United States of Tara follows the complicated life of suburban mom Tara Gregson, who’s raising two teenagers, trying to stay connected to her husband and working on her painting career. She also suffers from dissociative identity disorder, better known as multiple personalities, and her other sides, called “alters,” come to the fore at moments of stress and crisis.
Aired:
January 18, 2009-June 20, 2011 (three seasons, 36 episodes) on Showtime
See It:
Seasons 1-2 are available on DVD.
History:
United States of Tara is based on an idea originally conceived by executive producer Steven Spielberg, who hired Juno screenwriter Diablo Cody to develop it into a full-fledged series. The show premiered in January 2009 to generally positive reviews, paired with Showtime’s airings of the British series Secret Diary of a Call Girl. After three seasons, Showtime canceled the show due to declining ratings.
Cast:
Toni Collette as Tara Gregson
John Corbett as Max Gregson
Brie Larson as Kate Gregson
Keir Gilchrist as Marshall Gregson
Rosemarie DeWitt as Charmaine Craine
Creators:
United States of Tara was created by screenwriter Diablo Cody, based on an idea by Steven Spielberg. Cody, Spielberg, Spielberg’s producing partners Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey and writer-producer Alexa Junge (a veteran of Sex and the City, Friends and Big Love) serve as executive producers.
