Meaghan Rath set to star in new comedy ‘Children Ruin Everything’

Canadian actress Meaghan Rath has been cast in the starring role in the new CTV original comedy, Children Ruin Everything. 

The new eight-episode, half-hour Canadian series stars Rath as Astrid, a funny, caring mother of two who feels the pressure between returning to work and becoming a stay-at-home mother. Although Astrid is more than ready to leave the stained sweatpants and kid scheduling behind to focus on her career, she also wonders what life would be like with a third child.

The series follows Astrid and her partner James, who struggle to balance being mom and dad to their two children and being who they were in their pre-parent days (oh, so it's infinitely relatable?). Casting is still underway to find Astrid’s partner James.

The new series comes from Modern Family and How I Met Your Mother executive producer Chuck Tatham and Schitt’s Creek writer Kurt Smeaton. Rath will also exec produce the series with Letterkenny producer Mark Montefiore. Killjoys’ Beth Iley serves as producer.

Rath previously starred in Being Human and joined the cast of Hawaii Five-O in 2017. She also had recurring roles on Supergirl and New Girl. The new series will explore the hilarious and varied ways kids can tear down your life and replace it with something you have to admit is pretty OK, too.

 “When I first became a father, some people told me my life was over and others said I would love every second,” said Smeaton, creator/executive producer. “It’s been such a privilege to make a show about how both sides are right.” Children Ruin Everything is produced by New Metric Media in association with CTV and with the participation of the Canada Media Fund. 

“This is a hilarious series with broad, universal comedy at its heart, from an amazing creative team in Kurt and Chuck together with our talented partners at New Metric Media,” said Mike Cosentino, President, Content and Programming, Bell Media. 

“We are thankful to Bell Media for continuing to double down on unique Canadian voices and excited for CTV to amplify them,” said Montefiore. “Kurt is a comedic genius with an authentic point of view around being a modern parent that’s as funny as it is relevant.”

Children Ruin Everything has been in development since 2016 and was originally set to start production in spring 2020. 

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