 E2 Don't You Ever Stop, 7.4
- S2 E3 Don't You Go Far, 7.5
- S2 E4 Don't You Know, 7.6
- S2 E5 Don't You Want to Watch, 7.5
- S2 E6 Don't You Have Enough, 7.4
- S2 E7 Don't Try This at Home, 7.9
- S2 E8 Don't You Run and Hide, 7.6
- S2 E9 Don't You Want to Get Better, 8.1
- S2 E10 Don't You Say It's Over, 7.5
- S3 E1 Like a Whole New Woman, 7.2
- S3 E2 Like a Bitch, 7.0
- S3 E3 Like It's on Fire, 7.0
- S3 E4 Like a Rocket, 7.1
- S3 E5 Like Crazy, 7.0
- S3 E6 Like You Mean It, 7.1
- S3 E7 Like No One's Watching, 6.9
- S3 E8 Like a Mouse, 7.1
- S3 E9 Like We Never Left, 6.6
- S3 E10 Like a Prayer, 6.6
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