Based on Stephanie Land's New York Times bestselling memoir Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive, Maid follows single mother Alex as she struggles to make ends meet as a maid while trying to escape an abusive relationship and homelessness in order to create a better life for her daughter Maddie. The series is an emotional and humorous look at the resilience of a mother through the eyes of this desperate but determined woman.