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Max looks into the camera. He rests one hand on his pregnant belly.

Womb Envy

When a gay party boy’s estranged small-town best friend shows up expecting him to play baby daddy, even a lover who is partially sighted and an imaginary drag queen can’t stop his womb envy.

Womb Envy

When a gay party boy’s estranged small-town best friend shows up expecting him to play baby daddy, even a lover who is partially sighted and an imaginary drag queen can’t stop his womb envy.

  • Episode 12

    Episode 12

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    In a 1950s style "Leave it to Beaver" sitcom, Max finds himself re-writing the script of his life as he realizes the error of his ways and commits to being a better friend and person to those around him.

  • Episode 11

    Episode 11

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Max attempts to find Maggie in the hospital with Patrick’s help, but the appearance of Maggie’s baby daddy threatens everything.

  • Episode 10

    Episode 10

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    The charade is over! An explosive fight erupts when Dorothy confronts Max and Maggie with the truth, resulting in the identity of the Father being revealed, and both Maggie and Max going into labour.

  • Episode 9

    Episode 9

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Patrick shows up at Max’s apartment and confronts him about lying. Maggie apologizes and defends Max. Patrick believes them and they decide to talk more when an unexpected visitor arrives.

  • Episode 8

    Episode 8

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Max visits Maggie in Elliot Lake to tell her he is pregnant too. They reconcile and return to Toronto where Maggie convinces Max to go after Patrick and come clean, but things don’t go as planned.

  • Episode 7

    Episode 7

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    In the style of "A Christmas Carol," The Divine brings Max through Christmas past, present and future to convince him that telling the truth to Maggie will set both of them free.

  • Episode 6

    Episode 6

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Max and Maggie are closing up the record store. In the present, Max and Maggie discuss their Lamaze class and whether or not they will attend. Maggie confronts Max about spending time with Patrick, and Max admits that he likes him.

  • Episode 5

    Episode 5

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Max speaks for the first time at AA, while Dorothy and Maggie have a conversation about how Dorothy will be involved in the baby's life. After AA, Patrick walks Max home and educates him on ableism.

  • Episode 4

    Episode 4

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Patrick educates Max about his disability. A run-in with his best friend, Kyle, leaves Max flustered and a miscommunication with Patrick starts a big development in their relationship.

  • Episode 3

    Episode 3

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    The new family takes a Lamaze class with hunky instructor Patrick, which results in Max having coffee with him, unbeknownst to Maggie. Max also starts to notice his body doing something very weird.

  • Episode 2

    Episode 2

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Max and Maggie come up with some ground rules for their charade. A flashback reveals their high school years and Dorothy’s former bad mommy ways.

  • Episode 1

    Episode 1

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Max wakes up, hungover, to find his pregnant best friend from high school knocking at his door, desperately seeking his help. When her religious mother arrives, they must hide all evidence of his gay life and pretend to be the perfect couple.