Recently, famous actress Jennifer Aniston confirmed her participation in ‘I’m Glad My Mom Died’, a TV series based on the memoir of the same name produced and released by Apple TV.

I’m Glad My Mom Died consists of 10 episodes, produced by film producer Ari Katcher and memoir author Jennette McCurdy. According to Apple TV, this film will focus on the toxic co-dependent relationship between a famous daughter from a young age and a narcissistic mother who is obsessed with being the mother of a rising star. Jennifer Aniston will play the narcissistic mother, while there is no official information about the actress who will play the daughter.

With the participation of Jennifer Aniston and the content adapted from the famous memoir, I’m Glad My Mom Died quickly attracted the attention of a large audience. In addition, the Apple TV platform is always highly appreciated for many quality films, so more and more people expect this work. For female star Jennifer Aniston, this is also an opportunity to help her reach new heights in her acting career.

Over the past three decades, despite many changes in her life and career, Jennifer Aniston is still one of the most influential actresses in Hollywood.

In the 1990s, Jennifer Aniston entered the ranks of top stars in Hollywood thanks to the resounding success of the Friends series. After that, she became a familiar name in many comedies and romances. Some of the comedies and romances she participated in such as Along Came Polly, Bruce Almighty, He’s Just Not That Into You, Just Go with It, Horrible Bosses,… all achieved impressive box office revenue. Therefore, Jennifer Aniston’s name is always associated with romantic comedies, from which the prejudice is formed that her acting ability is limited so she does not experiment with deeper genres.

In fact, besides her strengths in the romantic comedy genre, Jennifer Aniston has taken on some roles with more inner depth in works such as Derailed, Cake,… However, these films did not create the expected resonance in terms of both commercial and artistic aspects. Therefore, Aniston’s efforts were not widely known and recognized.

In the years that followed, when romantic comedies were no longer popular at the box office, she was no longer a regular on the big screen as before. However, her work, such as Murder Mystery (starring Adam Sandler) released by Netflix, still received attention from a large audience worldwide. The success of Murder Mystery showed that Aniston’s appeal had not diminished, but her image was still associated with the romantic comedy genre and she had not had a breakthrough in her career.

When The Morning Show aired on Apple TV, Aniston’s career and status began to rise to new heights. Thanks to the engaging script and deep character development, Jennifer Aniston’s acting ability began to be recognized by critics and the general audience. The Morning Show received a series of nominations and won many categories at prestigious awards such as Emmy, Critics Choice Awards, Golden Globe,… Jennifer Aniston also received nominations for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series at the Critics Choice Awards and Emmy, showing her diverse and flexible acting ability.

Despite the huge success of The Morning Show , the actress did not use that to take on more projects. Instead, Jennifer Aniston carefully selected her scripts to ensure the quality of each project. With I’m Glad My Mom Died, the actress had the opportunity to take on a different role from the one she had previously played, thereby helping her acting career reach new heights and reach other prestigious awards.

In addition to I’m Glad My Mom Died and season 4 of The Morning Show, Jennifer Aniston also participated in another project called Hail Mary, which tells the inspirational journey of a former beauty queen becoming a sports manager. Therefore, in the near future, the audience and fans of the actress can witness her breakthrough with complex and deep roles.

‘I’m Glad My Mom Died’: A Must-Read Memoir About Toxic Parent-Child Relationships

I’m Glad My Mom Died is a memoir by Jennette McCurdy, published in 2022, which spent over 80 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and has sold over 3 million copies to date.

I’m Glad My Mom Died tells the story of the toxic relationship between McCurdy, a famous child star of iCarly and Sam & Cat , and Debra, her narcissistic mother who died of cancer when McCurdy was 21. The memoir touched many readers when it explored McCurdy’s pain and suffering from physical, emotional, and mental abuse at the hands of his own mother. Also because of the toxic relationship with his mother, McCurdy developed an eating disorder, fell into addiction, and was trapped in unhealthy relationships.

In 2018, Jennifer Aniston also shared about the difficulties in her relationship with her mother. She said that her mother’s priorities on diet and beauty had a great influence on her. However, she also sympathized with her mother because being a single mother in the 1980s was not easy and she did everything she could. Therefore, it can be seen that her personal experience was one of the reasons why the actress agreed to participate in this project.

Before Apple TV adapted the memoir, Hulu released Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV , a documentary that exposed the abuse and discrimination behind popular kids’ shows. With McCurdy and Aniston collaborating, I’m Glad My Mom Died will offer a fresh and different perspective on the negative effects of the entertainment industry on children, as well as toxic parent-child relationships.