Mom, Don't Do That! Explained

Native Name:	Child: yes T: 媽，別鬧了！ S: 妈，别闹了！ P: 妈，别闹了！
Genre:	Drama Comedy Suspense Thriller
Director:	Chen Wei-ling Lee Chun Hong
Presenter:	Xie Guohao Zheng Xingxun (CJ ENM Entertainment Division) Luo Weijun Lin Tiangui
Country:	Taiwan
Language:	Mandarin
Num Seasons:	1^[1]
Num Episodes:	11
Executive Producer:	Alyssa Chia
Runtime:	43-67 minutes
Budget:	^[2]
Channel:	Netflix

Mom, Don't Do That! is a 2022 Taiwanese Netflix original series written by Matthew Yen and directed by Chen Wei-ling. The series stars Alyssa Chia, Ko Chia-yen, Wu Kang-ren, Austin Lin and Billie Wang.^[3]

Synopsis

After her husband's death, a 60-year-old mom decides to find love again — to the joy and annoyance of her two daughters. Based on a true story.^[4]

Cast

Main starring

• Billie Wang as Wang Mei-mei
• Alyssa Chia as Chen Ru-rong
• Ko Chia-yen as Chen Ruo-min, Chen Ru-rong's younger sister
• Wu Kang-ren as Luo Xiang Yu / Xu Jia Hao, Chen Ru-rong's university senior
• Austin Lin as Cha, Chen Ruo-min's boyfriend
• Vicky Tseng as Ceng Kai Te, Chen Ru-rong's colleague
• Kou Hsi Shun as Chen Guang Hui, Chen Ru-rong's father

Support roles

• Lung Shao Hua as A Yong
• Hans Chung as Jia Guo Hui, Ceng Kai Te's fiancé
• Xiang Jie Ru as Da Shi Yao Ji / Sun Xin Xin
• Shen Hai Rong as Jin Xiang Yu, Wang Mei-mei's classmate
• Wasir Chou as Lu Yi
• Fu Lei as Di Ren Hou
• Ting Chiang as Mr. Xu
• Harry Chang as Jin Bao Bei, Jin Xiang Yu's son
• Yeh Chuan Chen as Ye Fu Mei, Cha's mother
• Huang Bo Feng (Real estate agent)
• Adam Lin as P.E. teacher

Guest roles

• Cherry Hsieh as Xia Mi (Ep. 1)
• Hsin Shao as Shao Xiao Dong (Ep. 2)
• Joseph Hsia as Wu Kang Kai (Ep. 2)
• Kan Kan as Chang Xiang Yi (Ep. 2)
• Zhong Xin Ling (Ep. 2)
• Lu Yi Long as A Long (Ep. 2)
• Peace Yang as Actress (Ep. 2)
• Tuan Chun Hao as Di Ren Hou's son (Ep. 2–3)
• Jiang Hong En as Huang Fei Long (Ep. 4, 10)
• Yang Li Yin as Teacher Yang (Ep. 4)
• Chao Yi Lan as Handsome man (Ep. 8)
• Bryan Chang as Zhang Fu Hai (Ep. 11)
• Jian Man Shu as Lin Yu Jing (Ep. 11)
• Stephanie Chang as Huang Yi Xin (Ep. 11)

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022-07-04. Love Is a Battlefield, and the Women of 'Mom, Don't Do That!' Begin Combat on July 15. Netflix. en.
2. Web site: 台劇「媽，別鬧了！」獲韓國娛樂龍頭青睞 破億預算布局華語市場. 2021-03-30. Central News Agency. zh-tw.
3. Web site: Netflix to screen Taiwanese love drama 'Mom Don't Do That!'. 2 July 2022. Lyla Liu. Taiwan News. en.
4. Web site: Series review: Mom Don't Do That How do you respond when your widowed mother goes on a dating spree?. Deanna Durben. 2022-08-09. Taipei Times. en.