Ashley Tisdale is reportedly hoping to turn her experience with a toxic mom group into a smash hit. The Disney Channel star is said to be partnering with Netflix to develop and executive produce a new half-hour comedy, “Toxic Moms,” loosely inspired by her real-life friendship breakup with a group of celebrity mothers, including Hilary Duff and Mandy Moore. Tisdale, known for her roles in “High School Musical” and “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody,” made headlines earlier this year when she opened up about leaving her group of moms after feeling excluded from their outings.
According to Deadline, Tisdale, in partnership with Sabrina Jalees and Ali Wong, will help create a new dark comedy series called “Toxic Moms” for Netflix.
It’s said to follow a “sleep-deprived” mother who’s recruited by a group of “cool, wealthy mothers.” Throughout the series, the lead character is said to discover her new clique’s “darker side,” prompting her to ask, “How far would you go to taste community?”
While the series hasn’t been greenlit just yet, if Netflix does pick it up, it would become the next production in the streamer’s lineup of series featuring female leads, including “Running Point,” “Nobody Wants This,” “The Survival of the Thickest,” and “North of North.”
This Could Be Ashley Tisdale’s Newest Project
Tisdale has been in the spotlight since the early 2000s after starring in several Disney productions. In addition to the aforementioned works, Tisdale also snagged a role as Candace in “Phineas & Ferb.”
Over the years, Tisdale starred in “Hellcats,” “Merry Happy Whatever,” and “Carol’s Second Act.” The mother of two also appeared in ABC Family’s “Young & Hungry” and, as of February 2026, secured a role in CBS’ new sitcom “You’re Only Young Twice.”
The latter is in early development and focuses on Emily (Tisdale) and Alex, a young couple who got pregnant and married in high school, and, at 35, have a child starting college.
“That means they can get divorced and start life all over again while they’re still young enough to enjoy it. Newly divorced empty-nesters, they stumble through dating, co-parenting, and maybe a second chance at love,” the show’s description reads, per Deadline.
More About Ashley Tisdale’s ‘Toxic’ Mom Group
Tisdale’s latest collaboration with Netflix comes after the actress and singer penned a personal essay for “The Cut,” detailing her decision to leave her “toxic” group of mom friends in the dust.
According to a previous report from The Blast, Tisdale wrote about being excited to initially connect with a group of high-profile moms. However, her joy quickly faded as she said she felt they began acting differently toward her over time.
She claimed that she noticed they were hanging out together on social media without her, adding, “Another time, at one of the mom’s dinner parties, I realized where I sat with her — which was at the end of the table, far from the rest of the women. I was starting to feel frozen out of the group, noticing every way that they seemed to exclude me.”
Ashley Tisdale Wrote Her Personal Essay To Offer Support
Tisdale said that she tried not to take the alleged snubs to heart, but revealed it was challenging not to. Eventually, the 41-year-old sent a text message to her group of friends, revealing she was leaving them behind.
Regarding her essay, Tisdale said she wrote it to offer support to other mothers facing similar drama.
“Motherhood has enough challenges without having to wonder if the people around you are on your side,” she wrote. “You deserve to go through motherhood with people who actually, you know, like you. And if you have to wonder if they do, here’s the hard-earned lesson I hope you’ll take to heart: It’s not the right group for you. Even if it looks like they’re having the best time on Instagram.”
Who Was Reportedly Part Of Tisdale’s Toxic Mom Group?
While she didn’t mention names, the internet deduced that Tisdale was speaking about celebs Mandy Moore and Hilary Duff.
While speaking with Andy Cohen, Moore responded to Tisdale’s essay, expressing disappointment that the Disney star made their issues public.
“It’s wild to have anybody talk about your life, and I know Hilary [Duff] has sort of mentioned this too,” Moore said. “It’s like we both have grown up in this business and had people dissect who we are and the choices we make and all of that, but this was something altogether different and decidedly way more upsetting.”
