Children Ruin Everything Friends (Season 2, Episode 2)
TV Episode | Comedy

Children Ruin Everything

Friends (Season 2, Episode 2)

TV Episode | Comedy

With James planning to meet friends to do their yearly fantasy baseball draft, Astrid cannot shake the feeling that parental duties have eaten away at her old friendships and jumps at the chance for adult interaction.

Creator

Kurt Smeaton (created by)

Showrunner

Kurt Smeaton

Director

Melanie Orr

Writers

Jessica Meya (written by) (executive story editor) | Rob Michaels (story editor) | Derek Robertson (story editor) | Bita Joudaki (story editor) & 2 more

Producer

Alyson Richards (producer)

Composer

Nikhil Seetharam

Cinematographer

Lainie Knox (director of photography)

Editor

Mike Fly Fleischhaker (as Mike Fly)

Casting

Sara Kay | Jenny Lewis

Production Designer

Chris Crane

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Edit Released

Updated Sep 26, 2022

Release date

Feb 3, 2023 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

9 wins & 30 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
17 cast members

Name	Known for
Meaghan Rath Astrid Astrid See fewer	Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
Aaron Abrams James James See fewer	Hannibal (2013)
Logan Nicholson Felix Felix See fewer	Children Ruin Everything (2022)
Mikayla SwamiNathan Viv Viv See fewer	Children Ruin Everything (2022)
Ennis Esmer Ennis Ennis See fewer	Blindspot (2015)
Nazneen Contractor Dawn Dawn See fewer	Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
Veena Sood Nisha Nisha See fewer	Wrongfully Accused (1998)
Dmitry Chepovetsky Bo Bo See fewer	Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
Lisa Codrington Marla Marla See fewer	Children Ruin Everything (2022)
Anna Hopkins Disaster Mom Disaster Mom See fewer	The Expanse (2015)
Tommie-Amber Pirie Michelle Michelle See fewer	The Amityville Curse (2023)
Helly Chester Red Hat Lady Red Hat Lady See fewer	The Algorithm (2021)
Sadie Smeaton-Love Ashleigh-Lynn Ashleigh-Lynn See fewer	Children Ruin Everything (2022)
Jackie Pirico Beth Beth See fewer	Sundowners (2017)
Caroline Sawyer Meg Meg See fewer	Missing Pieces (II) (2020)
Hayley Medcof Dynasty Dynasty See fewer	Children Ruin Everything (2022)
Moracco Aurelius Latimore Boy (uncredited) Boy (uncredited) See fewer	A Thousand Cuts (I) (2024)