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American Housewife is an American television sitcom created and written by Sarah Dunn and co-executive produced with Aaron Kaplan, Kenny Schwartz, Rick Wiener, and for the pilot only Ruben Fleischer. The show, which premiered on ABC on October 11, 2016, is a Kapital Entertainment–ABC Signature co-production. In March 2021, ABC canceled the series after five seasons and 103 episodes and left on multiple cliffhangers. Premise The series chronicles the daily life of Katie Otto, a wife and mother who tries to maintain her sense of self and family while dealing with the wealthy, pretentious, arrogant housewives and their privileged children in her new hometown of Westport, Connecticut. Compared to the other residents who own big houses, Katie and her family are renters of a more modest home. She lives with Greg, her level-headed husband who is a university professor of history, and their three children. Taylor is their athletic, headstrong, but somewhat dimwitted oldest daughter who wants to fit in with her peers; Oliver is their savvy, ambitious and snarky middle child; and Anna-Kat, sweet but obsessive-compulsive, is the youngest and Katie's obvious favorite. Katie frequently vents her frustration to and seeks advice from her two closest friends: Doris, whose strict parenting style sharply contrasts with Katie's, and Angela, a divorced lesbian mother and lawyer with a calm parenting style. Episodes Cast Main cast Katy Mixon as Kate "Katie" Otto Diedrich Bader as Greg Otto, Katie's husband Meg Donnelly (since episode 2) as Taylor Otto, Katie's and Greg's teenage daughter Daniel DiMaggio as Oliver Otto, Katie's and Greg's teenage son and middle child Julia Butters (seasons 1–4) and Giselle Eisenberg (season 5) as Anna-Kat Otto, Katie's and Greg's youngest daughter Ali Wong as Doris, one of Katie's best friends Carly Hughes as Angela (seasons 1–4 & season 5 episode 1), one of Katie's best friends Recurring cast Leslie Bibb as Viv, Katie's neighbor Jessica St. Clair as Chloe Brown Mueller, Katie's nemesis Wendie Malick as Kathryn, Katie's mother Logan Pepper as Cooper Bradford, Oliver's wealthy best friend whose parents are almost always out of town. He moves in with the Ottos in season 5. Amarr M. Wooten as Eyo (seasons 1–2, 5), Taylor's former boyfriend Evan O'Toole as Franklin, Anna-Kat's best friend Carly Craig as Tara Summers Sara Rue as Nancy Granville Jeannette Sousa as Suzanne Barret Swatek as Sage Jerry Lambert as Principal Michael Ablin Peyton Meyer as Trip Windsor (seasons 2–5), Taylor's boyfriend George Hamilton as Spencer Blitz (seasons 2–3), neighbor and one-time billionaire investor who has just returned home, having been out on house arrest after spending 20 years in federal prison Nikki Hahn as Gina (seasons 2–3), Oliver's first girlfriend and fellow ballet dancer Bruno Amato as Louie Tuscadero (seasons 2–3), Gina's uncle and owner of Tuscadero's Pizza Ravi Patel as Grant (seasons 2–3), Greg's assistant Julie Meyer as Maria, Chloe Brown Mueller's employee, later Principal Ablin's wife Jason Dolley as Kevin (seasons 3–4), Katie's co-worker at the party planning agency where she works Milo Manheim as Pierce (season 3), Taylor's love interest during her brief breakup from Trip Reylynn Caster as Brie (seasons 3–4), Oliver's second girlfriend Matt Shively as Lonnie Spears (season 4–5), a famous YouTuber who hires Greg to ghostwrite his autobiography; he later helps Greg with his City Council campaign Jim Rash as Walker Montgomery (season 5), a waiter at Katie's "second breakfast" cafe; he is from a wealthy family but forced to wait tables as punishment Holly Robinson Peete as Tami Gaines (season 5), Katie's close friend from before her move to Westport Kyrie McAlpin as Grace Gaines (season 5), Tami's youngest and most troublesome child Chibuikem Uche as Andre (season 5), a teaching assistant in Taylor's college philosophy class, with whom she starts to bond Jake Choi as J.D. (season 5), a luxury hotel manager and aspiring father recently divorced from his husband, who becomes Katie's and Tami's friend Tenzing Norgay Trainor as Trevor (seasons 4–5), Oliver's classmate with whom he develops a business idea Guest cast Production Development On January 28, 2016, it was announced that ABC had given the production a pilot order as The Second Fattest Housewife In Westport. The episode was written by Sarah Dunn who was expected to executive produce alongside Aaron Kaplan, Kenny Schwartz and Rick Wiener. Production companies involved with the pilot include Eight Sisters Productions, Weiner & Schwartz Productions, Kapital Entertainment, and ABC Studios. On May 12, 2016, ABC officially ordered the pilot to series. A few days later, it was announced that the series, now titled American Housewife, would premiere on October 11, 2016, and aired on Tuesdays at 9:30 P.M. On November 4, 2016, ABC picked up the series for a full season of 22 episodes and on December 13, an additional episode was ordered. On May 11, 2017, ABC renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on September 27, 2017. On May 11, 2018, ABC renewed the series for a third season of 23 episodes, which premiered on September 26, 2018. On May 10, 2019, ABC renewed the series for a fourth season; the first 15 episodes began to premiere on September 27, 2019, and on November 7, 2019, a back order of six episodes was announced. On March 14, 2020, production on the fourth season was shut down following the impact of COVID-19, reducing season four from 21 episodes to 20. On May 21, 2020, ABC renewed the series for a fifth season, which premiered on October 28, 2020. On May 14, 2021, ABC canceled the series after five seasons. The cancellation was somewhat unexpected, as season 5 ended with multiple cliffhangers. Casting On February 17, 2016, it was announced that Katy Mixon had been cast in the pilot's lead role. In March 2016, it was reported that Carly Hughes, Ali Wong and Diedrich Bader had also joined the pilot's main cast. On June 27, 2016, it was announced that Meg Donnelly had been cast to replace Johnny Sequoyah in the pilot role of Taylor, oldest daughter of the Katie and Greg characters. On September 11, 2020, it was reported that Julia Butters was leaving the series ahead of its fifth season, reportedly to pursue other opportunities; the role of Anna-Kat was recast with Giselle Eisenberg. In November, Carly Hughes announced she had also left ahead of the fifth season, due to a toxic work environment. She appeared in the fifth-season premiere, the majority of which was filmed before production shut down in March. Following Hughes' departure, Holly Robinson Peete was cast in a recurring role meant to fill the void. Syndication CMT aired reruns of American Housewife from 2020 until 2023. Since September 12, 2022, the series aired syndication in local markets, covering roughly 85% of the United States. Reception Critical response American Housewife has received mixed reviews fro.... Discover the Julia Diedrich popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Julia Diedrich books.