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About Better Things

Better Things is a comedy and drama TV series that premiered on FX on September 8, 2016. It has 5 seasons and 52 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 5 Episode 10 "We Are Not Alone", aired on April 25, 2022.

Sam Fox is a single, working actor with no filter trying to raise her three daughters – Max, Frankie and Duke – in Los Angeles. She is mom, dad, referee and the cops.

  • Comedy
  • Drama

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Episodes

52 episodes · 5 seasons

Season 1

2016 · 10 episodes · Last episode: 10 years ago

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    10. Only Women Bleed

    Finale

    Only women bleed.

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    9. Hair of the Dog

    Sam makes moves.

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    8. Scary Fun

    Sam makes a point.

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    7. Duke's Chorus

    Sam and fam go- to-meeting.

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    6. Alarms

    Sam deals with some situations.

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    5. Future Fever

    Sam has snack and Max thinks about things.

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    4. Woman Is the Something of the Something

    Sam gets really looked at.

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    3. Brown

    Sam brings home a colleague for dinner.

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    2. Period

    Sam deals with lady things.

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    1. Sam/Pilot

    Meet Sam Fox.

Season 2

2017 · 10 episodes · Last episode: 8 years ago

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    10. Graduation

    Finale

    Sam negotiates the graduation party.

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    9. White Rock

    Sam and the girls go on a trip.

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    8. Arnold Hall

    Sam gets confronted.

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    7. Blackout

    Sam does hard things.

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    6. Eulogy

    Sam demands satisfaction.

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    5. Phil

    Sam is forced to look at some stuff.

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    4. Sick

    Sam is sick.

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    3. Robin

    Sam gets a new friend.

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    2. Rising

    Sam clears her head.

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    1. September

    Sam has people over.

Season 3

2019 · 12 episodes · Last episode: 7 years ago

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    12. Shake the Cocktail

    Finale

    Sam searches and takes a breath.

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    11. Get Lit

    Sam chaperones and Frankie slams.

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    10. Show Me the Magic

    Sam winds down and reminisces.

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    9. The Unknown

    Sam gets theatrical.

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    8. Easter

    Sam helps Max and bakes for Phil.

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    7. Toilet

    Sam preps.

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    6. What Is Jeopardy?

    Sam and fam get caught up in some gnar.

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    5. No Limit

    Sam unleashes.

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    4. Monsters in the Moonlight

    Sam deals with monsters.

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    3. Nesting

    Sam sees old friends and cooks for everyone.

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    2. Holding

    Sam copes with stuff.

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    1. Chicago

    Sam and Max go on a trip.

Season 4

2020 · 10 episodes · Last episode: 6 years ago

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    10. Listen to the Roosters

    Finale

    Sam and her girls live in the City of Angels.

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    9. Batceañera

    Family and friends gather at the Fox household to celebrate Frankie's 15th birthday.

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    8. Father's Day

    Sam has a flashback and a wolf pack.

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    7. High Man. Bye Man.

    Sam goes to the weed store and visits her brother and Frankie and Sam eat ice cream.

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    6. New Orleans

    Sam goes to a wedding.

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    5. Carbonara

    Sam takes Duke to ballet and Frankie to Pinkberry.

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    4. DNA

    Sam gives Phil a DNA test, catches something and releases on Max.

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    3. Escape Drill

    Sam gives her friends a marital intervention.

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    2. She's Fifty

    Sam embraces her life.

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    1. Steady Rain

    Sam picks the girls up from a trip.

Season 5

2022 · 10 episodes · Last episode: 4 years ago

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    10. We Are Not Alone

    Finale

    Sam and their village.

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    9. England

    Sam and fam take a trip. Sam needs the circle to be complete.

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    8. Jesus Saves

    Sam deals with anxiety.

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    7. Family Meeting

    Sam fights zombies and Frankie dresses up.

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    6. San Francisco

    Sam goes to San Francisco for a job while Max holds down the fort.

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    5. The World Is Mean Right Now

    Sam makes borscht.

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    4. Ephemera

    Sam learns about pronouns and finance.

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    3. Oh, I'm Not Gonna Tell Her

    Sam volunteers.

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    2. Rip Taylor's Cell Phone

    Sam makes a choice.

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    1. F*ck Anatoly's Mom

    Sam learns some things about her family.

Cast & crew

Created by Pamela Adlon and Louis C.K.

  • Cree Summer

    Cree Summer

    Lenny

  • Zach Woods

    Zach Woods

    Zach

  • Ilea Alfaro

    Ilea Alfaro

    Actress

  • Rebecca Metz

    Rebecca Metz

    Tressa

  • Jennifer Blakeslee

    Jennifer Blakeslee

    Susie

  • Hana Mae Lee

    Hana Mae Lee

    Trieste

  • Coco Leigh

    Coco Leigh

    Jennie

  • Sahba Keihani

    Sahba Keihani

    Setareh

  • Artemis Pebdani

    Artemis Pebdani

    Shak's Mom

  • Devin Crittenden

    Devin Crittenden

    Alan

  • Mark Feuerstein

    Mark Feuerstein

    Mark Feuerstein

  • David Duchovny

    David Duchovny

    David Duchovny / Teak

  • Lenny Kravitz

    Lenny Kravitz

    Mel Trueblood

  • Danny Pudi

    Danny Pudi

    Danny

  • Phil Rosenthal

    Phil Rosenthal

    George

  • Deborah S. Craig

    Deborah S. Craig

    Jen

Better Things FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Better Things?

Better Things has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on April 25, 2022.

When did the latest episode of Better Things come out?

The most recent episode of Better Things, Season 5 Episode 10 "We Are Not Alone", aired on April 25, 2022.

How many seasons of Better Things are there?

Better Things has 5 seasons with 52 episodes in total.

When did Better Things first air?

Better Things first aired on FX on September 8, 2016.

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