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Maid Season 1 — watch online on iFILM: ten episodes, Netflix 2021, a limited series about one woman's escape from poverty and abuse.
Alex leaves in the middle of the night with her daughter Maddy and almost nothing else. A cleaning job with Value Maids provides a small income; the government assistance system turns out to be a maze of overlapping rules where one wrong step undoes weeks of progress. Custody battles with her ex Sean run alongside her mother Paula's deteriorating mental health, and episode after episode Alex moves through clients' comfortable homes that sit just out of reach. A creative writing group gives her a thread to hold onto.
The series adapts Stephanie Land's memoir; Margaret Qualley and Andie MacDowell, who play daughter and mother on screen, are actually mother and daughter in real life. Season 1 works as a study in quiet endurance — rare for a drama that could easily tip into despair. Stream Maid Season 1 all episodes online on iFILM.
10 episodes
S1·E1Dollar Store
Fleeing in the night with Maddy, Alex seeks help from social services and lands a job with Value Maids, only to find her problems are just beginning.
S1·E2Ponies
After a long night on the floor of a ferry terminal with Maddy, Alex finds shelter, but custody issues and an unhappy client push her to the edge.
S1·E3Sea Glass
While navigating the complex government assistance system, Alex wrangles with Sean over Maddy's care and tackles a cleaning job that nearly breaks her.
S1·E4Cashmere
Cleaning Regina's gorgeous house on Thanksgiving, Alex imagines what it would be like to live in such luxury before taking the fantasy a step further.
S1·E5Thief
A job cleaning out the childhood home of a notorious local thief triggers memories for Alex, who also discovers what's causing Maddy's worrying cough.
S1·E6M
Determined to send Maddy to a better preschool, Alex desperately searches for a new place to live, a process complicated by her government benefits.
S1·E7String Cheese
Alex writes about her clients, including a couple living separate lives, as she juggles her tricky housing situation and Paula's fragile mental state.
S1·E8Bear Hunt
Amid a crushing series of setbacks, Alex explores the possibility of college while dealing with Paula's health crisis and offering Regina a helping hand.
S1·E9Sky Blue
Back at square one, Alex reaches out for a safe harbor and legal lifeline, realizing how much of herself she's lost along the way.
S1·E10Snaps
Gaining strength and support from a creative writing therapy group, Alex fights for her future by facing off with Sean over custody of Maddy.
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