Paper Girls (TV series) explained

Creator:Stephany Folsom
Music:Bobby Krlic
Country:United States
Language:English
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:8
Producer:Vail Romeyn
Runtime:38–56 minutes
Network:Amazon Prime Video

Paper Girls is an American science fiction drama television series created by Stephany Folsom. It is based on the 2015–2019 comic book series of the same name written by Brian K. Vaughan and illustrated by Cliff Chiang. The series premiered on Amazon Prime Video on July 29, 2022. In September 2022, the series was canceled after one season.

Premise

Paper Girls follows four young girls who, while out delivering papers during morning after Halloween in 1988, become unwittingly caught in a conflict between warring factions of time-travelers. They go on an adventure through time that will save the world. As they travel between time periods, they encounter future versions of themselves and must choose to embrace or reject their fate.

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Guest

Production

Development

On July 11, 2019, it was announced that Amazon Studios had put the project in development with a series commitment, with Brian K. Vaughan, who wrote the original comic book series, executive producing the project under his overall deal with Legendary Entertainment. It was also announced that Stephany Folsom would write the series, as well as executive produce alongside Vaughan.[1] On July 23, 2020, the project was officially greenlit to series, with Cliff Chiang, Christopher Cantwell, and Christopher C. Rogers joining as executive producers.[2] On July 31, 2021, it was reported that Folsom had exited the series.[3] On September 9, 2022, Amazon Prime Video canceled the series after one season, with Legendary Television shopping it around to other networks.[4]

Casting

On April 26, 2021, it was announced that Sofia Rosinsky, Camryn Jones, Riley Lai Nelet, and Fina Strazza were cast in the four lead roles.[5] On May 6, 2021, Ali Wong joined the main cast.[6] On June 15, 2021, Nate Corddry was cast in a starring role.[7]

Filming

The series was initially set to begin filming on March 1, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois,[8] but was later pushed back to May 17, 2021. On May 28, 2021, photography took place in and around the Joliet police station.[9] The series concluded filming on October 1, 2021.[10]

Release

The series was released on Amazon Prime Video on July 29, 2022.[11]

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 87% approval rating with an average rating of 6.9/10, based on 70 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Folding together time-traveling wonder with a strong ensemble of youngsters who are as dimensional as origami, Paper Girls is an absolute blast to the future."[12] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 70 out of 100 based on 20 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Paper Girls' Graphic Novel Adaptation From Legendary TV & Plan B Gets Amazon Series Commitment . Andreeva . Nellie . . July 12, 2019 . July 12, 2019 . July 12, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190712014304/https://deadline.com/2019/07/paper-girls-series-adaptation-amazon-studios-legendary-tv-plan-b-brian-k-vaughan-stephany-folsom-1202644995/ . live.
  2. Amazon Studios Greenlights New Series "Paper Girls" . . . July 23, 2020 . January 17, 2021 .
  3. Web site: 'Paper Girls': Co-Showrunner Stephany Folsom Exits Amazon Series . Andreeva . Nellie . . July 31, 2021 . August 1, 2021 . August 1, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210801035744/https://deadline.com/2021/07/paper-girls-co-showrunner-stephany-folsom-exits-amazon-series-1234807173/ . live.
  4. Web site: 'Paper Girls' Canceled By Prime Video After One Season, Will Be Shopped By Legendary Television. Deadline Hollywood. Nellie. Andreeva. September 9, 2022. September 9, 2022. September 9, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220909201816/https://deadline.com/2022/09/paper-girls-canceled-prime-video-one-season-shopped-season-2legendary-television-1235113183/. live.
  5. Web site: 'Paper Girls': Sofia Rosinsky, Camryn Jones, Riley Lai Nelet, Fina Strazza Cast As Leads in Amazon Series . Petski . Denise . . April 26, 2021 . April 26, 2021 . April 26, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210426210736/https://deadline.com/2021/04/paper-girls-sofia-rosinsky-camryn-jones-riley-lai-nelet-fina-strazza-cast-leads-amazon-series-1234744331/ . live .
  6. Web site: 'Paper Girls': Ali Wong Joins Brian K. Vaughan's Amazon Graphic Novel Series Adaptation . Del Rosario . Alexandra . . May 6, 2021 . May 6, 2021 . May 6, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210506163902/https://deadline.com/2021/05/paper-girls-ali-wong-cast-amazon-graphic-novel-series-1234750709/ . live .
  7. Web site: Amazon's 'Paper Girls' Adds Nate Corddry To Cast; JaQwan J. Kelly To Recur in Hulu's 'Wu Tang: An American Saga'n . Del Rosario . Alexandra . . June 15, 2021 . June 15, 2021 . June 15, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210615200256/https://deadline.com/2021/06/amazon-paper-girls-nate-corddry-jaqwan-j-kelly-wu-tang-an-american-saga-hulu-1234775598/ . live .
  8. Web site: Paper Girls . Production List . December 14, 2020 . January 17, 2021 . January 17, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210117132246/https://productionlist.com/production/paper-girls/ . live .
  9. Web site: Amazon Show 'Paper Girls' Films Near Joliet Police Station . Ferak . John . . May 28, 2021 . May 30, 2021 . May 30, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210530225235/https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/amazon-show-paper-girls-films-near-joliet-police-station . live .
  10. Web site: Paper Girls . . October 4, 2021 . November 4, 2021 . November 4, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211104183219/https://www.varietyinsight.com/production_restart_full_view.php?track_id=168426 . live .
  11. Get ready for an '80s time travel adventure with first look at the Paper Girls TV show. Entertainment Weekly. Christian. Holub. June 9, 2022. June 9, 2022. June 9, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220609151242/https://ew.com/tv/first-look-paper-girls-prime-video/. live.
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