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Jennifer Aniston to Star in Drama Series Based on Bombshell Memoir

Nickelodeon alum Jennette McCurdy released her revelatory memoir, “I’m Glad My Mom Died,” in 2022.

Jennifer Aniston is set to star in an Apple TV+ drama series inspired by Jennette McCurdy’s bestselling memoir I’m Glad My Mom Died. The 10-episode series will untangle the complicated relationship between a teenage actress on a hit TV kid’s show and her “narcissistic mother” who relishes in her child’s stardom, according to Apple’s logline. Aniston, who is slated to star in a role modeled after McCurdy’s mother, will also be executive producing the series alongside McCurdy and film producer Ari Katcher. McCurdy and Katcher will be serving as the show’s writers and showrunners as well. McCurdy rose to fame as a young star on Nickelodeon’s hit TV show iCarly where she played Sam Puckett. In 2022, the actress released her memoir, which quickly topped The New York Times best seller list, to critical acclaim. The book recounts McCurdy’s struggles as a child actor and her complicated, abusive relationship with her mother Debra McCurdy. Debra died of cancer complications in 2013.