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Black, plus-size and newly single, Mavis unexpectedly finds herself having to rebuild her life after putting all her eggs in one man's basket, but she's determined to not only survive but thrive with the support of her chosen family.
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A working-class African American family in Indiana struggles to make it work and make it right with no blueprints.
The Upshaws keeps the feel-good rebuild after betrayal, with a working-class family where money stress and deception keep everyone on edge. Expect roommate-and-workplace style friction in a blended household, plus the same steady warmth from chosen loyalty, just with more domestic chaos than New York nightlife.
A grieving therapist starts to tell his clients exactly what he thinks. Ignoring his training and ethics, he finds himself making huge changes to people's lives - including his own.
Shrinking brings the same workplace tension and messy honesty, where people try to stay composed and then say the wrong thing at the worst time. A therapist’s blunt, off-the-clock comments spark chaos across friendships and family, trading bar-and-subway energy for sharper, darker comedy.
Five friends - Rasheda, Geneva, Naomi, Tiffany, and Bridgette - support each other through divorce, marriage, dating, healing, and friendship struggles while their loyalty and sisterhood bonds are tested.
Divorced Sistas delivers the same chosen-family comfort, with loyal friends navigating divorce recovery, dating mess, and constant emotional check-ins. The ensemble juggles competing crises and group banter, keeping the warmth front and center while the romantic pressure feels more spread out than in Survival of the Thickest.
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