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PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 09: Actress Toni Collette speaks onstage at the Showtime ‘United States of Tara’ Q /

21. United States of Tara

Release Year: 2009

Seasons: 3

Creator: Diablo Cody

Starring: Toni Collette, Rosemarie DeWitt, John Corbett, Brie Larson, Keir Gilchrist

From Diablo Cody, the Academy Award-winning screenwriter of the heartbreakingly funny film Juno, comes another dramedy with a bark equal to its bite. The 2009 Showtime series United States of Tara centered on your average suburban housewife who happens to weather the storms of dissociative identity disorder.

Executive produced by Steven Spielberg, Friends writer Alexa Junge, and Transparent’s Jill Soloway, United States of Tara starred Toni Collette as the titular Tara struggling to manage her mental illness and maintain balance in her home. Tara’s collection of personalities emerge without notice, to the support and exhaustion of her husband and children.

Also worth noting, the series co-stars Brie Larson, recent Oscar winner and soon-to-be Marvel “it” girl, cutting her teeth before her indie darling stardom. With a mere 36-episode commitment, United States of Tara is a must for fans of Larson, Collette, Cody, and darkly humorous comedies.