The role of Bridgette's "son" Larry is shared by twin girls.
Co-star Samara Weaving left the show during season 2 due to alleged sexual misconduct and on-set misbehavior during production by star and showrunner Frankie Shaw. In one instance during the filming of season one, Weaving claims she was asked to perform a nude sex scene with 40 minutes notice, despite a no-nudity clause in her contract. According to the report, when Weaving resisted, Shaw pulled up her own top and asked why Weaving had a problem with nudity when she did not. It's also claimed that in season two Shaw ordered producer Allyce Ozarski to switch on video monitors during what was supposed to be a closed-set sex scene involving Weaving and her on-screen partner Rafi, played by Miguel Gomez. Gomez said in an interview that he was told the monitor was only for the writer and director. But more than a dozen crew members were able to watch the scene play out, without the actors knowing. Script supervisor Kristin Calabrese, who had cleared the room of people, said that the incident was completely unprofessional and the actors and directors should have been told immediately about it.
Based on her Sundance Award-winning 9-minute film of the same name.
SMILF got renewed for a second season after just four episodes.
In May 2020, Rosie O'Donnell said during an interview with The Daily Beast's Marlow Stern that the controversy that lead to the show's cancellation was particularly confusing to her, as she "never saw one problem, never heard one complaint" during her two seasons on the set. She explained that after filming wrapped on Season 2, she received a call from Samara Weaving, who claimed that star and showrunner Frankie Shaw made her feel uncomfortable while filming a nude sex scene. O'Donnell brought the allegation to a producer's attention, and after ABC Studios conducted an investigation about it and other allegations against Shaw, Showtime canceled SMILF just four episodes into its second season. O'Donnell said that while she believes Weaving's allegation of impropriety, she suggested it could have been caused by a personal dispute between Weaving and Shaw. "It seemed like a big mess of a girl fight."