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Better Things‘ Pamela Adlon is staying in business with FX Productions, signing a new overall deal with the studio behind the critically praised series. Under the pact, Adlon will continue to develop both scripted and unscripted programming exclusively for FX, as well as potentially other divisions of Walt Disney…

When it comes to playing actress and single mother of three Sam Fox on FX’s Better Things, creator-director-writer-star Pamela Adlon said during Deadline’s Contenders Television virtual event that her onscreen character “Sam is me in a cape. I joke that FX is paying for my therapy and I’m able to live out my fantasies…

FX has given formal green light to American Horror Stories, a spinoff of Ryan Murphy's venerable anthology series American Horror Story. It is part of FX’s original programming slate through 2021, unveiled by the network Tuesday, which also includes renewals for Pamela Adlon’s comedy Better Things and New York Times…

FX’s afternoon session for season 4 began of Better Things began with a bang showing creator/star Pamela Adlon in a fight with her daughter Max played by Mikey Madison, calling her the C-word. The fight escalates with Max calling her mother the derogatory curse, and then the two cooling whereby the latter finally…

FX Networks has set midseason premiere dates for its new and returning FX, FXX and FX on Hulu series. Among the shows bowing in March and April are the anticipated Season 4 of Fargo, FX on Hulu’s Devs and the Cate Blanchett limited series Mrs. America. Also set are the new comedies Breeders and Dave; the returns of Bet…

Pamela Adlon has a new agency home. The Better Things co-creator, writer, star and producer has signed with CAA. Adlon earned back-to-back Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Emmy noms in 2017 and 2018 for her role as single mother and working actress Sam Fox in the FX series. The deal does not cover representation for…

Four weeks in to its third season, FX has renewed Pamela Adlon’s Better Things for a fourth go-round. The critically praised and award-winning comedy series directed by, produced by and starring Adlon, will premiere its fourth season in 2020 on FX. "With every season, Better Things becomes more vital, engaging and…

As in all too many things, not all weeks of the show you have to watch are created equal, as this week makes very clear – and my review video above reveals. With the politically star-studded debut of brand-strong Desus & Mero's new Showtime series tonight and the seemingly hostless Academy Awards on Sunday on ABC, the…

It’s been 15 months since we’ve had a new episode of Better Things, but the wait is over is a couple of weeks. As fans await for the Season 3 premiere of Pamela Adlon’s comedy February 28, FX has released a first-look featurette. Check it out above. Adlon, who’s been Emmy-nominated for Lead Actress in a Comedy for…

Sam’s back, and so are her bickering and profane offspring: “There’s mean-girl issues with my youngest and birth control with my oldest. And then cruelty from my middle daughter.” Yup, sounds like a new round of Better Things, FX’s comedy series written and directed by its star, Pamela Adlon. But don’t price it yet…

FX has slotted Thursday, February 28 at 10 PM for the Season 3 premiere of Peabody-winning comedy series Better Things. Created by and starring Pamela Adlon, who also directs, Better Things is the story of Sam Fox (Adlon), a single mother and working actor with no filter, raising her three daughters, Max (Mikey…

Matthew Broderick is set to star in Daybreak, Netflix’s upcoming high school apocalypse dramedy series. Additionally, the two-time Tony winner has been tapped for a high-profile guest arc on ABC’s Roseanne spinoff The Conners as a love interest for Jackie, and also will recur on the upcoming season of FX’s praised…