The Starter Wife: Premiere (Hour 1 and Hour 2)

Molly Kagan's life of luxury comes tumbling down when her husband, Kenny, president of a movie studio, asks her for a divorce. Humiliated, she retreats to Malibu with her 3-year-old daughter. Her friends face their own problems. Joan has secretly entered rehab, Rodney's interior design career is going downhill, and Cricket's relationship with her husband is struggling. Molly begins to reevaluate her life, and a near death experience leads to an encounter with a handsome stranger named Sam. Molly decides to re-invent herself. She focuses on being a better mother, and after receiving unexpected attention from Kenny's boss, Lou, she boldly invites him over for dinner. When Lou doesn't show up, Molly and Sam share a passionate kiss. Meanwhile, her friends' struggles continue as Joan grows weary of rehab and Cricket's husband has a secret tryst with their nanny.