'Mom' Season 8: Meet Allison Janney, Jaime Pressly and the rest of the cast of the popular CBS sitcom
Everyone's favourite sitcom 'Mom' is returning for its eighth installment. The story of a single mother Christy, who is battling alcoholism and drug abuse by navigating her life and complicated relationship with her mother Bonnie, who is also a recovering addict, garnered an astounding viewership ever since it began back in 2013.
Season 8 is going to be different, as we won't be seeing Anna Faris' character Christy anymore. Season 7 of 'Mom' was the last one to feature Faris as Christy. The previous season ending with Christy going back to school to pursue her dreams of becoming a lawyer. Meanwhile, Bonnie decided to work towards having a healthy relationship with her husband Adam, a role essayed by William Fichtner.
The season concluded on April 16 and was renewed for another season soon after. The production of the previous season was stopped after the release of Episode 20, due to the coronavirus-induced pandemic, making it the season finale for 2019-20.
According to Deadline, Season 8 of ‘Mom’ will be addressing the absence of Faris' character. The synopsis for the first episode reads, "When Bonnie invites the ladies to a slumber party, childhood games reveal adult problems." Before the show airs, meet the cast of the beloved series.
Allison Janney
Janney has been awarded an Academy Award and seven Primetime Emmy Awards, numerous times. She is also the winner of BAFTA Award and Golden Globe Award. Her film roles include 'Private Parts' (1997), 'Primary Colors' (1998), '10 Things I Hate About You' (1999), 'Drop Dead Gorgeous' (1999), 'American Beauty' (1999), 'Nurse Betty' (2000), 'The Hours' (2002), 'Hairspray'(2007), Juno (2007) 'and Bombshell' (2019).
Her role in 'Mom' is of Christy's mother, Bonnie Plunkett, who is struggling to get love and trust from her daughter as she could not take care of her properly when she was a baby. Bonnie almost gave her up for adoption after her husband left her and the baby at the hospital when Bonnie was just 17. However, she eventually decided to take care of her daughter but Bonnie's priorities were different, and the two have been in conflict through the show, and struggled to resolve their differences.
Jaime Elizabeth Pressly
Jaime Elizabeth Pressly is known for her role as Joy Turner on 'My Name Is Earl', for which she received an Emmy as well as Screen Guild nominations. She has appeared in films such as 'Not Another Teen Movie' (2001), 'Joe Dirt' (2001), 'I love you Man' (2009) and 'A Haunted House' (2014). Since 2014, she stars as Jill Kendall in the sitcom television series 'Mom'.
This season will not include Anna Faris, much to fans disappointment. The rest of the cast for the season will include Mimi Kennedy, Jaime Pressly, Beth Hall, William Fichter, Kristen Johnston along with Janney.
The show airs on November 5 on CBS at 9 pm.
