Ginny & Georgia

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Ginny & Georgia
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GenreComedy-drama
Created bySarah Lampert
Starring
Music byLili Haydn & Ben Bromfield
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
  • Debra J. Fisher
  • Sarah Lampert
  • Anya Adams
  • Jeff Tahler
  • Jenny Daly
  • Dan March
  • Holly Hines
  • Lance Samuels
  • Daniel Iron
  • Armand Leob
ProducerClaire Welland
Production locations
CinematographyGavin Smith
Editors
Running time50–58 minutes
Production companies
  • Queen Fish Productions
  • Critical Content
  • Dynamic Television
  • Madica
Release
Original networkNetflix
Original releaseFebruary 24, 2021 (2021-02-24) –
present (present)
External links
Official website

Ginny & Georgia is an American comedy-drama streaming television series created by Sarah Lampert that was released on Netflix on February 24, 2021.[1][2] In April 2021, the series was renewed for a second season.[3]

Premise[]

Ginny & Georgia follows Ginny Miller, a "15-year-old who is more mature than her 30-year-old mother", Georgia, in a New England town where Georgia decides to settle down with her daughter Ginny and son Austin to give them a better life than she had.[4]

Cast and characters[]

Main[]

  • Brianne Howey as Georgia Miller, 30-year-old single mother of Ginny and Austin
    • Nikki Roumel as Teenage Georgia Miller
  • Antonia Gentry as Ginny Miller, Georgia's teenage daughter, who is more mature than her dynamic mother
  • Diesel La Torraca as Austin Miller, Georgia's 9-year-old son and Ginny's half-brother
  • Jennifer Robertson as Ellen Baker,[5] the Millers' neighbor who is the mother of Marcus and Max
  • Felix Mallard as Marcus Baker,[5] Ellen's teenage son, Max's fraternal twin brother, and Ginny's love interest
  • Sara Waisglass as Maxine "Max" Baker,[5] Ellen's openly lesbian teenage daughter, Marcus' fraternal twin sister, and Ginny's new best friend
  • Scott Porter as Mayor Paul Randolph, the mayor of Wellsbury, Massachusetts who is up for reelection; the town's most eligible bachelor, he becomes Georgia's love interest
  • Raymond Ablack as Joe, the owner of a local farm-to-table restaurant called Blue Farm Cafe'

Recurring[]

  • Mason Temple as Hunter Chen, a band member who becomes one of Ginny's love interests
  • Katie Douglas as Abby, friend of Max and Ginny; part of the MANG (Max-Abby-Norah-Ginny) group
  • Chelsea Clark as Norah, friend of Max and Ginny; part of the MANG group
  • Jonathan Potts as Mr. Gitten, Ginny and Max's AP English teacher
  • Sabrina Grdevich as Cynthia Fuller, a mom and real-estate agent who is running for mayor against Paul
  • Alisen Down as Bev
  • Colton Gobbo as Jordan, Norah's boyfriend
  • Connor Laidman as Zach, Austin's school bully and Cynthia's son
  • Devyn Nekoda as Riley
  • Nathan Mitchell as Zion Miller, Georgia's ex-boyfriend and Ginny's biological father
    • Kyle Bary as Teenage Zion Miller
  • Rebecca Ablack as Padma, Marcus' pseudo-girlfriend
  • Tyssen Smith as Brodie
  • Daniel Beirne as Nick, Paul's campaign manager at the office
  • Humberly González as Sophie Sanchez, a senior at school and Max's love interest.
  • Alex Mallari Jr. as PI Gabriel Cordova, a PI hired by Georgia's husband's ex-wife to investigate his death
  • Damian Romeo as Matt Press, a friend of MANG
  • Chris Kenopic as Clint Baker, Ellen's husband and Marcus and Max's father, who is deaf

Episodes[]

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"Pilot"Anya AdamsSarah LampertFebruary 24, 2021 (2021-02-24)
Georgia Miller arrives at Wellsbury with her teenage daughter Ginny and 9-year-old son Austin after her husband dies. On her first day at her new school, Ginny faces off with her English teacher and is befriended by Maxine, through whom she meets Maxine's bad-boy twin brother Marcus and another guy, Hunter. She later kisses Marcus but also agrees to go on a date with Hunter. Meanwhile, Georgia meets cafe' owner Joe; Wellsbury's mayor, Paul; and her next-door neighbor Ellen, the mother of Marcus and Maxine. While Ginny is on her date with Hunter, Georgia and Ellen smoke marijuana; when Ginny gets home from the date she has sex with Marcus, losing her virginity. Georgia attends a board meeting held by the Mayor and blackmails Joe to give organic food to the school at a low price; this gets her a job at the mayor's office. Flashbacks throughout the episode reveal how Georgia was abused as a teenager, how she became pregnant with Ginny, and that her husband's crash was caused by her poisoning his smoothie with wolfsbane.
2"It's a Face Not a Mask"Anya AdamsSarah Lampert & Debra J. FisherFebruary 24, 2021 (2021-02-24)
3"Next Level Rich People Shit"Renuka JeyapalanDavid Monahan & Danielle HooverFebruary 24, 2021 (2021-02-24)
4"Lydia Bennett is Hundo a Feminist"Renuka JeyapalanTawnya Bhattacharya & Ali LaventholFebruary 24, 2021 (2021-02-24)
5"Boo, Bitch"Sudz SutherlandMike Gauyo & Briana BelserFebruary 24, 2021 (2021-02-24)
6"I'm Triggered"Sudz SutherlandDanielle Hoover & David MonahanFebruary 24, 2021 (2021-02-24)
7"Happy Sweet Sixteen, Jerk"Aleysa YoungAli Laventhol & Tawnya BhattacharyaFebruary 24, 2021 (2021-02-24)
Ginny turns 16. Paul debates Cynthia and later plays with Austin and advises him about his conflict with Zach. Georgia is embezzling at the office, and calls to hire someone called Marty for a secret job. Georgia's family quarrels over dinner; after dinner Paul visits Georgia and stays overnight. Georgia arranges a party and sleepover with Ginny's friends Max, Norah, and Abby, to keep Ginny's birthday weekend celebration under her protection; the party is crashed by Nick, with Gabriel in tow, and Georgia calls Gabriel by his real name. Gabriel gets a phone call about medical tests that showed Georgia's husband to be in excellent health shortly before his death. Ginny's friends, having raided Georgia's liquor cabinet, sneak with Ginny over to Maxine's home and are joined by others, mainly their boyfriends and girlfriend, for a drinking party while Maxine's parents are away. Georgia finds out and reports them, and they're raided by police. Paul goes to bail Ginny out while Georgia flashes back to a time when she was arrested and nearly lost custody of Ginny. Georgia tells Ginny about how her stepfather abused her, causing her to run away from home, and later adds that she hasn't gotten her inheritance and is broke. Austin goes back to school but loses his nerve and runs off.
8"Check One, Check Other"Aleysa YoungBriana Belser & Mike GauyoFebruary 24, 2021 (2021-02-24)
9"Feelings Are Hard"Catalina Aguilar-MastrettaDanielle Hoover & David MonahanFebruary 24, 2021 (2021-02-24)
10"The Worst Betrayal Since Jordyn and Kylie"Catalina Aguilar-MastrettaDebra J. Fisher & Sarah LampertFebruary 24, 2021 (2021-02-24)

Production[]

Development[]

On August 13, 2019, it was announced that Netflix had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes. The series was created by Sarah Lampert who was also expected to executive produce alongside Debra J. Fisher, Anya Adams, Jeff Tahler, Jenny Daly, Holly Hines, and Dan March.[6] Adams also directed the first two episodes of the series. Lampert penned the script while working at Madica Productions as the manager of development. The script was then sent to Critical Content and shared with Dynamic Television before touching down at Netflix.[1] On April 19, 2021, Netflix renewed the series for a second season.[3]

Casting[]

Alongside the initial series announcement, it was reported that Brianne Howey, Antonia Gentry, Diesel La Torraca, Jennifer Robertson, Felix Mallard, Sara Waisglass, Scott Porter, and Raymond Ablack were cast as series regulars.[6] On January 20, 2021, it was announced that Mason Temple was cast in a recurring role.[7] In order to prepare for their roles, Robertson, Mallard and Waisglass learned American Sign Language.[8][9]

Filming[]

Principal photography for the series began on August 14, 2019 and ended on December 10, 2019. Filming took place in Toronto and Cobourg, Ontario, Canada.[10][11]

Release[]

Ginny & Georgia premiered on February 24, 2021.[2] Netflix officially renewed the series for a second season on April 19, 2021.[12]

Reception[]

Audience viewership[]

On April 19, 2021, Netflix announced that 52 million subscribers watched the first season of the series for the first 28 days after its release.[3]

Critical response[]

Kristen Baldwin of Entertainment Weekly gave the series a B- and wrote a review saying, "Ginny & Georgia wants us to love the way that Georgia always manages to stay one step ahead... Instead, I kept hoping that Child Protective Services would finally catch up."[13] Melanie McFarland of Salon said, "playing with class conflict in a show like this is easy. Leaning into other essential American ugliness while permeating the plot's intrigue with black humor and snark is a more challenging knit. This show blends all of these emotional colors nicely while also ensuring that neither Ginny nor Georgia or anyone else comes off as one-dimensional."[14] Allison Shoemaker at RogerEbert.com complimented the show's depiction of a 15-year-old. "The writers and Gentry together do an especially nice job of capturing the endless conflicting impulses that make being 15 such a nightmare and thrill; Ginny often struggles to understand herself, but it's clear that Gentry knows her intimately."[15] Lucy Mangan of The Guardian labeled it, "Desperate Housewives meets Gilmore Girls meets Buffy."[16] Proma Khosla of Mashable calls out "the magnetism of Georgia and anyone she meets, Max's tenderness, [and] the rollercoaster of adolescent female friendship" as key components of the show.[17] Reviewing the series for Rolling Stone, Alan Sepinwall gave a rating of 3/5. When comparing the series to Gilmore Girls, he said: "There's also one area where Ginny & Georgia has a clear leg up on its predecessor: It understands from the jump that it's not especially healthy to have a mom who wants to be your best friend and is reluctant to fully grow up herself."[18]

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 68% based on 31 critic reviews, with an average rating of 6.2/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "If Ginny & Georgia can't quite pull off its tonally ambitious first season, it's at least entertaining to watch it try."[19] Metacritic gave the series a weighted average score of 62 out of 100 based on 15 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[20]

Controversies[]

On February 25, 2021, the term "Oppression Olympics" went viral on Twitter in response to a scene where the characters Hunter and Ginny use the term in an argument. The scene was received negatively by viewers, who criticized its commentary on race and stereotypes, with many calling the exchange "embarrassing".[21]

On March 1, 2021, the show fell into another controversy regarding a line from the final episode, spoken by Ginny to Georgia: "You go through men faster than Taylor Swift."[22] The line drew backlash from fans, who perceived it as misogynistic and an example of slut-shaming the artist; the phrase "Respect Taylor Swift" trended worldwide on Twitter.[23][24] Swift herself acknowledged the situation by tweeting, "Hey Ginny & Georgia, 2010 called and it wants its lazy, deeply sexist joke back. How about we stop degrading hard working women by defining this horse shit as FuNnY." She also criticized Netflix, writing, "After Miss Americana, this outfit doesn't look cute on you".[25][26] Subsequently, the show was review bombed on multiple platforms, including Rotten Tomatoes, IMDb, and Metacritic; as well as Google reviews.[26] The series was also criticized for its unflattering lines referring to Lady Gaga and Lana Del Rey.[27]

Other media[]

On February 26, 2021, Netflix released Ginny & Georgia: The Afterparty.[28]

References[]

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