Breeders is a dark comedy television series created by Martin Freeman, Chris Addison and Simon Blackwell.

[2] On March 7, 2018, it was announced that Avalon Television was developing a comedy series created by Martin Freeman.

[31] However, on April 21, 2019, it was reported that Gambon left the series as he was having trouble memorising his lines due to memory loss issues.

It comes as Disney is looking forward to reclaiming its FX and 20th Television titles in order to stream them exclusively on the company's service: Disney+.

Soon after Breeders Departed Foxtel and its Service, Season 3 moved to streaming on June 15, 2022, exclusively on Disney+ as a Star Original with new episodes airing on a weekly basis.

The website's critics consensus reads, "A provocative addition to the growing slate of shows about parents behaving badly, Breeders' take on the realities of child-rearing are as hilarious as they are cringe-inducing.

"[45] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, has assigned the first season a score of 65 out of 100 based on 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".