Netflix has released the new trailer forMAID, the upcoming series adaptation of the real-life memoirMaid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to SurvivebyStephanie Land. The series starsMargaret Qualley(Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood) as Alex, a single mother struggling to keep herself and her daughter Maddy (Rylea Nevaeh Whittet) off the streets after escaping an abusive relationship.
The trailer presents us to Alex, a bright and educated woman who ends up homeless after getting out of a violent home. With no directions and no steady job, Alex starts to work as a cleaning maid while living in a shelter with her daughter. As if rebuilding her life was not hard enough, Alex will also have to deal with the consequences of taking Maddy from home, as the girl’s father fights to regain the child’s legal guard. Although the upcoming series deals with some heavy themes, the trailer doesn’t refrain from showing there’s also hope amidst Alex’s struggles, as mother and daughter use their mutual love as the foundation to their new home.
Showrunner, executive producer, and writerMolly Smith Metzlersaid thatMAIDis “told entirely through Alex’s unfiltered and often funny POV, you’re with this inspiring underdog for every moment. Every humiliation, heartbreak, triumph, and toilet brush."
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John Wells,Margot Robbie,Tom Ackerley,Erin Jontow, andBrett Hedblomalso executive produce alongside Metzler and Land, with the show’s first season directed by Wells,Nzingha Stewart,Lila Neugebauer,Helen Shaver, andQuyen “Q” Tran.
MAID’s cast also includesNick Robinson(Sean),Anika Noni Rose(Regina),Tracy Vilar(Yolanda),Billy Burke(Hank), andAndie MacDowell(Paula), as well asRaymond Ablack(Nate),BJ Harrison(Denise),Xavier de Guzman(Ethan),Aimee Carrero(Danielle), andToby Levins(Basil).
All 10 episodes ofMAIDwill debut on Netflix on October 1. Check out the series trailer below:
Here’s the official synopsis forMAID:
Inspired by the New York Times best-selling memoir,Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Surviveby Stephanie Land,Maidfollows the story of Alex, a single mother who turns to housecleaning to — barely — make ends meet as she escapes an abusive relationship and overcomes homelessness to create a better life for her daughter, Maddy. Seen through the emotional yet humorous lens of a desperate but determined woman, this series is a raw and inspiring exploration of a mother’s resilience.
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