《女佣浮生录》改编自斯蒂芬妮·兰德的《纽约时报》畅销回忆录《Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive》，以单亲妈妈亚历克斯为主角展开叙述，她靠当女佣来艰难地维持生计，同时努力摆脱受虐关系和流离失所的状态，以便为女儿麦蒂创造更好的生活。该剧集通过这名绝望但坚定的女性感性而幽默的视角，如实展现了一名母亲的韧性。
Peggy, a former addict, who decides to make a new start after the death of her beloved mother with whom she lived in the small desert town of Yucca Valley, California, makes a life-changing decision to become a private investigator.
Michael (or Fresh as he's well known) is a 12-year-old drug pusher who lives in a crowded house with his cousins and aunt. His father has become a street bum,but still meets with fresh on occasion to play chess. Fresh is rather quiet in a cra
