Maid: Miniseries

2021

Created by Molly Smith Metzler
Recommended
94%
86%
10 episodes
Drama
True Story & Biography

Inspired by Stephanie Land's bestselling memoir, this ten-part miniseries stars Margaret Qualley (Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood) as a single... More

Inspired by Stephanie Land's bestselling memoir, this ten-part miniseries stars Margaret Qualley (Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood) as a single mother on the brink of poverty who turns to housekeeping to make ends meet and provide a better life for her daughter.

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Where to watch Maid: Miniseries

Maid: Miniseries is available to stream in New Zealand now... More on Netflix.

Maid: Miniseries episodes

Dollar Store

Fleeing in the night with Maddy, Alex seeks help from... More social services and lands a job with Value Maids, only to find her problems are just beginning.

Ponies

After a long night on the floor of a ferry... More terminal with Maddy, Alex finds shelter, but custody issues and an unhappy client push her to the edge.

Sea Glass

While navigating the complex government assistance system, Alex wrangles with... More Sean over Maddy's care and tackles a cleaning job that nearly breaks her.

Cashmere

Cleaning Regina's gorgeous house on Thanksgiving, Alex imagines what it... More would be like to live in such luxury before taking the fantasy a step further.

Thief

A job cleaning out the childhood home of a notorious... More local thief triggers memories for Alex, who also discovers what's causing Maddy's worrying cough.

M

Determined to send Maddy to a better preschool, Alex desperately... More searches for a new place to live, a process complicated by her government benefits.

String Cheese

Alex writes about her clients, including a couple living separate... More lives, as she juggles her tricky housing situation and Paula's fragile mental state.

Bear Hunt

Amid a crushing series of setbacks, Alex explores the possibility... More of college while dealing with Paula's health crisis and offering Regina a helping hand.

Sky Blue

Back at square one, Alex reaches out for a safe... More harbor and legal lifeline, realizing how much of herself she's lost along the way.

Snaps

Gaining strength and support from a creative writing therapy group,... More Alex fights for her future by facing off with Sean over custody of Maddy.

Maid: Miniseries | Ratings & Reviews

Clever, open-eyed depiction of just how difficult it is to break a cycle of abuse. Margaret Qualley is tremendously empathetic (and so, surprisingly, is her IRL mum Andie MacDowell).

94_%49 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes® rating
86_%217 reviews
Audience score rating

"Features a next level performance from Margaret Qualley."

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Decider

"Parts of it are deliberately difficult to get through, yet the show is surprisingly watchable given the nature of the story, and at times even light and charming."

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