Some people, because of the themes covered, have compared Ginny and Georgia to a cult television series like "Gilmore Girls." And rightly so, considering that the original Netflix show, dated 2021, tries to evoke just that same chemistry that we have seen for years on the screen thanks to the Gilmore family.
Designed by Sarah Lampert, Ginny & Georgia then tells of the special relationship between the two protagonists, mother and daughter, staging feelings, vicissitudes and memories. As well as a good dose of new situations that, playfully, will test the bond between the two. The series of the colossus of Los Gatos, which all subscribers can watch in streaming, consists of a first season of 10 episodes, and has been renewed by the "big N" for a second season.
Ginny & Georgia: the plot
A little 'everyone started to get interested in the plot of Ginny and Georgia on Netflix thinking to find the same vibe of a show like "A Gilmore Girls". On the other hand, the premises point exactly in that direction, presenting us with a dramedy made of a very young mother, a daughter who despite her age is in many ways more mature than the first, a picturesque American town in New England and dialogue always over the top, defined "sharp and lively" by the same production.
And yet, the serial work of Sarah Lampert knows how to be this and much more: several mystery turns in the progress of the episodes, with episodes full of secrets, deceptions and a cast of characters that will give a jolt to the narrative. Not to mention a certain thriller attitude that results in an unexpected ending.
The story of the Netflix original TV series focuses on a fifteen-year-old girl seen by all as restless and rather awkward, Virginia Miller, called Ginny, and her mother Georgia, a woman in her thirties very charming, dynamic and full of energy. Ginny in many occasions thinks she is much more mature than Georgia, who in the meantime has decided to give a new life to her family at all costs.
After many years of moving and an almost nomadic existence, the woman absolutely wants to move indefinitely to a delightful town in New England, Massachusetts, called Wellsbury. It's the only way she can give her two children - the other is Austin, Ginny's 9-year-old half-brother - what they've never had: a normal everyday life.
Bringing roots to Wellsbury means for Ginny changing schools and settling into a new, prestigious high school. Non solo, la ragazza dovrà pure fare i conti con una inaspettata popolarità e una complicata vita amorosa, con numerosi pretendenti alla sua porta. A bussare, però, ci sarà anche l’ingombrante passato di Georgia, legato al misterioso incidente che costò la vita al marito e patrigno dei suoi figli. E che potrebbe mettere in pericolo gli equilibri della sua famiglia, e di riflesso tutto quello che sono riusciti a costruire nella loro nuova casa.
Ginny & Georgia: gli episodi
La prima stagione della serie televisiva Ginny & Georgia, in streaming su Netflix per tutti gli abbonati alla piattaforma, si compone di 10 episodi, tutti distribuiti il 24 febbraio 2021. Di seguito, i titoli e le rispettive sinossi delle puntate:
- Episodio pilota – Georgia Miller arriva nella tranquilla e pittoresca cittadina di Wellsbury nel New England con la figlia Ginny e il figlio Austin, intenzionata a mettere radici. Qui farà subito una buona impressione sulla comunità del luogo.
- È un viso, non una maschera – Mentre fa fatica a inserirsi nel suo nuovo gruppo di amici, Ginny dovrà pagare le conseguenze di una serata trascorsa con Marcus. Nel frattempo, la madre aiuta Georgia aiuta Paul ed Ellen a risolvere un difficile problema.
- Cose che si addicono solo a gente ricca – Durante il pigiama party, è il momento di lasciarsi andare alle confessioni. Mentre Max si apre completamente, Ginny condivide dei teneri momenti sia con Marcus che con Hunter. Georgia, però, ricade in vecchie e brutte abitudini.
- Lydia Bennet è senza dubbio femminista – Il distacco improvviso di Hunter rende Ginny particolarmente insicura. Max invece è ossessionata da una nuova cotta, e Georgia convince Paul a organizzare una raccolta fondi. Una situazione da cui però non potrà tirarsi indietro.
- Boo, brutta stron*a – La popolarità di Ginny a scuola aumenta, assieme alle difficoltà. La ragazza inizierà a porsi domande sulla propria identità. Dopo una serata con Georgia, Paul scopre di avere una nuova rivale politica.
- Non mi capite – Il terribile passato di Georgia emerge sempre di più, grazie all’arrivo di ospiti inaspettati. Gli stessi che causeranno molti problemi di fiducia nella figlia Ginny.
- Buon compleanno sciocca – Per Ginny è tempo di compiere 16 anni. Per il suo compleanno, Georgia cerca di sistemare le cose organizzandole una festa a sorpresa. In realtà la ragazza e le sue amiche hanno altri programmi.
- Croce su una parte, croce sull’altra – Ginny trae ispirazione da suo padre quando scrive un tema che spera di presentare a un prestigioso concorso. Il risultato crea però delle profonde tensioni con Hunter.
- Amare è difficile – Mentre Ginny e Georgia si trovano entrambe divise tra due uomini, anche Max e Marcus devono vedersela con il dolore, seppur di diversa natura.
- Il peggior tradimento dai tempi di Jordyn e Kylie – Mentre si avvicinano le elezioni per Paul, i segreti di Ginny e Georgia cominciano ad affiorare: le conseguenze potrebbero essere terribili per entrambe le protagoniste.
Ginny & Georgia: cast e personaggi
Passando al cast della serie TV Ginny e Georgia, nella parte delle due protagoniste troviamo Antonia Gentry, Ginny, e Brianne Howey, che è Georgia. La madre è una donna che sa essere astuta, particolarmente intelligente e manipolatrice, e che nel tempo si è costruita attorno una corazza d’acciaio. Ben celata dal suo innegabile fascino. Fuggita dalla povertà, Georgia ha avuto la sua prima figlia, Ginny, all’età di soli quindici anni.
Sappiamo che è fortemente convinta che quella più giusta sia la legge del contrappasso, considerando che è riuscita a sopravvivere a tutte le avversità che la vita le ha presentato sul suo cammino. On the other hand, her daughter, of mixed ethnicity, is a fifteen-year-old girl who is as bright as she is vulnerable and rebellious. Always very outspoken and with a developed intellect, she hides an insecure soul, which will come to the surface even more when she moves to the wealthy town of Massachusetts.
At their side we have the very young Diesel La Torraca, who plays Austin, Georgia's 9-year-old son who is always in disarray but very sweet and innocent. Austin is the one who, of all the members of his family, has most clung to the promise of a new life among the quiet of Wellsbury. Also in the cast of Ginny & Georgia is Jennifer Robertson, who plays Ellen, a working mother much more down-to-earth than her middle-class neighbors. She has two children both 15 years old, twins Maxine and Marcus, and is known for always being outspoken.
Not surprisingly, she speaks only what she thinks, and lives across the street from Georgia and her two children. One of them, Marcus, is played by Felix Mallard, the classic bad boy who likes to show up tough and assertive, and who you don't want to get a crush on. Of course he will be immediately intrigued by Ginny's arrival in town. The twin sister Maxine has instead the face of Sara Waisglass. She is a quirky girl, very smart and quite popular, easygoing and at the same time confident. She has a crush on Georgia, and quickly manages to make friends with her daughter, Ginny.
Scott Porter then plays the mayor Paul Randolph. As the first citizen of Wellsbury, Paul is a politically committed and very determined man. He will be immediately attracted to Georgia, recognizing that the woman is a true force of nature. We still have Raymond Ablack, who plays Joe, an environmentalist, particularly manly man. Joe is the owner of Wellsbury's farm-to-table restaurant, the Blue Farm Cafe, and can't help but notice Georgia when the latter first arrives in town.
Ginny & Georgia: a book for the series?
Considering Ginny and Georgia's excellent plot as a series, many among the fans are convinced that it is inspired by a book. So much so that online you can find dozens and dozens of threads on industry forums pointing to a novel as the "muse" for Sarah Lampert. Despite the many rumors about it, in reality things are not like that.
The one involving mother and daughter is an original story, although in some ways it recalls a cult show like "Gilmore Girls", "A Mamma for a Friend", here in Italy. With the ending deliberately left open by the first season, there is no book that reveals what fate has reserved for the two protagonists and all the other characters involved.
Ginny & Georgia 2: second season coming
Two months after the release of Ginny and Georgia, the heads of Netflix have announced that the TV series has been renewed for a second season, and therefore will return with a new cycle of episodes. A decision that should not come as a surprise, considering the data released by the streaming giant: in the first four weeks since its release, Ginny & Georgia has attracted the attention of 52 million subscribers, being particularly popular in the U.S., Australia, Brazil and Kenya. The aforementioned open ending, in any case imposed a second season, in which the inhabitants of Wellsbury will still have much to tell.