Everyone's favourite housewife is back on our screens this week after Season 5 took a short break. The family comedy with a huge fan base will continue to follow Katie Otto (Katy Mixon) - the unapologetic mother who lives in the wealthy town of Westport, Connecticut with her three children and her level-headed husband, Greg.
American Housewife first aired back in 2016 and is narrated by Katie. The series covers everything from body image, OCD and motherhood to consumerism and classism. While Westport might be filled with perfect wives and their perfect offspring, Katie and her imperfect family like to break the mould, proving that in their house, you're free to just be yourself.
The series' fourth season premiered in September 2019 and aired until January 2020, but like many other TV shows, production was shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, meaning the series had to be cut from the original 22 episodes planned down to 20. Season 5 premiered on ABC on October 28th 2020, and now Katie and her dysfunctional family are back with more drama and more laughs for the second half of the latest season.
When will the new episodes of 'American Housewife' Season 5 premier?
The new Season 5 episodes of American Housewife will air on ABC on January 13th at 8.30pm and 7.30c. The new episodes will then be available to stream the next day, plus you can watch every season of American Housewife so far on Hulu.
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How to watch 'American Housewife' Season 5 anywhere in the world
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What happens in the new Season 5 episodes of 'American Housewife'
The second half of Season 5 sees Katie continuing her quest for keeping things real and making a stand against the perfect parents that she is surrounded by in Westport. While Greg continues to keep himself out the drama as best he can, he is there to support Katie as she makes sure their three children understand their family's old-fashioned values so that they don't end up carbon copies of their neighbors.
Each half-hour episode tends to focus on a new theme rather than a continuous storyline throughout the whole season, but there is one thing that Season 5 will definitely see, and that's Katy Mixon continuing to put a smile of the faces of viewers as she shines in this endearing role.
Who stars in 'American Housewife'?
Almost all the stars who appeared in the main cast of Season 4 have reprised their roles for Season 5 of American Housewife...
- Katy Mixon as Katie Otto
- Meg Donnelly as Taylor Otto
- Daniel DiMaggio as Oliver Otto
- Giselle Eisenberg as Anna-Kat Otto
- Diedrich Bader as Greg Otto
- Ali Wong as Doris
There are only a few changes to the cast which have already been seen on air at the start of Season 5 at the end of last year. Katie and Greg's youngest daughter, Anna-Kat, was recast after Julia Butters left the show after four seasons. Giselle Eisenberg, who now plays the part, joined the cast at the start of Season 5.
The other notable absence will be Katie's best friend Angela played by Carly Hughes. Carly departed the show after being a series regular for four seasons, making an appearance in the first episode of Season 5 but disappearing from the credits from episode two onwards.
Meanwhile, Holly Robinson Peete is joining the series as Katie's best friend, Tami, who she knew before her move to Westport. It has been reported that the pair have a solid friendship, built up over the years as they've navigated their way through the weird and wonderful world of parenting. Katie has always looked up to Tami, especially relying on her when her children were really young - so when Tami moves to Westport with her eight-year-old, Katie is excited to reconnect with her old friend.
