Entertainment · Television & streaming · published 2026-10-08 · via Consequence of Sound

Roseanne Barr Quietly Completes New Sitcom Meemaw

Roseanne Barr has completed an eight-episode sitcom called Meemaw: A Modern Day Fable, reportedly filmed without prior announcement. The series follows a Texas matriarch in a mixed-race family of preppers as she tries to give her granddaughter an elaborate bat mitzvah, with a cast that includes Randy Quaid, Drea de Matteo, and Jon Lovitz. It was financed independently by private investors, and no distribution platform has been announced.

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The eight-episode project stars Barr as the title character, a Texas family matriarch in a prepper household with mixed racial backgrounds. Its ensemble includes Randy Quaid, Drea de Matteo, Omar Gooding, Doug Jones, Jon Lovitz, Tony Hinchcliffe, and Kim Congdon. The plot centers on her effort to stage an especially lavish bat mitzvah for her granddaughter.

Funding came from private investors, and the production has not announced a streaming service or network. Barr has compared the show's significance to her earlier hit and said she contacted Elon Musk about help after her 2018 dismissal from ABC over a tweet; she added that he did not respond.

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