Supermom

Supermom
Directed by	Judd Apatow Shell Ruin
Produced by	Judd Apatow Shell Ruin
Written by	Shell Ruin Judd Apatow
Starring	Shell Ruin Vanessa Williams Loretta Devine Busy Phillipps Zoë Kravitz Raven-Symoné Alfred Enoch
Music by	Brian Reitzell Daniel Lopatin
Cinematography	Christopher Blauvelt Harris Savides
Edited by	Sarah Flack
Release dates	February 19, 2018
Running time	28 minutes
Country	Worldwide
Language	English

Supermom is an American black comedy television series co-written, directed and produced by Shell Ruin and Judd Apatow. The series is based on the book The SuperMom Myth: Conquering the Dirty Villains of Motherhood by Becky Kopitzke. The first season aired on the HBO network in the United States from February 19 to April 9, 2017. Supermom stars Ruin in the lead role as Terri Cockburn, mother of 8-year-old Harrison (--), who narrates the story from the birth of her son until the present day, documenting the trials and tribulations that new mothers face from a a comedic standpoint.

After Ruin successfully pitched the idea of the show to Apatow, he completed a script of its pilot episode which HBO picked up for filming in September 2017, with Apatow as director. The success of the pilot led HBO to give the green-light to the first season in February 2018.

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Cast

• Shell Ruin as Terri Cockburn, a 36-year-old single mother from Missouri
• --- as Harrison Cockburn, Terri's 8-year-old son
• Loretta Devine as Grandma Noni, Terri's grandmother
• Vanessa Williams as Olivia, Terri's mother
• Alfred Enoch as Jay, Olivia's "toy boy" lover
• Busy Philipps as Rebecca, Terri's friend
• Zoë Kravitz as Jennifer, Terri's friend
• Raven-Symoné as Laila, Terri's friend

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List of episodes

Season one (10 episodes, premiered February 19, 2018)

• "Who Are These Little People (and How Do I Send Them Back?)"
• "The Grouch on the Couch"
• "Worry Much?"
• "But the Neighbors Are Doing It"
• "Am I the Maid Around Here?"
• "Attack of the Zombie Mom"
• "Not Tonight, Dear..."
• "Martyr Mom Ain't No Good Guy"
• "Will the Real Superhero Please Save the Day?"
• "Release the Beautiful Mom Inside"

Soundtrack

Supermom
Soundtrack by Shell Ruin
Released	February 19, 2018
Label	Fusion Records
Producer	Shell Ruin (exec.)

Died Blonde: A Netflix Original Series Soundtrack was released on October 31, 2016 via Fusion Records. The album contains each song featured in the series, as covered by Ruin and produced by Mark Ronson. There were initially no plans to release music from the series, however due to the unexpected popularity of the show, Netflix and Fusion Records came to an agreement to release the album.

Tracklisting

1. "Opening Theme"
2. "Whatever Will Be, Will Be" (Doris Day)
3. "Sixteen Candles" (The Crests)
4. "I Met Him On a Sunday" (The Shirelles)
5. "A Teenager In Love" (Dion & the Belmonts)
6. "To Know Him Is to Love Him" (The Teddy Bears)
7. "My Baby Just Cares for Me" - Shell Ruin and Alesha (Nina Simone)
8. "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" (Marilyn Monroe)
9. "Living Doll" - Charlie Weber (Cliff Richard)
10. "Earth Angel" (Penguins)
11. "All I Have to Do Is Dream" - Shell Ruin and Charlie Weber (The Everly Brothers)
12. "There's No Business Like Showbusiness" - Cast of Died Blonde (-)
13. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Judy Garland)

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Urapopstar Top 40 Albums Chart	1

Promotion and release

Ruin in a promotional poster for Died Blonde (series one).

The first series of Died Blonde was formally announced by Netflix on August 8, 2016. The release date of September 6, 2016 was detailed in the press release, with all episodes being simultaneously streamed online. Promotional posters for the series were shown in major cities across the world, as well as social media accounts being set up on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Ruin was photographed by friend and frequent collaborator David LaChapelle for the promotional photos. During the announcement, Ruin was in the midst of the promotional campaign for her ninth studio album, as well as sitting atop the Official Singles Chart with the song "Same Parties". The following day, Ruin and Weber attended a Netflix press conference alongside their co-stars and series creator Sofia Coppola.

To promote the series, Ruin and Weber appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair, photographed by Annie Leibovitz. Much of the interviews to promote her current album were overtaken by questions about Died Blonde, with fans being excited and intrigued to learn more before the series was released. On August 12, Netflix uploaded a trailer for the series to YouTube which surpassed 7 million views within 48 hours. A second trailer was released on August 26. Ruin appeared in the Fall 2016 edition of PAPER magazine and spoke at length about the creative process behind the show.

Critical reception

TBA