'Workin' Moms' creator Catherine Reitman hired the first ever all-female A-camera team in Canadian primetime history.
Catherine Reitman wanted to share stories of women trying — and often failing — to have it all. Fast forward seven seasons, 83 episodes and dozens of awards nominations , and she’s ready to put that baby to bed.
As the seventh and final season begins on CBC on Jan. 3 , “Workin’ Moms” looks slightly different than it did in that first season. For one, there are more characters for audiences to invest in than in Season 1, which followed new moms played by Reitman, Dani Kind, Juno Rinaldo and Jessalyn Wanlim. Behind the scenes, Reitman wanted to fill the writers’ room with that same authenticity, which is why she insisted on an all-female writing staff in that first season . Reitman also hired the first ever all-female A-camera team in Canadian primetime history and put female staff in key positions. It was, in a sense, a set comprised of actual workin’ moms who helped originate the show’s unique tone and feel.
“We’ve all seen a show that loses its juice and keeps puttering and re-scrambling storylines,” she says. “I didn’t want that to be the case with ‘Workin’ Moms.’ Our fans have been incredibly loyal to us. I take that seriously.” One thing Reitman is firm on is that when audiences say farewell to these characters, that’s it. The creative is happy to leave the series as is, with no plans for any follow-up projects or movies.
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