Good Girls (TV series) explained

Creator:Jenna Bans
Country:United States
Language:English
Num Seasons:4
Num Episodes:50
Channel:NBC
Camera:Single-camera
Runtime:40–44 minutes

Good Girls is an American crime comedy-drama television series that follows the lives of three suburban mothers who resort to robbing a supermarket and get involved with a crime boss and the FBI. The series was created by Jenna Bans and aired for four seasons on NBC, from February 26, 2018, to July 22, 2021.[1] It stars Christina Hendricks, Retta, and Mae Whitman as the main characters, along with a supporting cast that includes Reno Wilson, Manny Montana, Lidya Jewett, Isaiah Stannard, and Matthew Lillard.[2] [3] The series was executive-produced by Bans, Dean Parisot, and Jeannine Renshaw, for Universal Television. In June 2021, NBC announced that the show was canceled after four seasons.[4]

Synopsis

The series follows three suburban Michigan mothers, Beth, Ruby and Annie, who are each experiencing various financial difficulties. They decide to pull off an unlikely heist, robbing a local supermarket, in order to help mitigate their money problems. Their successful robbery attracts the attention of the store manager after he recognizes Annie as one of the robbers, and of gang leader Rio, who was using the supermarket as a front to store and launder counterfeit money. The mothers subsequently find themselves caught in a series of gang heists, debts, secrets, and familial crises.

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Episodes

Season 4 (2021)

Production

Development and Cancellation

On May 7, 2018, NBC renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on March 3, 2019.[12] [13] On April 12, 2019, NBC renewed the series for a third season of 16 episodes, which premiered on February 16, 2020.[14] [15] [16] Because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the third season was cut down to 11 episodes.[17] On May 15, 2020, the series was renewed for a fourth season, which premiered on March 7, 2021.[18] [19] In May 2021, NBC considered renewing the series for a shortened fifth and final season conditional on the series regulars receiving pay cuts; series regulars Christina Hendricks, Mae Whitman, and Retta agreed to the terms while Manny Montana did not.[20] One month later on June 25, 2021, NBC canceled the series after four seasons and opted to not shop to other networks.[21]

Casting

Originally, Kathleen Rose Perkins was cast in the role of Beth in the pilot.[22] Later it was confirmed she had left the project and the role would be recast.[23] Christina Hendricks was announced as her replacement on July 10, 2017.[5] On September 17, 2019, Jackie Cruz was cast in a recurring role for the third season.[24] On November 13, 2020, Jonathan Silverman was cast in a recurring role for the fourth season.[25] On April 13, 2021, Jordan Belfi joined the cast in a recurring role for the fourth season.[26]

Filming

The first season was filmed at Third Rail Studios in Doraville, Georgia. For the second season, the series relocated its production to Los Angeles to take advantage of tax incentives provided by the California Film Commission under its "Program 2.0" initiative.[27] [28]

Reception

Ratings

Season 4

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 63% based on 51 reviews of the first season of the series, with an average rating of 6.3/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "The plot of Good Girls may not be entirely believable, but the strong performances from its lead actresses are."[29] Metacritic assigned a weighted average score of 60 out of 100, based on 22 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[30]

The second season of the series holds a rating of 100% with an average of 6.3/10 from 9 critics.[31] The third season of the series holds a rating of 100% with an average of 8.5/10, from 6 critics.[32] The fourth season has an approval rating of 83% based 6 reviews, with an average ratings of 7.4/10.[33]

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryNomineeResultRef.
2019 Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical Series [34] [35]
2021The ReFrame Stamp2020–21 Top 200 Most Popular Television RecipientsGood GirlsAwarded[36]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Rise' to Succeed 'This Is Us' on Tuesday, 'Good Girls' Gets 'The Braves' Slot on NBC. Andreeva. Andreeva. Deadline Hollywood. November 16, 2017. November 16, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171220070439/http://deadline.com/2017/11/rise-premiere-date-time-slot-this-is-us-tuesday-good-girls-monday-slot-nbc-the-brave-renewal-1202210267/. December 20, 2017. live.
  2. https://ew.com/tv/2017/05/11/nbc-good-girls-mae-whitman-retta/ “NBC orders Mae Whitman and Retta series Good Girls”
  3. https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/nbc-2017-18-schedule-1202426365/ "NBC 2017–18 Fall Schedule: 'Must-See TV' Revived on Thursday With 'This Is Us', 'Will & Grace'"
  4. Web site: 'Good Girls' Canceled by NBC After Four Seasons Amid Netflix Co-Licensing Talks; Stars React. Andreeva. Nellie. Deadline Hollywood. June 25, 2021. June 25, 2021.
  5. Web site: 'Good Girls': Christina Hendricks Set As Lead Of New NBC Series In Recasting. Andreeva. Nellie. Deadline Hollywood. July 10, 2017. July 10, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170713165542/http://deadline.com/2017/07/good-girls-christina-hendricks-cast-lead-nbc-series-recasting-1202126319/. July 13, 2017. live.
  6. Web site: 'Good Girls': Retta To Star In NBC Drama Pilot. Andreeva. Nellie. Deadline Hollywood. February 16, 2017. February 16, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170216211415/http://deadline.com/2017/02/good-girls-retta-co-star-nbc-drama-pilot-1201913914/. February 16, 2017. live.
  7. Web site: 'Good Girls': Mae Whitman To Co-Star In NBC Drama Pilot. Andreeva. Nellie. Deadline Hollywood. February 15, 2017. February 15, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170216180207/http://deadline.com/2017/02/good-girls-mae-whitman-cast-nbc-pilot-1201912603/. February 16, 2017. live.
  8. Web site: 'Good Girls': Reno Wilson Cast In NBC Drama Pilot. Petski. Denise. Deadline Hollywood. February 3, 2017. February 3, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170204021349/http://deadline.com/2017/02/good-girls-reno-wilson-nbc-drama-pilot-jenna-bans-1201902311/. February 4, 2017. live.
  9. Web site: 'Conviction's Manny Montana Cast In NBC Pilot 'Good Girls'. Andreeva. Nellie. Deadline Hollywood. January 27, 2017. January 27, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170130101254/http://deadline.com/2017/01/conviction-manny-montana-cast-nbc-pilot-good-girls-1201896181/. January 30, 2017. live.
  10. Web site: Matthew Lillard To Co-Star In 'Good Girls' NBC Drama Pilot. Andreeva. Nellie. Deadline Hollywood. February 14, 2017. February 14, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170214230912/http://deadline.com/2017/02/matthew-lillard-to-cast-good-girls-nbc-drama-pilot-1201911745/. February 14, 2017. live.
  11. Web site: Fargo Vet Allison Tolman Joins NBC's Good Girls as 'Wolf in Sheep's Clothing'. Gelman. Vlada. TV Line. March 27, 2018. July 15, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180622083757/https://tvline.com/2018/03/27/allison-tolman-cast-good-girls-season-1-nbc/. June 22, 2018. live.
  12. Web site: 'Good Girls' Renewed For Season 2 By NBC. Andreeva. Nellie. Deadline Hollywood. May 7, 2018. May 8, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180508035543/http://deadline.com/2018/05/good-girls-renewed-season-2-nbc-1202383220/. May 8, 2018. live.
  13. Web site: NBC Sets Premiere Dates For New Dramas 'Enemy Within' & 'The Village', Return For 'Good Girls', 'The Voice', 'World Of Dance'. Andreeva. Nellie. Pedersen. Erik. Deadline Hollywood. December 18, 2018. en. December 18, 2018. June 12, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200612013416/https://deadline.com/2018/12/nbc-premiere-dates-midseaswon-2019-the-voice-world-of-dance-a-p-bio-good-girls-enemy-within-the-village-1202522095/. live.
  14. Web site: Good Girls Renewed for Season 3. Schwartz. Ryan. TVLine. April 12, 2019. April 12, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190412191225/https://tvline.com/2019/04/12/good-girls-renewed-season-3-nbc/. April 12, 2019. live.
  15. Web site: 'Good Girls': Season 3 Order Expanded By 3 Additional Episodes At NBC. Deadline Hollywood. Nellie. Andreeva. August 13, 2019. August 13, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190814005922/https://deadline.com/2019/08/good-girls-season-3-order-expanded-3-additional-episodes-nbc-1202667653/. August 14, 2019. live.
  16. Web site: NBC Unveils Midseason Schedule, Sets 'Manifest' & 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Returns. Andreeva. Nellie. Deadline Hollywood. November 8, 2019. November 9, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191109011228/https://deadline.com/2019/11/nbc-midseason-schedule-manifest-brooklyn-nine-nine-premiere-dates-indebted-zoeys-extraordinary-playlist-lincoln-1202781318/. November 9, 2019. live.
  17. Web site: Denise Petski . Nellie Andreeva . Petski . Denise . Andreeva . Nellie . NBC Sets New Finale Dates As Seasons Get Cut Short By Coronavirus Shutdown . Deadline . April 2, 2020 . April 12, 2020 . April 12, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200412135528/https://deadline.com/2020/04/nbc-new-finales-seasons-cut-short-coronavirus-shutdown-indebted-1202899375/ . live.
  18. Web site: 'Good Girls' Renewed For Season 4 At NBC. Deadline Hollywood. Denise. Petski. May 15, 2020. May 15, 2020. May 16, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200516002718/https://deadline.com/2020/05/good-girls-renewed-season4-1202917793/. live.
  19. Web site: 'Law & Order: Organized Crime' Sets NBC Premiere With 'SVU' Crossover, Releases First Look At Christopher Meloni As Elliot Stabler. Deadline Hollywood. Pedersen. Erik. February 4, 2021. February 4, 2021. February 4, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210204183608/https://deadline.com/2021/02/law-order-organized-crime-premiere-date-christopher-meloni-first-look-as-elliot-stabler-svu-crossover-1234687450/. live.
  20. Web site: Ausiello . Michael . 2021-07-07 . Good Girls' Renewal Was All But a Done Deal — So What the Heck Happened? . 2023-11-01 . TVLine . en-US.
  21. Web site: 'Good Girls' Canceled At NBC After Four Seasons; Show Won't Be Shopped Elsewhere. Peter. White. June 25, 2021. June 25, 2021. July 30, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210730081449/https://deadline.com/2021/06/good-girls-canceled-nbc-season-4-wont-be-shopped-elsewhere-1234781742/. live.
  22. Web site: Kathleen Rose Perkins To Star In 'Good Girls' NBC Drama Pilot. Andreeva. Nellie. Deadline Hollywood. February 6, 2017. February 6, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170207190004/http://deadline.com/2017/02/kathleen-rose-perkins-to-cast-good-girls-nbc-drama-pilot-1201903303/. February 7, 2017. live.
  23. Web site: 'Good Girls' From Jenna Bans Gets Series Order At NBC; Lead Role To Be Recast. Deadline Hollywood. Petski. Denise. May 11, 2017. May 11, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170512190919/http://deadline.com/2017/05/good-girls-jenna-bans-gets-series-order-at-nbc-1202090529/. May 12, 2017. live.
  24. Web site: 'Good Girls': Jackie Cruz To Recur On Season 3 Of NBC Series. Petski. Denise. Deadline Hollywood. September 17, 2019. September 17, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190922201432/https://deadline.com/2019/09/good-girls-jackie-cruz-recur-season-3-nbc-series-1202737523/. September 22, 2019. live.
  25. Web site: 'Good Girls': Jonathan Silverman Joins Season 4 Cast As Recurring. Deadline Hollywood. Denise. Petski. November 13, 2020. November 13, 2020. November 14, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201114003337/https://deadline.com/2020/11/good-girls-jonathan-silverman-season-4-cast-recurring-1234615685/. live.
  26. Web site: 'The Rookie' Adds Jason Canela To Season 3 Cast In Recurring Role; Jordan Belfi To Recur In NBC's 'Good Girls'. Deadline Hollywood. Alexendra. Del Rosario. April 13, 2021. April 13, 2021. April 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210413200901/https://deadline.com/2021/04/the-rookie-jason-canela-recurring-role-jordan-belfi-recur-nbc-good-girls-1234733097/. live.
  27. Web site: Ho . Rodney . NBC's 'Good Girls' moves production from Atlanta to L.A. . . July 2, 2018 . July 8, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180708160906/https://www.ajc.com/blog/radiotvtalk/nbc-good-girls-moves-production-from-atlanta/VCfGIGSYYH1dLzl6bHeLmK/ . July 8, 2018 . live.
  28. Web site: NBC's 'Good Girls' & Lifetime's 'You' Relocating To Cali Thanks To Tax Credit. Patten. Dominic. Deadline Hollywood. July 2, 2018. December 29, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180702204938/https://deadline.com/2018/07/good-girls-california-tax-credits-you-moving-to-los-angeles-1202420555/. July 2, 2018. live.
  29. Web site: Good Girls: Season 1 (2018). Rotten Tomatoes. March 8, 2022.
  30. Web site: Good Girls: Season 1. Metacritic. December 28, 2018.
  31. Web site: Good Girls: Season 2 (2019) . Rotten Tomatoes . March 8, 2022.
  32. Web site: Good Girls: Season 3 (2020). Rotten Tomatoes. March 8, 2022.
  33. Web site: Good Girls: Season 4 (2021). Rotten Tomatoes. March 8, 2022.
  34. Web site: 2018 Awards Nominees . . December 10, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181129220303/http://www.pressacademy.com/2018-nominees/ . November 29, 2018 . dead.
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  36. Web site: ReFrame Stamp for Television . 2022-03-09 . ReFrame . en-US.

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