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Television · 2016

Better Things

Louis C.K., Pamela Adlon

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Better Things is an American comedy drama television series created by Pamela Adlon and Louis C.K., which ran for five seasons between 2016 and 2022 on FX. It stars Adlon as a divorced actress who raises her three daughters—played by Mikey Madison, Hannah Alligood and Olivia Edward—on her own.

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Better Things is an American comedy drama television series created by Pamela Adlon and Louis C.K., which ran for five seasons between 2016 and 2022 on FX. It stars Adlon as a divorced actress who raises her three daughters—played by Mikey Madison, Hannah Alligood and Olivia Edward—on her own.

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