Jennifer Aniston to star in 'I'm Glad My Mom Died' show based on Jennette McCurdy's memoir
Jennifer Aniston is set to star in a series based on Jennette McCurdy's best-selling book "I'm Glad My Mom Died."
The "Morning Show" star will continue her relationship with Apple TV+ on a new 10-episode show based on the "iCarly" actress' No. 1 New York Times bestselling memoir.
"The dramedy will center on the codependent relationship between an 18-year-old actress in a hit kids show and her narcissistic mother who relishes in her identity as 'a starlet’s mother,' Apple says in its announcement. (Aniston, 56, will play the mom).
McCurdy's memoir, published by Simon & Schuster in August 2022, is one of the buzziest celebrity books in recent memory, with its eye-catching title and earnest reflections on child stardom.
McCurdy costarred on "iCarly," the former Nickelodeon hit, with Miranda Cosgrove.
The book used dark humor to explore the traumas of early fame in an industry she never wanted to join. It spent over 80 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list.
It was all for her "narcissistic" mother, Debbie, who, before dying of breast cancer in 2013, allegedly steered her daughter into compromising situations.
Instead of detailing love and support, McCurdy chronicled forms of abuse including claims that her mother conditioned her into eating disorders and administered breast and genital examinations – allegedly to check for cancerous lumps – until she was 16.
Aniston will star opposite Reese Witherspoon on season 4 of Apple TV+ drama "The Morning Show," following the rollercoaster lives of network TV news anchors, which returns Sept. 17.
Contributing: Jenna Ryu