The story follows 15-year-old Ginny (Elevating Dion‘s Antonia Gentry), a brainy introvert typically outshined by her vivacious 30-year-old mother Georgia (Batwoman‘s Brianne Howey), who shamelessly makes use of her ample intercourse attraction to get what she desires. After Ginny’s stepfather dies in a suspicious “accident,” Georgia snatches the inheritance away from his fuming relations and strikes her youngsters to a quaint Massachusetts city for a recent begin. (Ginny’s bored with recent begins, although: To her, the city “appears like Paul Revere boned a pumpkin spice latte.”) And if this setup all sounds a bit Gilmore Ladies to you, you’re not alone. The truth is, Georgia comes proper out and says it: “We’re just like the Gilmore Ladies, however with larger boobs.”
There’s a layer of crime-drama intrigue right here, too, surrounding Georgia’s checkered previous and the circumstances of her late husband’s demise. (Each mom and daughter tense up after they see a cop approaching.) Like Lifeless to Me, one other Netflix thriller set amid suburban bliss, Ginny & Georgia reveals one other small piece of the puzzle every week to maintain you . A minimum of that’s the thought, however the flashbacks are a bit Crime Drama 101 and aren’t almost as gripping because the present thinks they’re.
The tip result’s just a little too grownup for teenagers, and just a little too teen-y for adults. Gentry and Howey are each fairly good right here, they usually rapidly set up a combative however affectionate rapport, however they’re virtually on two separate exhibits. (For a mother-daughter present, Ginny and Georgia don’t really share many scenes collectively.) The teenager aspect is decidedly the extra profitable of the 2, poignantly capturing the crushing heartbreak of an unreturned textual content or a impolite remark from a stranger on-line. Ginny’s new BFF Max (Sara Waisglass) is an over-caffeinated font of #TeenLife slang — hundo P! — however Ginny’s new crush Marcus (Felix Mallard), the bad-boy stoner subsequent door, is a strolling cliché. (Does he have a bike? In fact he does!)
THE TVLINE BOTTOM LINE: Netflix’s Ginny & Georgia is mildly cute, however it tries to do an excessive amount of and principally reminds you of different, higher exhibits.