Mom, Don't Do That!

Mom, Don't Do That!
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese媽,別鬧了!
Simplified Chinese妈,别闹了!
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin妈,别闹了!
GenreDrama
Comedy
Suspense
Thriller
Written by
  • Matthew Yen
  • Yanping Xu
Directed byChen Wei-ling
Lee Chun Hong
Presented byXie Guohao
Zheng Xingxun (CJ ENM Entertainment Division)
Luo Weijun
Lin Tiangui
Starring
Country of originTaiwan
Original languageMandarin
No. of seasons1[1]
No. of episodes11
Production
Executive producerAlyssa Chia
Producers
Running time43-67 minutes
BudgetNT$100,000,000[2]
Original release
NetworkNetflix
Release15 July 2022 (2022-07-15)

Mom, Don't Do That! (traditional Chinese: 媽,別鬧了!; simplified Chinese: 妈,别闹了!) is a 2022 Taiwanese Netflix original series written by Matthew Yen and directed by Chen Wei-ling. The series stars Alyssa Chia, Ko Chia-yen, Wu Kang-ren, Austin Lin and Billie Wang.[3]

Synopsis

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After her husband's death, a 60-year-old mom decides to find love again — to the joy and annoyance of her two daughters. Based on a true story.[4]

Cast

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Main starring

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  • Billie Wang as Wang Mei-mei
  • Alyssa Chia as Chen Ru-rong
  • Ko Chia-yen as Chen Ruo-min, Chen Ru-rong's younger sister
  • Wu Kang-ren as Luo Xiang Yu / Xu Jia Hao, Chen Ru-rong's university senior
  • Austin Lin as Cha, Chen Ruo-min's boyfriend
  • Vicky Tseng as Ceng Kai Te, Chen Ru-rong's colleague
  • Kou Hsi Shun as Chen Guang Hui, Chen Ru-rong's father

Support roles

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  • Lung Shao Hua as A Yong
  • Hans Chung as Jia Guo Hui, Ceng Kai Te's fiancé
  • Chloe Xiang as Da Shi Yao Ji / Sun Xin Xin
  • Shen Hai Rong as Jin Xiang Yu, Wang Mei-mei's classmate
  • Wasir Chou as Lu Yi
  • Fu Lei as Di Ren Hou
  • Ting Chiang as Mr. Xu
  • Harry Chang as Jin Bao Bei, Jin Xiang Yu's son
  • Yeh Chuan Chen as Ye Fu Mei, Cha's mother
  • Huang Bo Feng (Real estate agent)
  • Adam Lin as P.E. teacher

Guest roles

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  • Cherry Hsieh as Xia Mi (Ep. 1)
  • Hsin Shao as Shao Xiao Dong (Ep. 2)
  • Joseph Hsia as Wu Kang Kai (Ep. 2)
  • Kan Kan as Chang Xiang Yi (Ep. 2)
  • Chung Hsin-ling (Ep. 2)
  • Lu Yi Long as A Long (Ep. 2)
  • Peace Yang as Actress (Ep. 2)
  • Duan Chun-hao as Di Ren Hou's son (Ep. 2–3)
  • Jiang Hong En as Huang Fei Long (Ep. 4, 10)
  • Yang Li Yin as Teacher Yang (Ep. 4)
  • Chao Yi Lan as Handsome man (Ep. 8)
  • Bryan Chang as Zhang Fu Hai (Ep. 11)
  • Jian Man Shu as Lin Yu Jing (Ep. 11)
  • Stephanie Chang as Huang Yi Xin (Ep. 11)

References

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  1. ^ "Love Is a Battlefield, and the Women of 'Mom, Don't Do That!' Begin Combat on July 15". Netflix. 2022-07-04.
  2. ^ "台劇「媽,別鬧了!」獲韓國娛樂龍頭青睞 破億預算布局華語市場". Central News Agency (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2021-03-30.
  3. ^ Lyla Liu (2 July 2022). "Netflix to screen Taiwanese love drama 'Mom Don't Do That!'". Taiwan News.
  4. ^ Deanna Durben (2022-08-09). "Series review: Mom Don't Do That How do you respond when your widowed mother goes on a dating spree?". Taipei Times.
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