My Dead Mom

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My Dead Mom is a Canadian comedy series, which premiered in 2024 on Crave. [1] The series stars Lauren Collins as Emmy, a Jewish Canadian woman still struggling to move forward in life after the death of her mother Fern, played by Megan Follows, three years earlier. Fern still regularly appears to her in spirit form to criticize and question Emmy's life choices. [2]

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The cast also includes Rainbow Sun Francks, David Reale, Daniel Maslany, Nadine Djoury, John Stocker, Naomi Snieckus, Daniel Kash, Lynne Griffin, Matt Murray, Tammy Isbell, Brandon Ash-Mohammed, Nigel Downer, Anna Mirodin, Miguel Rivas, Sharjil Rasool, Daniel Kipnis, Riya Malik, Theo Freeman and Jenny Raven in supporting roles.

The series was created and written by Wendy Litner, and directed by Chandler Levack. [3]

Awards

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
Canadian Screen Awards 2025 Best Original Program or Series, FictionLauren Corber, Palmer Baranek, Wendy Litner Nominated [4]
Best Lead Performance in a Web Program or Series Lauren Collins Nominated
Megan Follows Won
Best Supporting Performance in a Web Program or Series Rainbow Sun Francks Nominated
Daniel Maslany Nominated
Jenny Raven Nominated
Best Picture Editing in a Web Program or Series Maureen Grant, "Shana Tova:"Won
Best Writing in a Web Program or SeriesWendy Litner, "Shana Tova"Won

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