Season 1

TV Show · Comedy

Playing House is a single-camera buddy comedy about what happens when two best friends come back together just when they need each other the most. Childhood best friends Maggie Caruso (Lennon Parham, Best Friends Forever) and Emma Crawford (Jessica St. Clair, Best Friends Forever) have shared countless adventures growing up together in the charming town of Pinebrook, Conn. Now, Maggie and Emma are in store for one of their biggest adventures -- raising a baby. When Maggie discovers that her husband Bruce (Brad Morris, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World), is having an online affair with a muscular German woman, Emma gives up her burgeoning business career in China to stay in their hometown and help Maggie raise her baby. Now, as Maggie prepares for the birth of her first child and deals with the fallout of her marriage ending, Emma must confront the past that she abruptly left behind thirteen years ago: her first love and local cop, Mark (Keegan-Michael Key, Key and Peele), her prim-and-proper mother (Jane Kaczmarek, Malcom in the Middle) and a small town that she’s never felt comfortable in. Despite their differences -- Emma is brash, bold, and assertive while Maggie is grounded, rational, and safe -- the women complement each other the way only best friends can, by facing the challenges of their past, present and future -- together.  In addition to St. Clair and Parham, Playing House is executive produced by Scot Armstrong (Old School, Hangover 2) of American Work, Judah Miller (American Dad) and Ravi Nandan (Hesher). The series is produced by Universal Cable Productions.

2014 · 21m
  • 14+
Starring Lennon Parham, Jessica St. Clair, Keegan-Michael Key

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Pilot
    Emma returns home for her best friend Maggie's baby shower.
    22m
  • EPISODE 2
    Bird Bones
    Emma and Maggie have brunch with Mark's wife Tina, aka Bird Bones. Mark investigates a garden gnome robbery.
    22m
  • EPISODE 3
    Unfinished Business
    Maggie and Mark investigate Bruce’s sudden disappearance. Emma reunites with her estranged mother Gwen.
    22m
  • EPISODE 4
    Totes Kewl
    Emma goes on a date with Maggie's divorce lawyer and then discovers a surprising secret about her mom.
    22m
  • EPISODE 5
    Drumline
    Maggie attends her high school drumline reunion where she reconnects with an old crush and Emma bonds with a band nerd.
    22m
  • EPISODE 6
    Bosephus and the Catfish
    Maggie is suspicious of her brother Zach's online girlfriend. Emma helps Bruce in an unexpected way.
    22m

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Cast & Crew

  • Lennon Parham
    Maggie Caruso
  • Jessica St. Clair
    Emma Crawford
  • Keegan-Michael Key
    Mark Rodriguez
  • Brad Morris
    Bruce Caruso
  • Zach Woods
    Zach Harper
  • Chris Addison
    Director
  • Jamie Babbit
    Director
  • Fred Savage
    Director
  • Ian Roberts
    Director
  • Jeffrey Blitz
    Director
  • Jessica St. Clair
    Director

About

Season 1

Comedy

Playing House is a single-camera buddy comedy about what happens when two best friends come back together just when they need each other the most. Childhood best friends Maggie Caruso (Lennon Parham, Best Friends Forever) and Emma Crawford (Jessica St. Clair, Best Friends Forever) have shared countless adventures growing up together in the charming town of Pinebrook, Conn. Now, Maggie and Emma are in store for one of their biggest adventures -- raising a baby. When Maggie discovers that her husband Bruce (Brad Morris, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World), is having an online affair with a muscular German woman, Emma gives up her burgeoning business career in China to stay in their hometown and help Maggie raise her baby. Now, as Maggie prepares for the birth of her first child and deals with the fallout of her marriage ending, Emma must confront the past that she abruptly left behind thirteen years ago: her first love and local cop, Mark (Keegan-Michael Key, Key and Peele), her prim-and-proper mother (Jane Kaczmarek, Malcom in the Middle) and a small town that she’s never felt comfortable in. Despite their differences -- Emma is brash, bold, and assertive while Maggie is grounded, rational, and safe -- the women complement each other the way only best friends can, by facing the challenges of their past, present and future -- together.  In addition to St. Clair and Parham, Playing House is executive produced by Scot Armstrong (Old School, Hangover 2) of American Work, Judah Miller (American Dad) and Ravi Nandan (Hesher). The series is produced by Universal Cable Productions.

14+

COMMON SENSE

Two besties and a baby comedy is saucy but sweet.

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USA
Released
2014
Rated
TV-14
Region of Origin
United States
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