Call Your Mother

Call Your Mother is an American television multi-camera sitcom created by Kari Lizer that premiered on ABC on January 13, 2021, as a midseason entry in the 2020–21 television season. In May 2021, the series was canceled after one season.
Premise.
The series follows an empty nest mother, who decides to be close to her children by moving cross country from Waterloo, Iowa to Los Angeles, California in order to be with them, much to their chagrin.
Production.
Development.
The series was first ordered as a pilot by ABC in September 2019 and was one of many projects that Lizer had under her deal with Sony. On January 23, 2020, the series was given the working title "My Village." On March 6, 2020, it was announced that Pamela Fryman would direct the pilot. The series was green-lighted by ABC on May 21, 2020 and was re-titled as "Call Your Mother". On June 17, 2020, it was announced that the series would premiere in the fall of 2020 and air on Wednesdays at 9:30 P.M. However, the next day it was announced that it will switch places with "Black-ish", and will instead premiere midseason. The series premiered on January 13, 2021. On May 14, 2021, ABC canceled the series after one season.
Casting.
On March 2, 2020, it was announced that Kyra Sedgwick had joined the pilot and would portray as Jean Raines. The same month, Rachel Sennott was cast in the role of Jackie Raines, while Joey Bragg, Emma Caymares and Austin Crute were cast as Freddie Raines, Celia and Lane, respectively. Upon series order announcement, Patrick Brammall joned the main cast as Danny. On September 28, 2020, Sherri Shepherd was cast in a recurring role. On December 14, 2020, Jackie Seiden joined the cast in a recurring capacity.
Filming.
The pilot was originally expected to begin filming in April 2020, however on March 13, 2020, production was delayed as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States before filming could begin.
Reception.
Critical response.
On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 0% based on 10 reviews, with an average rating of 4/10. 
On Metacritic, the series has a weighted average score of 41 out of 100 based on 7 critics, indicating "average or mixed reviews".