United States of Tara
United States of Tara is an American comedy drama television series created by Diablo Cody, which aired on Showtime from 2009 to 2011. The series follows the life of Tara (Toni Collette), a suburban artist and mother coping with dissociative identity disorder.
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| Country of origin | United States
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| Original language | English
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| No. of seasons | 3
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| No. of episodes | 36 (list of episodes)
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| Executive producer | Steven Spielberg
Diablo Cody Alexa Junge (season 1) Jill Soloway (season 2–3) Darryl Frank Justin Falvey Craig Zisk (season 2–3) |
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| Running time | 30 minutes
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| Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
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| Original release | January 18, 2009 –
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- Toni Collette was pregnant with her second child while shooting the show's final season. By the end of the season, she was five months pregnant.
- Buck is the only alter who is left-handed. All of the others (T, Alice, Shoshana, and of course Tara) are right-handed.
- On set, Toni Collette once breastfed her three-month-old daughter, fully dressed as her male identity Buck.
- Diablo Cody created the character of Neil with Patton Oswalt in mind.
- Portia Doubleday was originally cast as Kate in the pilot episode but was replaced by Brie Larson, when the pilot was picked up to be a series.
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