Sharon Horgan explores midlife romance and family stress in new show Youth

Writer and actor Sharon Horgan is bringing her new comedy series Youth to HBO Max. The show focuses on 50-something women and blends comedy with emotional depth. Horgan plays a character named Alex who works in publishing. Alex tries to manage her busy career while also taking care of her teenage son and her elderly parents. This puts her right in the middle of the sandwich generation, a group of people in midlife who must handle family care duties on both ends. Horgan has previously created other hit comedy dramas including Pulling, Catastrophe, and Motherland. She has noted that watching herself age on screen is a strange and difficult experience.