Motherland (TV series)


Motherland is a British television sitcom set in London, which examines the trials and traumas of middle-class motherhood.
A pilot episode, written by a team including Graham Linehan and Sharon Horgan, was first broadcast on BBC Two on 6 September 2016 as part of its "Sitcom Season". It stars Anna Maxwell Martin as Julia, a stressed working mother, trying to juggle the demands of her children and her job.
The BBC subsequently ordered a full series of six episodes, the first of which aired on 7 November 2017 to favourable reviews.
The second series was released in its entirety on BBC iPlayer on 7 October 2019.

Cast

Pilot

Series 1

Series 2

Future

Series two was commissioned on 8 March 2018 to air later that year, although filming did not commence until early in 2019, giving a release of later in that year. In a Guardian interview with actress Anna Maxwell Martin, published on 26 August 2018, it was stated that a third series had also been commissioned.