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SMILF

TV·2017–2019·Paramount+ with Showtime·Drama, Comedy, Romance·30m·5.5·Created by Frankie Shaw

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SMILF is set in Boston and takes a raw look at a single twenty something whose desires for relationships, sex and a career collide with the realities of being a young single mother.

Cast

Frankie ShawFrankie ShawBridgette BirdMiguel GómezMiguel GómezRafiSamara WeavingSamara WeavingNelson Rose TaylorAlexandra Mary ReimerAlexandra Mary ReimerLarryAnna Chanel ReimerAnna Chanel ReimerLarryRosie O'DonnellRosie O'DonnellTutu

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