Jennifer Aniston will star in the series adaptation of Jennette McCurdy’s bestselling memoir, “I’m Glad My Mom Died.”
The book, published in 2022, details McCurdy’s time as a child actor on Nickelodeon and her fraught relationship with her mother, who died in 2013. The 10-episode Apple TV+ dramedy “will center on the codependent relationship between an 18-year-old actress in a hit kid’s show and her narcissistic mother who relishes in her identity as ‘a starlet’s mother,’” per the logline. Aniston will play the mother.
McCurdy, who starred in Nickelodeon’s “iCarly” and “Sam & Cat,” is writing, executive producing and showrunning the Apple TV+ series with Ari Katcher, best known for “Ramy.” Aniston, who currently stars in the Apple TV+ series “The Morning Show” alongside Reese Witherspoon, is also an executive producer.
“I’m Glad My Mom Died” spent more than 80 weeks on the New York Times Best Sellers list and sold 3 million-plus copies.
In addition to chronicling her troubled relationship with her mom, McCurdy describes her experience with a man she calls “the Creator.” She alleges that he pressured her to drink while underage and gave her massages, and that Nickelodeon offered her hush money to not talk about her experiences. Notably, McCurdy did not return for the “iCarly” reboot in 2021.
The 2024 docuseries “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” detailed the alleged abuse and discrimination behind some of Nickelodeon’s most beloved shows, such as “All That,” “The Amanda Show” and “iCarly,” including at the hands of prolific TV creator Dan Schneider.
Aniston will return for Season 4 of “The Morning Show” on Sept. 17. She was nominated for an Emmy last year for her role as Alex Levy in the show.
