Single Drunk Female
Single Drunk Female
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Single Drunk Female

"Please adult responsibly."

6.0
Yr 2022
Rt 21m
Status Canceled
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Overview

A public flame-out at a New York media company forces 20-something alcoholic Samantha Fink to seize the only chance she has to sober up and avoid jail time: moving back home with her overbearing mother, Carol. Back in Greater Boston, Samantha restarts her life, working at the local grocery store while surrounded by all of the triggers that made her drink in the first place.

Critical Reception

What critics are saying

Score 85 /100

Single Drunk Female received widespread critical acclaim as a nuanced, humorous, and poignant look at the realities of alcoholism and recovery. Critics praised the series for avoiding overly dark or morose storytelling, opting instead to present a relatable and often lighthearted depiction of sobriety that treats the protagonist as an ordinary person navigating everyday life.

The show was lauded for its ability to balance comedy with pathos, largely through small, personal triumphs and setbacks rather than grand melodramatic arcs. Reviewers highlighted the show's "amiable" nature and its success in making the often difficult path to recovery feel universally resonant to anyone struggling with the trials of adulthood.

“Keeps its examinations of temperance and indulgence fizzy and light, which feels weirdly radical.”

“Without leaning too hard on mordancy or gallows humor, it finds the funny in recovery.”

“An amiable comedy about the universal challenges of being, as one character puts it, 'an adult in the world.'”

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Why fans love it

Single Drunk Female sidesteps the usual tropes of recovery stories by focusing on the friction between grand ambitions and the mundane reality of starting over. The show leans into the messy, uncomfortable humor that comes with being forced back into a childhood bedroom as an adult. It treats the process of getting sober not as a clean or linear transition, but as a series of clashing interactions with old habits and familiar surroundings.

The dynamic between Sofia Black-D'Elia and her onscreen mother anchors the series in a recognizable, sharp-tongued tension. Rather than leaning on sentimentality, the writing prioritizes the specific exhaustion of living in a town that knows exactly who a person used to be. The resulting comedy is grounded in the jagged edges of those relationships and the constant test of maintaining sobriety when every trigger feels like a permanent neighbor.

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Cast

Credited 75
Regulars 9
Longest run 20 eps
Show 67 more
Greyson Chadwick as Cally 1 episode Jon Glaser as Nathaniel 6 episodes Madison Shepard as Gail 5 episodes Martin Davis as Sidney 1 episode Wade Frazier as Police Officer 1 episode Ebiere Sofiyea as Chantel 1 episode Cocoa Brown as Doris 2 episodes Ian Gomez as Bob 17 episodes Charlie Hall as Joel 11 episodes Madeline Wise as Stephanie 4 episodes Cynthia Bailey as Noreen 1 episode Mia Matthews as Fatima 1 episode Tom Simmons as Ronnie 4 episodes Lloyd B. Fields as Roller Land Employee 1 episode Chloe Keenan as Roller Land DJ 1 episode Terrence Pulliam as Zack 3 episodes Scottie Pippen as Scottie Pippen (voice) 1 episode Tami Sagher as Kate 2 episodes Whitney White as Angeline 2 episodes Aisha Duran as Tina 5 episodes Topher Hall as Blake 1 episode Christian Blaque Meier as Henry 1 episode Cara Reid as Danielle 1 episode Beliria Sims as Tequila Waitress 1 episode David Carzell as Brian 1 episode Jade Fernandez as Chloe 1 episode Lily D. Moore as Barista 1 episode Omer Mughal as Rich 1 episode Curt Bonnem as Hot Dog Vendor 1 episode Derek Evans as Trip 1 episode Arthur Ortiz as Engineer (voice) 1 episode Yassir Lester as Lucas 1 episode Shondrella Avery as Annalisa 1 episode Carl Anthony Payne II as George 1 episode Veanna Black as Guest 1 episode Shakira Ja'nai Paye as Employee on Intercom (voice) 1 episode Mo Gaffney as Val 1 episode Cameron Bass as Customer 1 episode Mitchell Hurwitz as David 1 episode Ben Thompson as Peter 5 episodes Ricky Velez as Alex 6 episodes Barbara Hawkins-Scott as Tanya 1 episode Rabiyah Karim-Kincey as Deirdre 1 episode Savage Houston as Guard Two 1 episode Ebony Jenae as Simone 1 episode Alexa Rachelle Jennings as Heather 2 episodes Paul Kim as Jeff 4 episodes Rita Rucker as Tiffany 1 episode Sabrina Saleha as Mary 2 episodes Kevin Sangston as Mark 1 episode Yvans Jourdain as Daniel 1 episode Marie-Françoise Theodore as Constance 1 episode Aparna Nancherla as Kenzie 1 episode LaTricia Akhagbeme as Drea 1 episode Cara Mantella as Sommelier 1 episode Abbas Steen as Bartender 1 episode J. Mallory McCree as Trent 1 episode George Garner as Process Server 1 episode Madison Hatfield as Carolyn 1 episode Ethan Konner Post as Ethan 2 episodes Heather Simms as Annalisa 2 episodes Brad Morris as Jim 3 episodes David Lengel as Marcus 1 episode Tracy Wiu as Group Leader 1 episode Zac Zedalis as Bruce 1 episode Mel Pralgo as Client 2 episodes Busy Philipps as Darby 3 episodes
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sober falling apart
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Details

First Aired
January 20, 2022
Status
Canceled
Episode Runtime
21 minutes
Origin
US
TMDB Votes
41