Watch Order
0 / 5 watchedFive seasons in broadcast order.
About Better Things
Better Things follows actress Sam Fox juggling mom Phyllis and girls Max, Frankie and Duke. Season 1 (2016) runs 10 episodes from September 8, 2016 on the divorce setup. Season 2 (2017) runs 10 from September 14, 2017. Season 3 (2019) runs 12 from February 28, 2019. Season 4 (2020) runs 10 from March 5, 2020. Season 5 (2022) runs 10 from February 28 to April 25, 2022 as the final run.
Pamela Adlon created the FX show with Louis C.K. pilot credit, then solo running. The daughters age real time across six years, so birthdays and schools only make sense in sequence. Watch in broadcast order, since the Max move out and the Phyllis England trip close arcs from season 1.
Good to know
Broadcast order is story order, with no anthology reset. Season 1 sets the Sam acting grind and the Duke imaginary beats that later seasons drop as kids grow. Season 5 plays as farewell across 10 episodes, ending with the family reshuffle. Treat the 52 episodes as complete, with Adlon ending on purpose and no revival dated.
