| United States of Tara | |
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| Genre | Comedy drama |
| Created by | Diablo Cody |
| Showrunners | Alexa Junge (season 1) Diablo Cody (season 2-3) Joey Soloway (season 2-3) |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Tim DeLaughter |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 36 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Steven Spielberg Diablo Cody Alexa Junge (season 1) Joey Soloway (season 2–3) Darryl Frank Justin Falvey Craig Zisk (season 2–3) |
| Producer | Dan Kaplow |
| Production locations | Overland Park, Kansas (setting) Los Angeles, California (actual filming location) |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | DreamWorks Television Showtime Networks |
| Original release | |
| Network | Showtime |
| Release | January 18, 2009 – June 20, 2011 |
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United States of Tara is an American comedy drama television series created by Diablo Cody, which aired on Showtime from 2009 to 2011. The series follows the life of Tara (Toni Collette), a suburban artist and mother coping with dissociative identity disorder.
The series was based on an idea by Steven Spielberg, who is the executive producer, under his DreamWorks Television label. Other executive producers include writers Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey, director Craig Zisk, and showrunners Cody and Joey Soloway. Former executive producer Alexa Junge quit as showrunner after the first season.
Principal photography took place in Los Angeles, California, while the show is set in Overland Park, Kansas. Collette won the 2009 Primetime Emmy Award and 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for her role; the opening title sequence also won an Emmy. The show's third and final season premiered on March 28, 2011.[1]
On May 23, 2011, Showtime announced that the series would not be renewed for a fourth season,[2] and the series finale aired on June 20, 2011.[3]
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- ^ "United States of Tara: Showtime Comedy Cancelled; No Season Four". TV Series Finale. May 23, 2011. Retrieved April 14, 2013.