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Mildred Pierce: Miniseries

Poster for Mildred Pierce Season 1

5 episodes · first aired Mar 27, 2011

Divorced single mom Mildred Pierce decides to open a restaurant business, which tears at the already-strained relationship with her ambitious elder daughter, Veda.

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  1. 1 Part 1 Mar 27, 2011 · 1h After a fight with her husband, Mildred Pierce finds herself alone and caring for her two young daughters. She hasn't worked outside of the home for several years but is excellent at…
  2. 2 Part 2 Mar 27, 2011 · 1h 5m Mildred brings a sample of her pies into the diner and they're a big hit with the customers. Soon she gets an order for 35 pies a week and the orders start to pile up from other…
  3. 3 Part 3 Apr 3, 2011 · 1h 6m After her youngest daughter's funeral, Mildred concentrates on opening her new restaurant. Opening night is a smashing success and even Veda seems to approve. It's all a little too busy…
  4. 4 Part 4 Apr 10, 2011 · 1h 12m As the years have gone by, Mildred has become quite a successful businesswoman. It's now 1937 and she and Lucy, now a partner, is looking to open her third restaurant on Laguna Beach after…
  5. 5 Part 5 Apr 10, 2011 · 1h 21m Mildred is quite proud of Veda's accomplishments as a singer but finds that her daughter refuses to take her phone calls or respond to any of her letters. She and Monty Beragon spend some…