An idealistic young woman juggles her family and work life in a comedy about the people you love and how to survive them.
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Fun Facts
Despite the perfect fit, Brooks swears he wrote “Ella McCay” on the page before Mackey was attached; the moniker was simply “the sound of somebody who could win a state-wide election.
Stay after the swell of strings: Ella checks her cracked office mirror—her reflection lags a half-second behind real movement, a micro-VFX reminder that leadership never lets you see yourself in sync.
Brooks cut exactly one audible F-word (leaving two barely-audible mouthed ones) to keep the PG-13; he wanted teens to watch “with their civics class, not their parents’ permission slip”.