Jennette McCurdy‘s troubled relationship with her now-late mother serves as the inspiration for an upcoming show — but what is there to know aside from Jennifer Aniston’s casting?
Jennette got her start as a child star in Nickelodeon’s iCarly, Sam & Cat, Zoey 101, True Jackson, VP and Victorious. She briefly transitioned to music and more adult roles before quitting acting altogether to pursue a career in writing and directing.
In 2022, Jennette released a memoir titled I’m Glad My Mom Died, which quickly became a bestseller for its candid depiction of Jennette’s childhood, which involved abusive behavior from her since-deceased mother.
“It’s something I mean sincerely,” Jennette told BuzzFeed News in August 2022 about the title of her book. “I’m genuinely glad. If she were alive, I’d still be trapped. Every important decision in my life wouldn’t have been possible.”
Nickelodeon alum Jennette McCurdy surprised fans when she first detailed her abusive relationship with her mother, Debra McCurdy. Jennette and her three older brothers were raised in California by Debra and father Mark McCurdy. (The actress would later find out that Mark was not her biological dad.) As a child, Jennette’s mother encouraged her to […]
I’m Glad My Mom Died will also be adapted into a TV show of the same name. Keep scrolling for everything to know about the upcoming Apple TV+ series:
When Will ‘I’m Glad My Mom Died’ Be Released?
Jennette McCurdy and her mother Debra McCurdy attend the 16th annual EIF Revlon Run/Walk for Women on May 9, 2009. Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images
Apple TV+ greenlit a series order for I’m Glad My Mom Died in July 2025. The first season will consist of 10 episodes and is written, executive produced, and showrun by Jennette and Ari Katcher. Aniston, Sharon Horgan and Merman, LuckyChap, Jerrod Carmichael and Erica Kay will also serve as executive producers.
What Is the Show About?
Based on the synopsis, I’m Glad My Mom Died is “a heartbreaking and hilarious recounting of McCurdy’s struggles as a former child actor while dealing with her overbearing, domineering mother.” The dramedy will “center on the codependent relationship between an 18-year-old actress in a hit kid’s show, and her narcissistic mother who relishes in her identity as ‘a starlet’s mother.’”
After beginning a journey of self-healing, Jennette McCurdy started to open up about her difficult childhood — and her complicated relationship with various family members. In her memoir, I’m Glad My Mom Died, Jennette broke down the years of alleged abuse she faced at the hands of mother Debra McCurdy. After the book’s release in […]
Who Stars in ‘I’m Glad My Mom Died’?
Jennifer Aniston, Jennette McCurdy. Getty Images (2)
Aniston is the only confirmed cast member, with I’m Glad My Mom Died marking her second lead role in a TV show since Friends came to an end in 2004. (Aniston also stars on Apple TV+’s hit series The Morning Show.) She will play Jennette’s mother onscreen.
What Has Jennette Said About Her Complicated Relationship With Her Late Mother?
“I’ve been so touched by how much the emotional thrust of the story has connected with people, which I see as being my relationship with my mom,” Jennette said in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter after the book was released in 2022. “That’s an important and complicated relational dynamic to explore, and to see that people are responding to it has been amazing. And to see people responding to the humor of it and the aspect of exploring eating disorders and complicated grief, it’s really been incredible.”
