Showtime's United States of Tara tackles fresh territory with its portrayal of a woman with dissociative identity disorder (DID, played by Toni Collette) through the prism of a suburban family. TVGuide.com spoke with co-writer Alexa Junge (Friends, West Wing) and Brie Larson (who plays Tara's daughter, Kate) on how the show balances quirky moments and the delicate subject material, what it was like working with the show's creator and co-writer, Diablo Cody, and why real life isn't PG.
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The United States of Tara, the Steven Spielberg-produced and Diablo Cody (Juno)-penned Showtime drama starring Toni Collette as a homemaker with multiple personalities, has flagged Brie Larson (Sleepover) to play Tara's rebellious daughter, TVGuide.com has learned. Larson was hand-picked by Spielberg himself to replace Portia Doubleday, who filled the role in the original pilot. — Matt Mitovich, with reporting by Anna DimondRelated:• Showtime Picks Up Diablo Cody's United States of Tara• John Corbett Allies with United States of Tara • Toni Collette's Got Personalities in Spielberg Series
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