Mackenzie "Mickey" Molng, a tough, foul-mouthed woman from a tough part of Rhode Island, finds herself in a complicated guardianship as she's stuck raising her high maintenance niece and nephews after her sister and her husband go on the run for fraud and racketeering.

[53] Susan Park was cast as Liz[54] though she was dropped as a series regular early in the first season and instead appears as a recurring character.

[56] On September 2, 2017, it was announced that Michaela Watkins joins season 2 in a guest role as Trish.

[59] In January 2018, however, MacArthur, along with showrunners Dave and John Chernin revealed to Den of Geek that MacArthur would in fact not be departing the show as a cast member and that their prior announcement was an effort to stimulate a reaction out the show’s fanbase: "Truth be told, there were people in season one who didn't like Jimmy and we thought that we hadn't given him a fair shake yet.

The website's critics consensus reads, "Kaitlin Olson's considerable charm isn't enough to keep the intermittently funny The Mick from falling prey to conventional storylines and hard-to-root-for characters.

[62] As of August 2024, the show had an average rating of 7.8/10 (8.0/10 unweighted) on IMDB, reflecting a better reception among audiences than critics.