Miniseries · HBO
Mrs. Fletcher
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Kathryn Hahn
Eve Fletcher
7 eps
Jackson White
Brendan Fletcher
7 eps
Owen Teague
Julian Spitzer
7 eps
Cameron Boyce
Zach
7 eps
Domenick Lombardozzi
George
7 eps
Casey Wilson
Jane Rosen
7 eps
Jen Richards
Margo Fairchild
7 eps
Katie Kershaw
Amanda Olney
2 eps
Jasmine Cephas Jones
Chloe
2 eps
Bill Raymond
Roy Rafferty
4 eps
Josh Hamilton
Ted
3 eps
April Schutte
Woman in Video (uncredited)
7 eps
Kelly Lamor Wilson
Becca
1 eps
Maxwell Whittington-Cooper
Troy
1 eps
Tina Fabrique
Senior Center Woman
1 eps
Sheila Tapia
Emily
1 eps
Neil Casey
Devin
1 eps
Chris Henry Coffey
Peter
1 eps
Carmen M. Herlihy
1 eps
Lauren DiMario
Vegan Girl
1 eps
Tania Khalill
Sales Lady
1 eps
Gabrielle Hespe
Farrah
2 eps
John James Cronin
Johnathan Fletcher
1 eps
Becca Lish
1 eps
Josh Pais
Barry
2 eps
Cheech Manohar
Sanjay
3 eps
Gage Banister
Vance
1 eps
JaQwan J. Kelly
1 eps
Christine Evangelista
Bethany
2 eps
Sean Fosse
1 eps
Antonio Ortiz
Support Group Member
1 eps
Brett Temple
Harrison
1 eps
Rashad Edwards
Curtis
6 eps
Bowie Lance
Kat
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Mrs. Fletcher actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Mrs. Fletcher reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Serialized.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
Empty nest divorcée Eve Fletcher reinvents her life to find the happiness and sexual fulfillment that’s eluded her, and her college freshman son Brendan.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Empty Best
On the day before her son leaves for college, Eve Fletcher has to deal with some inappropriate behavior in the workplace. Brendan runs into an ex-girlfriend at a party.
- Directed by Nicole Holofcener
- Written by Tom Perrotta
S01E04
Parents' Weekend
Eve and her colleague Amanda, attend a wake. Meanwhile, Brendan reconnects with Ted at Parents’ Weekend, and Margo and Curtis go on a first date.
- Directed by Carrie Brownstein
- Written by Eric Ledgin
S01E05
Invisible Fence
Eve gets out of her comfort zone, joining Margo at a hip party in Brooklyn. Brendan and Chloe have an unexpected encounter at a college event promoting body-positivity.
- Directed by Carrie Brownstein
- Written by Elle McLeland
S01E07
Welcome Back
Eve celebrates a life-changing decision. Brendan has an epiphany about college. Sanjay does a good deed.
- Directed by Gillian Robespierre
- Written by Tom Perrotta
S01E03
Care Package
Brendan visits a peer support group and makes a new friend. After a troubling encounter with her ex-husband, Ted, Eve bonds with her community college writing class at a local bar.
- Directed by Liesl Tommy
- Written by Jeremy Beiler
S01E02
Free Sample
While Brendan gets settled at BSU, Eve finds herself torn between the fantasy world of internet porn and the prospect of a real-life date. Roy Rafferty gets into some trouble at the Senior Center.
- Directed by Liesl Tommy
- Written by Dana Fish
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E07
Welcome Back
- Directed by Gillian Robespierre
- Written by Tom Perrotta
S01E06
Solar Glow
- Directed by Gillian Robespierre
- Written by Kate Thulin
S01E05
Invisible Fence
- Directed by Carrie Brownstein
- Written by Elle McLeland
S01E04
Parents' Weekend
- Directed by Carrie Brownstein
- Written by Eric Ledgin
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Tom Perrotta
Showrunner
Jessi Klein
Executive producer
Helen Estabrook
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Sarah Condon
Executive producer
Nicole Holofcener
Executive producer
Jeremy Beiler
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Kate Thulin
Writer
Eric Ledgin
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Dana Fish
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Elle McLeland
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Kathryn HahnProducer
- Jeffrey T. BernsteinProducer
- Jessi KleinExecutive Producer
- Helen EstabrookExecutive Producer
- Tom PerrottaExecutive Producer
- Sarah CondonExecutive Producer
Writing
- Jeremy BeilerWriter
- Kate ThulinWriter
- Eric LedginWriter
- Tom PerrottaWriter
- Dana FishWriter
- Elle McLelandWriter
Direction
- Gillian RobespierreDirector
- Carrie BrownsteinDirector
- Nicole HolofcenerDirector
- Liesl TommyDirector
Cinematography
- Jeffrey WaldronDirector of Photography
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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