Series synopsis
Mean Mums is a comedy television series that premiered on Three on July 16, 2019. It was created by Amanda Alison. It stars Morgana O'Reilly, Anna Jullienne, Aroha Rawson and Allan Henry.
Jess must navigate her son's primary school world filled with other mothers keen on advancing their children's futures.
Premise
Jess must navigate her son's primary school world filled with other mothers keen on advancing their children's futures.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Morgana O'Reilly as Jess
- Anna Jullienne as Heather
- Aroha Rawson as Hine
- Allan Henry as Mr. Coxhead
- Sonny Tupu as Phil Right
- Bronwyn Bradley as Miss Love
- Cori Gonzalez-Macuer as Freddy
- Goretti Chadwick as Margot
Supporting cast
- Eddie Waspe as Ryan
- Maddie Smith as Cinnamon
- Manu Powell as Braxton
- Jules Robertson
- Catriona Toop as Jaden's Mum
- Rashmi Pilapitiya as Niki's Mum
Guest cast
- Jules Robertson
- Catriona Toop as Jaden's Mum
- Rashmi Pilapitiya as Niki's Mum
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 25 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | September 23, 2018 | September 23, 2018 |
| Season 1 | 8 | July 16, 2019 | September 3, 2019 |
| Season 2 | 8 | September 8, 2020 | October 27, 2020 |
| Season 3 | 8 | August 18, 2022 | August 18, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot When Jess's only son starts school it's a steep learning curve, for her. She Enters a world of know-it-all, judgemental, passive-aggressive women whose primary purpose is to promote their child as the most gifted, most brilliant and most bestest child ever. |
September 23, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sausage Fest A primary school sausage sizzle descends into chaos and the newly-formed Junior Fundraising Committee must work together to save the day - and the sausages. |
July 16, 2019 |
| 2 |
When Nits Hit The Fan The mums are forced to contain an outbreak of nits only to discover it may have been caused by one of their own. |
July 23, 2019 |
| 3 |
Athletics Day A friendly bet on the mum's race at athletics day escalates and Jess must win or lose everything. |
July 30, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 It's a new year at Kate Sheppard Primary and Jess, Heather and Hine want to be voted back in as The Junior Fundraising Committee. But when Jess can't get onto the school email list, the day descends into a parent popularity contest that sees nerves fray and friendships torn asunder. |
September 8, 2020 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Jess loses her son's tooth, Heather deals with student protesters, while Hine tries to hide her son's birthday lollipops from the school dental nurse. |
September 15, 2020 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 When the referee for her son’s soccer game goes into labour Jess is forced to take her place. The only problem is, she doesn’t know the rules. |
September 22, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Photo Day It’s school photo day at Kate Sheppard Primary. Unfortunately Jess thought it was crazy hair day and her son has blue hair. Now she must use her mum superpowers to save the day. |
August 18, 2022 |
| 2 |
Not Invited Jess can't believe it when her son isn't invited to a classmate's birthday party. Is her son not as popular as she thinks? She decides to take matters into her own hands with disastrous results. |
August 18, 2022 |
| 3 |
Ryan’s Story Ryan reads a story to his class about three awesome volunteer mums and the bake sale from hell. The story stars Jess, Heather and Hine and and may or may not be based on real events. |
August 18, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Three |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 16, 2019 |
| Last aired | August 18, 2022 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Thursday |