Three Busy Debras follows "the surreal day-to-day lives of three deranged housewives, all named Debra, in their affluent suburban town of Lemoncurd."[3]
Cast
Sandy Honig as Debra, the self-proclaimed leader of the Debras, the oldest and the meanest of the three. She is portrayed as a mean-spirited control freak. She usually wears a dress.[4]
Alyssa Stonoha as Debra, the "middle Debra" who is aloof and emotionally distant. She is trapped in a loveless marriage and has no attachment to her young son Trayden. She usually wears a pantsuit.
Mitra Jouhari as Debra, a widow who is incredibly clingy to whoever gives her attention. She is often the target of abuse for the other Debras. She usually wears a romper.
Production
The concept originally began as a play which was created by and starred Mitra Jouhari, Sandy Honig, and Alyssa Stonoha.[5][6] It was later extended to a web series.[5] On May 8, 2018, Adult Swim announced that it had ordered a pilot of the show, written by Sandy Honig and directed by Anna Dokoza.[2] On May 7, 2019, Adult Swim gave the quarter hour comedy a series order.[3]
On February 12, 2020, it was announced that the series would premiere on March 29, 2020.[7]
The show was executive produced by Amy Poehler and Kim Lessing through Paper Kite Productions. Show creators Sandy Honig, Mitra Jouhari, Alyssa Stonoha and director Anna Dokoza also served as executive producers through Mail Lizard.[1]Alive and Kicking, Inc. produced the series.
On May 31, 2020, Adult Swim renewed the series for a second season.[9] On July 26, 2022, it was announced that the show would not be returning for a third season.[10]
Each Debra lives a different life for a day per their annual tradition of "Debspringa" (their take on the Amish tradition of Rumspringa). Debra becomes a politician, Debra becomes a high school student and Debra has a romantic fling with her brother.
