Overview
- All six episodes of Little Disasters, based on Sarah Vaughan’s 2020 novel, are now streaming on Paramount+.
- The story centers on a mother who brings her newborn to the ER, where her longtime friend, an A&E doctor, reports a head injury to social services and sets off a tense inquiry.
- Diane Kruger says the role was emotionally exhausting and drew on real experiences of motherhood, noting that having her daughter on set brought relief after filming heavy scenes.
- The limited series explores postnatal anxiety and maternal OCD across interwoven timelines, with a script by creator Ruth Fowler and Amanda Duke and direction by Eva Sigurðardóttir.
- Critics and the author frame the show within a growing wave of candid ‘mom-noir’ dramas that examine the pressures and judgments surrounding modern motherhood.