# Three Women (TV series)

Three Women is an American television limited series based on the 2019 book of the same name by Lisa Taddeo. The series was initially set to premiere on Showtime, but on January 30, 2023, Deadline reported that Showtime had decided not to air the completed series. Starz picked up the series a week later. All 10 episodes of season one premiered on February 16, 2024, in Australia on Stan. In May 2024, Starz announced that the show would premiere on September 13, 2024, with a weekly release.

## Premise

A writer convinces three women, all of whom are on a course to radically change their lives, to tell her their stories.

## Cast and characters
### Main

* Shailene Woodley as Gia
* DeWanda Wise as Sloane
* Betty Gilpin as Lina
* Gabrielle Creevy as Maggie
* Blair Underwood as Richard
* John Patrick Amedori as Jack

### Recurring

* Ravi Patel as Dr. Henry
* Austin Stowell as Aidan
* Lola Kirke as Lily
* Jason Ralph as Aaron Knodel
* Blair Redford as Will
* Fred Savage as Rody
* Jess Gabor as Billie
* Brían F. O'Byrne as Mark Wilkin
* Heather Goldenhersh as Arlene Wilkin
* Zane Pais as David Wilkin
* Tony D. Head as Stephen

## Episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Australia release date | U.S. air date |
| 1 | "Three Women" | Louise N. D. Friedberg | Lisa Taddeo | February 16, 2024 (2024-2-16) | September 13, 2024 |
| 2 | "Cord" | Louise N. D. Friedberg | Lisa Taddeo | February 16, 2024 (2024-2-16) | September 20, 2024 |
| 3 | "Sloane" | Ekwa Msangi | Tori Sampson | February 16, 2024 (2024-2-16) | September 27, 2024 |
| 4 | "Maggie" | Cate Shortland | Laura Eason | February 16, 2024 (2024-2-16) | October 4, 2024 |
| 5 | "Gia" | Louise N. D. Friedberg | Lisa Taddeo & Jackson Waite | February 16, 2024 (2024-2-16) | October 11, 2024 |
| 6 | "Climax" | So Yong Kim | Laura Eason | February 16, 2024 (2024-2-16) | October 18, 2024 |
| 7 | "Two Women" | Lisa Brühlmann | Laura Eason & Lisa Taddeo | February 16, 2024 (2024-2-16) | October 25, 2024 |
| 8 | "Twilight" | Cate Shortland | Laura Eason | February 16, 2024 (2024-2-16) | November 1, 2024 |
| 9 | "Sex on Drugs" | Nathalie Álvarez Mesén | Chisa Hutchinson & Tori Sampson | February 16, 2024 (2024-2-16) | November 8, 2024 |
| 10 | "Her Name" | So Yong Kim | Lisa Taddeo | February 16, 2024 (2024-2-16) | November 15, 2024 |

## Production
### Development

In July 2019, Showtime acquired rights to Three Women by Lisa Taddeo, with Taddeo attached to write and executive produce. On January 30, 2023, Deadline reported that Showtime had decided not to air the completed series, amid a reorganization at parent company Paramount Global and a review of Showtime's programming slate, but was being shopped to other services. The series was later picked up by Starz in early February 2023. The series premiered on September 13, 2024.

### Casting

In July 2021, Shailene Woodley and DeWanda Wise joined the cast of the series. In September 2021, Betty Gilpin joined the cast in a series regular capacity, with Ravi Patel joining in recurring capacity. In October 2021, Blair Underwood and Gabrielle Creevy joined the cast in series regular capacity, with Austin Stowell and Lola Kirke joining in recurring capacity. In November 2021, Jason Ralph, Blair Redford and Jess Gabor joined in recurring roles. In December 2021, John Patrick Amedori joined the cast in a series regular capacity. In February 2022, Brían F. O'Byrne and Heather Goldenhersh joined the cast in recurring capacity.

### Filming

Principal photography began by October 2021, taking place in Long Island, New York. In November 2021, scenes were shot in Schenectady, New York.

## Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 33% of 15 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.2/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Betty Gilpin shines in this otherwise disappointingly didactic series, where the diverging story strands never cohere into a satisfying whole." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 52 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. Kylie Northover from The Sydney Morning Herald wrote: "This was never going to be an easy book to adapt, and [the show] feels bloated at 10 episodes, but Maggie and Lina’s stories are compelling; Sloane and her husband (Blair Underwood) are the least relatable, a lot larger than life than they were portrayed in the book."

### Accolades

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
| 2025 | Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television | Betty Gilpin | Nominated | |
| 2025 | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series | Betty Gilpin | Nominated | |