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Fantasy Life

Fantasy Life

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Fantasy Life

2026

1h 31m

6.2(9 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Drama

Overview

An anxious New York law school dropout stumbles into a job babysitting his psychiatrist's three granddaughters and falls for the girls' mother, an actress in a rocky marriage.

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Amazon Prime Video

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Production Companies

Prospect Avenue

Made by Limbo

AC3 Media

Burn Later Productions

Greenwich Entertainment

Vortex Media

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Amanda Peet

Amanda Peet

Dianne

Matthew Shear

Matthew Shear

Sam

Alessandro Nivola

Alessandro Nivola

David

Judd Hirsch

Judd Hirsch

Fred

Bob Balaban

Bob Balaban

Lenny

Andrea Martin

Andrea Martin

Helen

Zosia Mamet

Zosia Mamet

Jenny

Jessica Harper

Jessica Harper

Toby

Holland Taylor

Holland Taylor

Dr. Greene

Sheng Wang

Sheng Wang

Alan

Creative team

Directed by: Matthew Shear
Written by: Matthew Shear
Produced by: Charlie Alderman
Chris Dodds

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