My Dead Mom

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My Dead Mom is a Canadian comedy series, which premiered in 2024 on Crave.[https://www.cbc.ca/arts/commotion/my-dead-mom-explores-grief-and-dysfunctional-parent-relationships-through-comedy-1.7376505 "My Dead Mom explores grief and dysfunctional parent relationships through comedy"]. Commotion, November 7, 2024. The series stars Lauren Collins as Emmy, a Jewish Canadian woman still struggling to move forward in life after the death of her mother Fern, played by Megan Follows, three years earlier. Fern still regularly appears to her in spirit form to criticize and question Emmy's life choices.[https://thecjn.ca/podcasts/my-dead-mom-gives-the-nagging-jewish-mother-trope-a-haunting-twist/ "‘My Dead Mom’ gives the nagging Jewish mother trope a haunting twist"]. Canadian Jewish News, November 27, 2024.

The cast also includes Rainbow Sun Francks, David Reale, Daniel Maslany, Nadine Djoury, John Stocker, Naomi Snieckus, Daniel Kash, Lynne Griffin, Matt Murray, Tammy Isbell, Brandon Ash-Mohammed, Nigel Downer, Anna Mirodin, Miguel Rivas, Sharjil Rasool, Daniel Kipnis, Riya Malik, Theo Freeman and Jenny Raven in supporting roles.

The series was created and written by Wendy Litner, and directed by Chandler Levack.[https://www.cp24.com/news/entertainment/2024/11/01/this-toronto-writer-kept-hearing-her-dead-moms-voice-so-she-made-a-show-about-it/ "This Toronto writer kept hearing her dead mom's voice. So she made a show about it"]. CP24, November 1, 2024.