
Scripted series · Showtime
United States of Tara
Just your average mother, teenager, biker dude, housewife
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
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TV DNA
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Signature profile
United States of Tara reads strongest on Character Depth, Humour and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
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
Tara's multiple personalities include "T" the wild-child teenager, "Buck" the rough and tumble biker dude, and "Alice" the type-A homemaker. But with a family that loves her just the way she is, Tara never gives up hope that someday she can just be herself.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

S03E10
Train Wreck
Max and Marshall return home from New York to bad news on all sides. Max learns of the new alter, Bryce, but a highly medicated Tara assures him all in under control. Marshall learns that a close friend has been killed in an accident. Tara offers support, which he gladly accepts, but on the day of the funeral Bryce emerges and apparently will not go away. It's all too much for Kate and Marshall who look to strike out on their own.
- Directed by Bille Eltringham
- Written by David Iserson, Sheila Callaghan

S03E04
Wheels
Tara and Charmaine are rushed to the hospital in the same ambulance, where Charmaine declares her baby off limits to her crazy sister; Tara attempts to make a deal with her alters, which intrigues her Abnormal Psychology professor; Marshall, Lionel and Noah put Charmaine's empty house to some creative uses; Kate is embarrassed to confess that she backed out of going to Japan.
- Directed by Penny Marshall
- Written by Ron Fitzgerald

S03E02
Crackerjack
Her psychology professor humiliates Tara when she transitions in his class. Meanwhile, Kate considers giving English lessons in Japan and Max gets a business offer.
- Directed by Craig Zisk
- Written by Dave Finkel, Brett Baer

S03E05
Dr. Hatteras' Miracle Elixir
Tara tries to drop her Abnormal Psychology class but instead receives an intriguing pitch from her instructor, Dr. Hattaras; Charmaine and Neil find parenthood a struggle but still refuse Tara's help; Max finds himself at odds with his boss at his new job; Kate prepares for flight attendant training; Lionel catches Marshall with Noah, jeopardizing their student film project.
- Directed by Tricia Brock
- Written by Elizabeth Benjamin

S01E11
Snow
Tara decides to check into an in-patient facility that specializes in dissociation. There, Tara meets a new doctor, Dr. Holden, a charismatic expert, who pushes her to recover lost memories. The facility has support groups for significant others too, but Max is wary. As Tara tries hard to delve into her past, her alters are resistant to allowing the truth to surface, and Max learns he’ll have to be stronger than ever to help Tara take the next step in her recovery.
- Directed by John Dahl
- Written by Dave Finkel, Alexa Junge

S03E01
...youwillnotwin...
Max is worried when Tara returns to college to finish her college degree. Meanwhile, Charmaine with a baby on the way is avoiding a commitment to Neil, Kate tries to figure out a plan for her future and Marshall and Lionel sign up for a filmmaking class.
- Directed by Craig Zisk
- Written by Diablo Cody
Recently aired
Latest Episodes

S03E12
The Good Parts
- Directed by Craig Zisk
- Written by Dave Finkel, Brett Baer


S03E10
Train Wreck
- Directed by Bille Eltringham
- Written by David Iserson, Sheila Callaghan

S03E09
Bryce Will Play
- Directed by Adam Bernstein
- Written by Rolin Jones

S03E08
Chicken 'n' Corn
- Directed by Craig Zisk
- Written by Dave Finkel, Brett Baer

S03E07
The Electrifying & Magnanimous Return of Beaverlamp
- Directed by Jamie Babbit
- Written by Sheila Callaghan
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

Diablo Cody
Showrunner

Steven Spielberg
Executive producer

Dave Finkel
Writer
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Craig Wright
Writer

David Iserson
Writer

Elizabeth Benjamin
Writer

Joey Soloway
Writer
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Sheila Callaghan
Writer
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Alexa Junge
Writer
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Rolin Jones
Writer
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Ron Fitzgerald
Writer

Tracy McMillan
Writer

Brett Baer
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Dan KaplowProducer
- Joey SolowayProducer
- Justin FalveyProducer
- Darryl FrankProducer
- Steven SpielbergExecutive Producer
- Alexa JungeProducer
Writing
- Dave FinkelWriter
- Craig WrightWriter
- David IsersonWriter
- Elizabeth BenjaminWriter
- Joey SolowayWriter
- Steven SpielbergWriter
Direction
- Adam BernsteinDirector
- Brian DannellyDirector
- Bille EltringhamDirector
- Tommy O'HaverDirector
- Craig GillespieDirector
- John DahlDirector
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