United States of Tara is an American television comedy-drama created by Diablo Cody, which aired on Showtime from 2009 to 2011. The series follows the life of Tara, a suburban artist and mother coping with dissociative identity disorder. The series was based on an idea by Steven Spielberg, who is the executive producer, under his DreamWorks Television label. Other executive producers include writers Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey, director Craig Zisk, and showrunners Cody and Jill Soloway. Former executive producer Alexa Junge quit as showrunner after the first season. Principal photography was filmed in Los Angeles, California, while the show's setting is located in Overland Park, Kansas. Collette won the 2009 Primetime Emmy Award and 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for her role; the opening title sequence also won an Emmy. The show's third and final season premiered on March 28, 2011.
Genre | Comedy-drama |
Created by | Diablo Cody |
Starring | Toni Collette, Rosemarie DeWitt, John Corbett, Keir Gilchrist, Brie Larson |
Theme music composer | Tim DeLaughter |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 36 |
Executive producer(s) | Steven Spielberg, Diablo Cody, Alexa Junge (season 1), Jill Soloway (season 2–3), Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey, Craig Zisk (season 2–3) |
Producer(s) | Dan Kaplow |
Location(s) | Overland Park, Kansas (setting), Los Angeles, California (actual filming location) |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company(s) | DreamWorks Television, Showtime Networks |
Original network | Showtime |
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A mother and wife named Tara suffers from dissociative identity disorder.
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The show was executive produced by Steven Spielberg, Jill Soloway, and Diablo Cody, who also created the series. Toni Collette won an Emmy and Golden Globe for her performance in 2010.
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Dissociative identity disorder in television.. Television shows set in Kansas.. Television series by DreamWorks Television.. Television series about suburbia.. Television series about dysfunctional families.
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