When driven TV producer Madeline is forced to cast her mother as the guest star of her cooking show, their simmering tensions boil over in a single shoot day where they might finally heal – or see their relationship go up in flames.
Jun 12, 2026 - 8m
When her Japanese guest chef walks out, ambitious producer Madeline makes a desperate, career-saving gamble: she replaces them with someone just as “diverse” – the studio’s Filipino cleaner, Gloria. The crew is stunned, and Madeline is terrified. Gloria is her mother, and despite working in the same building, Madeline has spent years keeping her at an emotional distance.
Jun 16, 2026
As Gloria is thrust into the makeup chair, Madeline struggles to balance her roles as producer and daughter. But when the studio lights come up and Gloria freezes under the pressure, the weight of Madeline’s professional promises is put to the test.
Jun 18, 2026
The show’s fragile power dynamic begins to crack when Gloria is paired with its ego-driven celebrity chef. As Gloria starts taking up space in ways she never has before, a mortified Madeline realises her gamble may not pay off – and that her mother could upend the very system she’s worked so hard to protect.
Jun 23, 2026
After a heated clash, Gloria goes off-script with an unfiltered story that wins over the crew but leaves Madeline feeling like an outsider on her own set. A single bite of food triggers memories she’s tried to bury, forcing her personal and professional worlds into uncomfortable collision.
Jun 25, 2026
As the team films a complex dessert segment, the melting “mix-mix” of ingredients mirrors a layered cultural history that can no longer be ignored. When a production oversight spirals, it sparks a long-overdue reckoning – leaving the show, and Madeline’s career, hanging by a thread.
Jun 30, 2026
The simmering tension between Madeline and Gloria boils over in a raw confrontation that forces Madeline to reckon with the cultural identity she’s spent years holding at arm’s length. As professional and personal stakes collide, an unexpected on-set disaster pushes everything to breaking point.
