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Netflix Developing 'Toxic Moms' Comedy With Ashley Tisdale

The show will adapt Tisdale’s viral essay into a dark half-hour comedy and could broaden Netflix’s slate of female-led series.

Overview

  • Deadline reported on July 2, 2026 that Netflix has landed development rights to Toxic Moms, a project expected to move forward from concept rather than a finished series order.
  • Sabrina Jalees is the writer and Ashley Tisdale is expected to star and serve as an executive producer, with Ali Wong attached as an executive producer and reported as a possible director.
  • The series is described as a dark half-hour comedy about a sleep‑deprived new mom drawn into a clique of wealthy mothers whose darker side is revealed and is informed by Tisdale’s experience as a mother of two.
  • Tisdale’s January essay in The Cut launched online sleuthing and public social‑media fallout involving other celebrities, and current coverage frames the show as drawing on that viral moment.
  • Netflix’s development of Toxic Moms fits a wider industry trend of female-led comedies, though casting, production partners, a series order and release timing have not been confirmed.