As first reported by Deadline, Jennifer Aniston is set to star in Apple TV+‘s I’m Glad My Mom Died, which is based on Jennette McCurdy’s memoir of the same name. The memoir follows her life as a young child star and her complicated relationship with her abusive mother, who passed away in 2013. Aniston has been confirmed to be playing McCurdy’s mother in the TV series.

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McCurdy wrote a tell-all memoir about her childhood as a child actress with her mother acting in the role of her manager or momager. In the memoir, she details how her mother would put severe restrictions on her diet and even have weigh-ins. This would lead to her developing multiple eating disorders, such as anorexia and bulimia. The memoir also makes references to Dan Schneider. Although his name is not explicitly stated, McCurdy does refer to an individual by the name of The Creator. Schneider was the showrunner for both iCarly and Sam & Cat, among numerous other Nickelodeon shows and movies spanning from the early 90s to the late 2010s.