Ashley Tisdale cashes in on ‘toxic mom group’ drama with new Netflix comedy

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Ashley Tisdale is cashing in on her “toxic” mom group drama by signing on for a new comedy in development at Netflix.

The series, titled “Toxic Moms,” follows a new mom who gets involved with a clique of cool, wealthy mothers, reports Deadline.

However, soon the group of women reveal their darker side, making the mother ask herself: In the isolation of motherhood, how far would you go to taste community?

The “High School Musical” star, 41, is teaming up with comedian Sabrina Jalees and Ali Wong to create the half-hour show.

Ashley Tisdale (seen here posing for a selfie) is working on a “Toxic Moms” series at Netflix based on her own “toxic” mom group experience. Instagram/ashleytisdale
The series will follow a new mother who gets involved with a group of wealthy moms with a dark side. (Seen above is a December 2022 group shot featuring Ashley Tisdale, Sami Ryan, Hilary Duff and their friend group.) Ashley Tisdale/Instagram

All three will be attached as executive producers. Should the project land a series order with the streamer, Jalees (whose other credits include “Mating Season” and “Search Party”) may be tapped to direct.

Tisdale confirmed the news via Instagram on Thursday, writing, “I guess we all can be a little toxic,” alongside a screenshot of Deadline’s story.

Reps for Netflix did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.

The show’s logline likely sounds familiar since it’s based on Tisdale’s real-life experience.

Tisdale confirmed the news via Instagram (as pictured here) saying, “I guess we all can be a little toxic.” Instagram/ashleytisdale
Tisdale (seen above with her husband, Christopher French, and their two daughters posing on a beach) went public blasting her former friend group for icing her out in December 2025. Instagram/ashleytisdale

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The actress shocked the internet when she kicked off 2026 by blasting her former “toxic” mom group friends — which internet sleuths were quick to reveal included fellow Hollywood moms like Mandy Moore, Hilary Duff, and Meghan Trainor — in a bombshell essay published by New York Magazine’s The Cut.

In the article, she wrote that she had been cut out by the group and was excluded from events, leaving her with the idea that she was “not being cool enough” for the other moms.

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 take part in it anymore.”

Soon after, several members of the group, including Duff’s husband Matthew Koma, responded by shading Tisdale over the essay.

Soon after, several members from the group (seen above) responded to Tisdale’s essay by shading her online. Janice Gott/Instagram
A source later told Page Six that the group (pictured above in matching green robes) fell out with Tisdale over “a myriad” of problems. Janice Gott/Instagram

One source even told Page Six Tisdale was “insufferable,” and added that the friend breakup had “been a long time coming.”

While there were several theories circulating around the internet about what caused the group’s friendship to fracture (which included one theory focused on Tisdale’s politics after she made a statement on Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk’s death), an insider exclusively shared in January that the reason can’t be pinned to one singular issue.

“It’s a myriad of things, not just one specific,” the source said.

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