The limited series, set in Washington state is inspired by Stephanie Land’s 2019 USA TODAY best-selling memoir “Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive.” Land's recount of a visit to the doctor with her young child struck executive producer Molly Smith Metzler, a mom to an 8-year-old daughter. ![]() "It's a heavy series, but I think the payoff at the end is well worth it, and it has a lot to say." "It's a very human story about generational trauma and poverty and the cycles that can develop over time and abuse and the different nuances of abuse and different types of abuse," says Robinson, 26. The 10 best new TV shows to watch this fall, from 'Wheel of Time' to 'Muhammad Ali'Īndie MacDowell gets candid on embracing her natural hair in quarantine: 'I'm a silver fox' Despite her circumstances, she still lets herself dream of the creative writing program at the University of Montana, a goal that predated her unplanned pregnancy. In an attempt to live on her own, she gets a job at a cleaning service and jumps through hoops to qualify for government assistance. They find refuge at a domestic violence shelter, where Alex feels she doesn't truly belong, failing to recognize her partner's outbursts and controlling behavior as a form of abuse. “Maid” (now streaming on Netflix), follows Alex as she recognizes "her self-worth and learns how to stand up for herself," says Qualley, 26, whose real-life mom, Andie MacDowell, plays her bipolar mother Paula.Īs the 10-part series opens, Alex flees the mobile home she shares with her explosive boyfriend Sean (Nick Robinson) with her daughter Maddy (Rylea Nevaeh Whittet). ![]() But the penniless Alex’s true challenge is tidying up her personal life – purging an alcoholic, abusive boyfriend and accepting the depths of her mother’s mental illness – to give her own toddler a better life. Margaret Qualley’s latest role finds has her on her hands and knees cleaning houses with stomach-churning stenches and rats. Watch Video: Andie MacDowell explores motherhood, mental health in Netflix's 'MAID'
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