Bad Mothers

... this was a very good first season series had life cut short by the Covid-pandemic... no matter how good this lengthy list of top notch Australian acting talent was promising to be... there was no way they were going to get an opportunity of keeping them all together for possibility of future seasons through the early lengthy segment of the pandemic

... lots of U. S. viewers get smothered by U. S. & European productions.. very rarely do they get deep into "down-under" shows... missing out on lots of very worthwhile viewing.. there was talk of making a U. S. version of this story-series... just don't see it being anywhere near as good as these-8-episodes.

Bad mothers is more about the women's personal lives which range from being dysfunctional and living up to the shows name, to just being a bad situation and doing the best they can. Otherwise than that the characters themselves range from annoying to okay but I never really liked anybody. The murder mystery takes second place to the drama and at times isn't even actively investigated.

It is not too serious, not that great and if you don't expect much and keep it in mind that this is more about the women than the murder, you'll probably watch it through at least to see who did it.

Judging from the first episode, I like it. I read the other reviews comparing it to Big Little Lies. Don't! It has the same elements but it can be a stand-alone series. Many series have the same - cheating, friends, husbands, murder etc. SO WHAT. There is nothing new under the sun in subjects like these. Many of the best series in the past years are bought and adjusted to the native country of showing like, to name a few- "Homeland"... the hit show originated as Israel's "Prisoners of War." "The Office" in the USA originated from the British original series, "Ugly Betty" ...originated in Colombia as "Yo Soy Betty, La Fea." All in the Family" ...started in Britain's "Till Death Us Do Part." And so on and on. And I am not talking about the reality shows that are being made almost the same in other countries accommodating them to the present showing country. So stop with the comparison. The acting is good, the characters are likeable, the settings are clean and beautiful. I will definitely recommend this series. I love it so far.

I liked it. It was something enjoyable to watch on a rainy day.

I really enjoyed the drama of this series. The character development was engaging. Didn't see a similarity to BLLs