Roseanne Barr is currently filming a new show in Texas. It's called Meemaw. Honestly, if you thought she was just going to fade away after the 2018 ABC disaster, you haven't been paying attention to her career over the last forty years. She’s 73 now and still making people incredibly angry or incredibly happy, depending on which side of the political fence you're sitting on.
She’s not just "canceled." She’s busy.
Between her weekly podcast, a recent documentary titled Roseanne Barr Is America, and this new scripted series she's currently shooting in Austin, she’s essentially built her own ecosystem. She doesn't need a network anymore. Or at least, she acts like she doesn't.
The Texas Comeback: What is Meemaw?
Since December 2025, Roseanne has been hunkered down in Austin. The new project, Meemaw, is a scripted series that feels like a spiritual, albeit much more aggressive, successor to her original sitcom. From what we know, she’s playing an Alabama farmer who is—and this is a direct quote from her interviews—"saving the United States from drug gangs and China."
It sounds wild. Because it is.
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The production has been casting for "prayer circle women" and "Native American husbands," suggesting she’s leaning hard into the rural, conservative aesthetic that made the Roseanne revival a hit before it was axed. She’s described the vibe as a cross between The Roseanne Show and The Sopranos. Think guns, the Bible, and a lot of swearing. It’s a far cry from the sanitized stuff you see on network TV these days.
The filming schedule runs through February 2026. She isn't doing this for a major streamer like Netflix or Hulu. She’s been shopping it around, but she’s also made it clear that if no one buys it, she’ll just put it on her own website. She has the money. She has the following.
Living the Hawaii Life
When she isn't in Texas or on the road for stand-up, Roseanne lives on a 46-acre macadamia nut farm in Hawaii. She lives there with her daughter, her son-in-law, and six grandkids. She’s mentioned in recent interviews that she has goats running through the house.
It’s a strange, domestic chaos that clearly fuels her writing.
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She’s been vocal about how much she hates the way she was written out of The Conners. They killed her character off with an opioid overdose, a move she called "cruel" and "insulting" to the fans who loved the original show. To her, that was the ultimate betrayal by a network she helped build.
The Podcast and the "Cancel This!" Era
If you want to know what Roseanne Barr is thinking right now, you just have to look at her podcast. It’s been running since 2023 and has over 120 episodes. She talks to everyone from Sage Steele and Tim Pool to Dinesh D'Souza.
The tone is... intense.
One minute she’s talking about biblical prophecy, and the next she’s ripping into "woke" culture or explaining why she thinks Hollywood is irrelevant. She’s become a massive figure in the "anti-woke" comedy circuit. Her 2023 special on Fox Nation, Cancel This!, was her first televised stand-up in sixteen years. It set the stage for everything she’s doing now.
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She isn't apologizing for the Valerie Jarrett tweet anymore. In fact, in the 2025 documentary Roseanne Barr Is America, she doubles down. She claims the tweet was a political commentary on the Iran nuclear deal, not a racial one. Whether you believe her or not, she’s stopped trying to win back the people who turned on her in 2018.
Why She Still Matters to Millions
It’s easy to dismiss her as a relic or a "conspiracy theorist," but Roseanne still taps into a specific American vein. She represents the working class that feels ignored by the coast. She was the first person to put a messy, struggling, loud-mouthed family on TV in a way that didn't feel like a caricature.
Even now, her fans see her as a martyr for free speech. They don't see a racist; they see a woman who got "cancelled" for having the "wrong" opinions.
Current Career Snapshot:
- New Show: Meemaw (Filming in Austin, TX through Feb 2026).
- Documentary: Roseanne Barr Is America (Released June 2025).
- Podcast: The Roseanne Barr Podcast (Weekly episodes on YouTube/Rumble).
- Stand-up: Occasional dates at conservative-friendly venues and clubs.
What's Next for Roseanne?
Look for the release of Meemaw sometime in mid-to-late 2026. Given the current political climate and her alignment with the MAGA movement, the show will likely be a massive lightning rod for controversy. She’s also hinted at more documentary work with Joel Gilbert, focusing on "real American stories."
To see where she’s headed, keep an eye on her Rumble and X (formerly Twitter) accounts. That’s where she drops her rawest takes and project updates without any filters. If you’re interested in the new show, check for local Texas casting calls or updates on her official website, as she’s increasingly moving toward a direct-to-consumer model.
The "Domestic Goddess" isn't retiring. She’s just changing the venue.