My Dead Mom

My Dead Mom is a Canadian comedy series, which premiered in 2024 on Crave.^[1] The series stars Lauren Collins as Emmy, a Jewish Canadian woman still struggling to move forward in life after the death of her mother Fern, played by Megan Follows, three years earlier. Fern still regularly appears to her in spirit form to criticize and question Emmy's life choices.^[2]

The cast also includes Rainbow Sun Francks, David Reale, Daniel Maslany, Nadine Djoury, John Stocker, Naomi Snieckus, Daniel Kash, Lynne Griffin, Matt Murray, Tammy Isbell, Brandon Ash-Mohammed, Nigel Downer, Anna Mirodin, Miguel Rivas, Sharjil Rasool, Daniel Kipnis, Riya Malik, Theo Freeman and Jenny Raven in supporting roles.

The series was created and written by Wendy Litner, and directed by Chandler Levack.^[3]

Awards

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
Canadian Screen Awards	2025	Best Original Program or Series, Fiction	Lauren Corber, Palmer Baranek, Wendy Litner	Nominated	[4]
		Best Lead Performance in a Web Program or Series	Lauren Collins	Nominated
			Megan Follows	Won
		Best Supporting Performance in a Web Program or Series	Rainbow Sun Francks	Nominated
			Daniel Maslany	Nominated
			Jenny Raven	Nominated
		Best Picture Editing in a Web Program or Series	Maureen Grant, "Shana Tova:"	Won
		Best Writing in a Web Program or Series	Wendy Litner, "Shana Tova"	Won