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Jennifer Aniston to star in TV project based on child actor Jennette McCurdy’s memoir

Jul 2, 2025

Jennifer Aniston is expanding her relationship with Apple TV+ beyond Morning Wars.

The streamer announced on Tuesday (Wednesday AEST) that Aniston will next star in a new series based on I’m Glad My Mom Died, former child star Jennette McCurdy’s “unflinching No. 1 New York Times bestseller memoir”.

I’m Glad My Mom Died is a heartbreaking and hilarious recounting of Jennette McCurdy’s struggles as a former child actor while dealing with her overbearing, domineering mother,” a press release states.

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Jennifer Aniston (left) and Jennette McCurdy (right)

“The dramedy will centre on the the codependent relationship between an 18-year-old actress in a hit kid’s show, and her narcissistic mother who relishes in her identity as ‘a starlet’s mother,’ set to be played by Aniston.”

McCurdy found fame starring as Sam Puckett in the Nickelodeon sitcom iCarly.

Her memoir was published on August 9, 2022 by Simon & Shuster and spent more than 80 weeks on the New York Times best seller list.

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She is set to write, produce, and showrun the new series with Ari Katcher and Aniston will serve as an executive producer.

Aniston also stars as Alex Levy on Morning Wars and is also one of that show’s producers, alongside co-star Reese Witherspoon.

The series, whose fourth season launches on September 17, is based on a non-fiction book Top of the Morning by CNN chief media analyst, Brian Stelter.

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