[3] The series chronicles the daily life of Katie Otto, a wife and mother who tries to maintain her sense of self and family while dealing with the wealthy, pretentious, arrogant housewives and their privileged children in her new hometown of Westport, Connecticut.

Taylor is their athletic, headstrong, but somewhat dimwitted oldest daughter who wants to fit in with her peers; Oliver is their savvy, ambitious and snarky middle child; and Anna-Kat, sweet but obsessive-compulsive, is the youngest and Katie's obvious favorite.

[8] The episode was written by Sarah Dunn who was expected to executive produce alongside Aaron Kaplan, Kenny Schwartz and Rick Wiener.

[22] In March 2016, it was reported that Carly Hughes, Ali Wong and Diedrich Bader had also joined the pilot's main cast.

[23][24][25] On June 27, 2016, it was announced that Meg Donnelly had been cast to replace Johnny Sequoyah in the pilot role of Taylor, oldest daughter of the Katie and Greg characters.

[27] Following Hughes' departure, Holly Robinson Peete was cast in a recurring role meant to fill the void.

[30] American Housewife has received mixed reviews from television critics, with Katy Mixon's performance being praised as the show's highlight.

After a petition calling for the producers to stop "bullying" Norwalk garnered over 500 signatures and received media coverage, a Disney spokesperson released a statement saying "As a comedy, American Housewife isn’t intended to offend anyone.

We’ve heard the concerns of the people of Norwalk and have made the decision to omit any mentions of the city from future episodes".