# Ginny & Georgia
**Ginny & Georgia** is an American comedy-drama television series on Netflix created by Sarah Lampert. It follows [Georgia Miller](https://www.edgepedia.org/georgia-miller-character) ([Brianne Howey](https://www.edgepedia.org/brianne-howey)), a young single mother with a hidden criminal past, and her teenage daughter Ginny (Antonia Gentry) as they settle in the affluent New England town of Wellsbury with Georgia's son Austin ([Diesel La Torraca](https://www.edgepedia.org/diesel-la-torraca)). The series premiered on February 24, 2021, and has run for three seasons of ten hour-long episodes each.[1](https://www.netflix.com/title/81025696/) • [2](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81025696) • [3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/ginny-and-georgia)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Format | Netflix drama series, 10 episodes of about one hour per season; TV-14 rating[2](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81025696) • [1](https://www.netflix.com/title/81025696/) |
| Creator and showrunner | Created by Sarah Lampert; Sarah Glinski joined as showrunner for season 3, replacing Debra J. Fisher[2](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81025696) • [4](https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/tv-shows/ginny-and-georgia-season-3-netflix/) |
| Main cast | Brianne Howey (Georgia), Antonia Gentry (Ginny), Diesel La Torraca (Austin), Felix Mallard, Sara Waisglass, Scott Porter, Raymond Ablack, Jennifer Robertson[2](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81025696) |
| Release history | Season 1 premiered February 24, 2021; season 2 on January 5, 2023; season 3 on June 5, 2025[3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/ginny-and-georgia) • [5](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/ginny-and-georgia-season-3-and-4-renewal-announce) |
| Season 2 performance | 56 million views by its fifth week after release[5](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/ginny-and-georgia-season-3-and-4-renewal-announce) |
| June 2025 viewing | 1.4 billion minutes viewed in the US, the top show among viewers aged 6 to 17 and also number one among adults 18+; teens aged 12 to 17 accounted for 74% of its minutes[6](https://www.nielsen.com/insights/2025/what-us-kids-watched-tv-streaming-summer-june/) |
| Renewal status | Seasons 3 and 4 were both ordered in May 2023; season 4 is slated for 2027[4](https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/tv-shows/ginny-and-georgia-season-3-netflix/) • [7](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/ginny-georgia-season-4-2027-release-everything-we-know/) |
## Spoilers
### Premise and characters
The series opens with Georgia Miller arriving in Wellsbury with her two children after years on the run, hoping to build a stable life; Georgia's hidden past threatens the new beginning as Ginny navigates adolescence.[3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/ginny-and-georgia) Georgia scams her way into a job with the town mayor, Paul ([Scott Porter](https://www.edgepedia.org/scott-porter)), whom she later marries, while Ginny joins a friend group that includes her neighbors Marcus ([Felix Mallard](https://www.edgepedia.org/felix-mallard)) and his twin Maxine ([Sara Waisglass](https://www.edgepedia.org/sara-waisglass)).[8](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/ginny-georgia)
The show's tone mixes teen coming-of-age storylines with a suburban crime plot centered on Georgia. Reviewers have compared its mother-daughter dynamic to *Gilmore Girls*, which the first season itself references, while likening Georgia's storyline to shows such as *Desperate Housewives* and *How To Get Away With Murder*.[9](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/ginny-georgia-season-3-netflixs-hit-show-rocked-by-murder/)
### Seasons
**Season 1 (2021).** The first season establishes the family's arrival in Wellsbury and was renewed for a second season on April 19, 2021, about two months after its premiere.[12](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflixs-ginny-and-georgia-renewed-for-second-season)
**Season 2 (2023).** The second season premiered on January 5, 2023, reached number one on Netflix, and garnered 56 million views by its fifth week.[4](https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/tv-shows/ginny-and-georgia-season-3-netflix/) • [5](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/ginny-and-georgia-season-3-and-4-renewal-announce) It ends with Georgia being arrested as she leaves her wedding.
**Season 3 (2025).** The third season, released June 5, 2025, follows Georgia's highly publicized murder trial after she is arrested for the killing of her neighbor Cynthia's terminally ill husband, Tom, a murder her young son Austin witnessed.[2](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81025696) • [9](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/ginny-georgia-season-3-netflixs-hit-show-rocked-by-murder/) Filming took place in Toronto from April 2024, wrapping on September 14.[13](https://www.tomsguide.com/entertainment/streaming/ginny-and-georgia-season-3) The 29-month gap after season 2 was one of the longest breaks between seasons for a Netflix original at the time.[4](https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/tv-shows/ginny-and-georgia-season-3-netflix/)
**Season 4 (2027).** Filming began in November 2025 and wrapped in March 2026. Netflix confirmed in mid-August 2026 that the season will release in 2027, with an official theme of "Cycles and Origins" that includes the reemergence of Georgia's mother and abusive stepfather.[7](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/ginny-georgia-season-4-2027-release-everything-we-know/) • [14](https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/tv-shows/ginny-and-georgia-season-4/)
## Themes
[Mental health](https://www.edgepedia.org/mental-health) is a major recurring theme. Characters contend with anxiety, self-harm, depression, panic attacks, bulimia, and alcohol abuse, and the series depicts therapy as something that can help people process events and change.[8](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/ginny-georgia) Creator Sarah Lampert said in a 2025 podcast interview that Ginny's mental health was planned as a three-season arc within a four-season story.[10](https://maximumfun.org/transcripts/depresh-mode/transcript-depresh-mode-ep-216-ginny-georgia-creator-sarah-lampert-on-getting-mental-health-right-on-screen/) The show also addresses race directly: Ginny, who is bi-racial, struggles to fit in as a teenager in a mostly white town, and season 2 introduced a Black support system for her through her father Zion (Nathan Mitchell), her therapist, and a new friend.[11](https://www.matermiddlehigh.org/ourpages/auto/2024/1/29/53525063/The%20ROAR%20Issue%202%20%282022-2023%29-%20Entertainment%20Reviews.pdf?rnd=1706541465068) • [9](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/ginny-georgia-season-3-netflixs-hit-show-rocked-by-murder/)
## Audience and reception
The series has drawn a notably young and female-skewing audience. Nielsen's June 2025 measurement of US children's viewing placed it first among ages 6 to 17, with teens 12 to 17 driving 74% of its 1.4 billion minutes, and it was also the number one show among adults 18+ that month.[6](https://www.nielsen.com/insights/2025/what-us-kids-watched-tv-streaming-summer-june/) Nielsen also reported that 45% of its audience was under 35 and that the series over-indexed among Black audiences at 19%.[15](https://www.tvline.com/ratings/ginny-and-georgia-nielsen-streaming-ranking-season-3-1235470713/)
Critical reception has been mixed to positive. NPR's 2021 review found the Ginny sections pleasurable but noted unfinished story threads, while later reviews of season 3 praised the tighter murder-trial premise while criticizing an overstuffed narrative.[16](https://www.npr.org/2021/02/24/970259567/ginny-georgia-has-trouble-getting-georgia-out-of-ginnys-way) • [9](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/ginny-georgia-season-3-netflixs-hit-show-rocked-by-murder/) Metacritic's collected criticism includes the judgment that the series may be the best the newest generation of teen dramas has to offer.[17](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/ginny-georgia/critic-reviews/)
## References
1. [Ginny & Georgia, Netflix](https://www.netflix.com/title/81025696/)
2. [Ginny & Georgia, Netflix Media Center](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81025696)
3. [Ginny & Georgia - streaming tv show online, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/ginny-and-georgia)
4. ['Ginny & Georgia' Season 3: Everything We Know, Marie Claire](https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/tv-shows/ginny-and-georgia-season-3-netflix/)
5. [Ginny & Georgia Season 3: News, Photos, Trailer, Episode Titles, Netflix Tudum](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/ginny-and-georgia-season-3-and-4-renewal-announce)
6. [School's out and the TV's on: What kids in the U.S. watched in June, Nielsen](https://www.nielsen.com/insights/2025/what-us-kids-watched-tv-streaming-summer-june/)
7. [Ginny & Georgia Season 4: Expected Netflix Release Date & Everything We Know, What's on Netflix](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/ginny-georgia-season-4-2027-release-everything-we-know/)
8. [Ginny & Georgia - Parents' Guide & TV Review, Common Sense Media](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/ginny-georgia)
9. [Netflix's Huge Hit Show 'Ginny & Georgia' Rocked by Murder, The Daily Beast](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/ginny-georgia-season-3-netflixs-hit-show-rocked-by-murder/)
10. [Depresh Mode Ep. 216: Sarah Lampert on Getting Mental Health Right on Screen, Maximum Fun](https://maximumfun.org/transcripts/depresh-mode/transcript-depresh-mode-ep-216-ginny-georgia-creator-sarah-lampert-on-getting-mental-health-right-on-screen/)
11. [The ROAR Issue 2 (2022-2023) Entertainment Reviews, Mater Middle High](https://www.matermiddlehigh.org/ourpages/auto/2024/1/29/53525063/The%20ROAR%20Issue%202%20%282022-2023%29-%20Entertainment%20Reviews.pdf?rnd=1706541465068)
12. [Netflix's Popular Mother/Daughter Coming of Age Series 'Ginny & Georgia' Renewed for Second Season, About Netflix](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflixs-ginny-and-georgia-renewed-for-second-season)
13. ['Ginny & Georgia' season 3: Everything to know, Tom's Guide](https://www.tomsguide.com/entertainment/streaming/ginny-and-georgia-season-3)
14. ['Ginny & Georgia' Season 4: Everything We Know, Marie Claire](https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/tv-shows/ginny-and-georgia-season-4/)
15. ['Ginny And Georgia' Tops Nielsen Streaming Top 10, Season 3 Release, TVLine](https://www.tvline.com/ratings/ginny-and-georgia-nielsen-streaming-ranking-season-3-1235470713/)
16. [Review: 'Ginny & Georgia' Is Not 'Gilmore Girls 2', NPR](https://www.npr.org/2021/02/24/970259567/ginny-georgia-has-trouble-getting-georgia-out-of-ginnys-way)
17. [Ginny & Georgia critic reviews, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/ginny-georgia/critic-reviews/)
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