Little Disasters: Everything You Need To Know

Meet your next prestige drama obsession: Little Disasters. Starring Diane Kruger and Jo Joyner, Little Disasters is the new, six-part psychological thriller adapted from the best-selling novel by Sarah Vaughan (Anatomy of a Scandal). The series is now streaming on Paramount+.

Little Disasters is a gripping, emotional exploration of friendship and motherhood turned upside down – a look at what happens after a single, devastating decision. Read on for your ultimate guide to everything you need to know about the show – including premise, cast, creative team, and why you won’t want to miss it.

What is Little Disasters about?

Little Disasters follows four friends – Jess, Liz, Charlotte, and Mel – whose decade-long bond is tested when one of them, stay-at-home mother Jess (Diane Kruger), brings her injured baby to the hospital. Her close friend and attending doctor, Liz (Jo Joyner), faces an impossible moral dilemma that sets off a chain reaction threatening their families and friendships.

A tightly wound, emotional psychological thriller about trust, motherhood, and secrets, Little Disasters is a pressure cooker that’s set to explode. Adapted from Sarah Vaughan’s acclaimed novel of the same name, it shares thematic DNA with the best-selling author’s previous work, the celebrated Anatomy of a Scandal.

Who is in the cast and creative team for Little Disasters?

Cast of Little Disasters

The cast of Little Disasters is led by Diane Kruger (Inglourious Basterds) and Jo Joyner (The Wives). See below for a look at the show’s ensemble, and the characters they play.

Diane Kruger as Jess
Jo Joyner as Liz
Shelley Conn as Charlotte
Emily Taaffe as Mel
JJ Feild as Ed
Ben Bailey Smith as Nick
Patrick Baladi as Andrew
Stephen Campbell Moore as Rob

Creative team behind Little Disasters

The creative team behind Little Disasters includes Ruth Fowler and Amanda Duke, the writers who adapted the same-titled novel by Sarah Vaughan. The series is directed by Eva Sigurðardóttir (Good Night), who brings an intimate realism to the thriller format, and produced by Roughcut Television in association with Fremantle. The executive producers of Little Disasters are Ash Atalla, Alex Smith, Marianna Abbotts, Sarah Vaughan, and Simon Judd.

When and where to watch Little Disasters

You can watch all six episodes of Little Disasters exclusively on Paramount+. Read on for all the tune-in info you need for knowing when and where to watch the show.

Little Disasters Season 1

Premiere date: Dec. 11, 2025
Release schedule: All episodes are now streaming
No. of episodes: 6
Streaming: Paramount+

First-look photos

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Why you’ll want to watch Little Disasters

You’ll want to watch Little Disasters because, at its core, the show is a character-driven thriller anchored by emotionally charged performances from its cast. Showcasing a unique blend of psychological tension and grounded realism in its portrayal of motherhood and friendship, the show is from the creative team behind the thriller series Anatomy of a Scandal.