United States of Tara

2009 • Showtime
4.7
288 reviews
TV-MA
Rating
Eligible
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Season 1 episodes (12)

101 Pilot
1/18/09
Tara Gregson, suburban wife and mother, tries to lead a normal life with her husband Max and teenage children Kate and Marshall while suffering from multiple personalities.
102 Aftermath
1/25/09
Tara feels like a failure as a mother when she is unable to counsel her children, so she turns to her perfect-homemaker personality Alice for help.
103 Work
2/1/09
A date night with Max turns into a male-bonding session when Tara inadvertently becomes Buck. Tara's sister Charmaine recommends her for a mural poject.
104 Inspiration
2/8/09
Tara is feeling better than she has in a long time as her mural project progresses. Tara also makes a new friend, Tiffany.
105 Revolution
2/15/09
Tara turns into T and steals Tara's car, with Charmaine and Max in hot pursuit. This leads Marshall to conclude it's the perfect time for him to throw a massive house party.
106 Transition
2/22/09
Tara and Charmaine's parents visit for the latter's birthday, but they have a secret agenda.
107 Alterations
3/1/09
Charmaine decides to get a breast augmentation and asks Tara to help her recover. Charmaine gets the surprise of her life when it's Buck who appears at her bedside.
108 Abundance
3/8/09
Max decides to embrace his time with Alice, when Tara's personality is nowhere to be found.
109 Possibility
3/15/09
Tara and Kate take a trip together, but end up in a fight. This causes Tara to become T who heads straight to the nearest tattoo parlor.
110 Betrayal
3/22/09
Tara is shocked when her therapist terminates treatment, sending her into a meltdown with Charmaine, and leading her to betray Marshall.
111 Snow
3/29/09
Tara checks into a facility that specializes in dissociation, where she delves more deeply into her suppressed memories of the past.
112 Miracle
4/5/09
Tara comes face to face with an important person from her past, and begins to heal by reconciling with Marshall.

About this show

United States of Tara™ stars Oscar® nominee Toni Collette as "Tara," a suburban wife and mother struggling with DID, (dissociative identity disorder), formerly known as multiple personality disorder. Executive produced by Steven Spielberg and created by Diablo Cody, the series delves into how a family copes with the various personalities that may appear on any given day, including "T," a provocative teenager, "Buck," a gun-toting Vietnam vet and "Alice," a Betty Crocker homemaker -- and potentially others along the way.

Ratings and reviews

4.7
288 reviews
Alice Brown
September 20, 2013
My family loves this show, & we think the actress who plays Tara is great. Half of our family & friends are bi-polar & at times it can seem like heyre different people. I really like how this show tastefully portrays the "split personality" disorder & shows through the struggles the family has theyre still close & happy. I personally like how they make the most of the great moments they have. Even though this isnt a show for kids we let our teenagers watch it & theyve said they can relate to this show. Thx
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J. Grenier
March 18, 2013
As usual when a good series comes to light, it's not far from being canceled. But, when a bad one comes around it gets to last forever. Murphy's Law really bites sometimes...
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Wendy Hoskins
January 22, 2013
I'm still getting over the sadness of the cancellation. This show was funny, brilliant, well-written, and the actors were very good. Especially Toni Colette, of course! I really wish they could/would bring it back...
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