By Danielle Canagasuriam
Jennifer Aniston will star in and produce a series adaptation of Jennette McCurdy鈥檚 bestselling memoir I鈥檓 Glad My Mom Died. The Apple Studios production will tackle McCurdy鈥檚 鈥渉eartbreaking and hilarious鈥 account of handling child stardom while dealing with a “narcissistic mother”. Apple Studios has given the dramedy a 10-episode order, as reported by Variety . The official press release describes the series as a 鈥渉eartbreaking and hilarious recounting of Jennette McCurdy鈥檚 struggles as a former child actor while dealing with her overbearing, domineering mother (Aniston).” According to Apple: 鈥淭he dramedy will centre on the codependent relationship between an 18-year-old actress in a hit kid鈥檚 show, and her narcissistic mother who relishes in her identity as 鈥榓 starlet鈥檚 mother’.鈥 McCurdy will write, executive produce and showrun the series, alongside Ari Katcher (Ramy, Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show. Aniston is also set to executive produce via Echo Films. Other notable producers attached to the project include Sharon Horgan and Stacy Greenberg who executive produce for Merman – the production house behind Bad Sisters. LuckyChap, Jerrod Carmichael and Erica Kay are also named as producers. The series is an expansion of both Aniston’s and Horgan’s relationship with Apple TV+. Aniston currently stars in and executive produces the drama The Morning Show , which is launching its fourth season in September. Likewise, Horgan previously developed the series Bad Sisters 鈥 at Apple, with the second season airing in late 2024. For more stories like this subscribe to our weekly newsletter, The Weekly Gulp , for a curated roundup of trending stories, poignant interviews, and viral lifestyle picks from The Mirror’s Audience U35 team delivered straight to your inbox. McCurdy published her memoir I鈥檓 Glad My Mom Died in 2022 and it quickly topped the New York Times best seller list. In her book, McCurdy details her complicated relationship with her late mother Debra McCurdy, revealing traumatic and violating experiences like her mother insisting on showering her until she was 18. Speaking on the Louis Theroux Podcast, McCurdy said her mom would subject her to 鈥渂reast and vaginal exams in the shower鈥 saying she was 鈥渃hecking for cancer鈥. “I knew it felt violating for me,鈥 McCurdy told Theroux, 鈥渁nd I knew I didn’t want it, but the one time I had attempted to even say, ‘Hey, do you think I could shower myself?’ she flew into hysterics.” The former Nickelodeon child star started acting at the age of 8 and was a main character on iCarly and Sam & Cat opposite Ariana Grande for years. Jennette admitted that growing up on the Nickelodeon shows caused her mental health to suffer, and that her self-image was drastically impacted as a result. Help us improve our content by completing the survey below. We’d love to hear from you!