Ashley Tisdale is cashing in on her ‘toxic’ mom group drama by signing on to a new comedy in development at Netflix.
The series, titled “Toxic Moms,” is about a new mom who gets involved with a clique of cool, wealthy moms, Deadline reported.
But soon a group of women reveal their dark side, and the mother questions herself. “How far are you willing to go to have a taste of community in the isolation of motherhood?”
The “High School Musical” star, 41, is teaming up with comedians Sabrina Jaylies and Ali Wong to produce the half-hour show.
All three will participate as executive producers. If the project gets a series order from the streamer, Jarries (whose other credits include Mating Season and Search Party) could be tapped to direct.
Tisdale confirmed the news on Instagram on Thursday, writing, “I think we can all be a little toxic,” along with a screenshot of the Deadline article.
A representative for Netflix did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment. However, Page Six Hollywood exclusively reported that it was originally marketed as a movie.
The show’s logline probably sounds familiar because it’s based on Tisdale’s real-life experiences.
At the start of 2026, she shocked the Internet by slamming her former “toxic” mom group friends (which internet sleuths quickly revealed included fellow Hollywood moms like Mandy Moore, Hilary Duff, and Meghan Trainor) in a bombshell essay published in New York Magazine’s The Cut.
In the article, she wrote that she was ostracized from groups and excluded from events, leaving other moms with the idea that they were “not cool enough.”
When she finally decided to leave the clique, she wrote that she texted them, “This is too high school for me and I don’t want to be a part of it anymore.”
Shortly after, several members of the group, including Duff’s husband Matthew Koma, responded by criticizing Tisdale for the essay.
A source even told Page Six Tisdale that it was “unbearable,” adding that the breakup with her friend had been “a long time coming.”
While there are several theories floating around the internet about what caused the rift in the group’s friendship (including one that focused on Tisdale’s politics after his comments about the death of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk), a source exclusively shared in January that the reason can’t be pinned down to one single issue.
“It’s not just one particular thing, it’s a myriad of things,” the source said.
