Better Things premieres Thursday, Sept. 8 at 10/9c on FX.
As Better Things navigates the waters of Sam’s everyday life, it successfully portrays her struggles to balance the roles she takes on, from actor to mother to daughter to friend and back again.
It’s through Sam’s flaws and this depiction of life’s complications and imperfections that the show really shines.
But the series’ greatest triumph is the way it presents a world with a strong and dominant female voice without feeling like it’s serving an agenda.