The Girls on the Bus explained

Genre:Political drama
Creator:Amy Chozick
&<br>Julie Plec
Music:Blake Neely
Country:United States
Language:English
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:10
Runtime:42–49 minutes
Network:Max

The Girls on the Bus is an American political drama television series created by Amy Chozick and Julie Plec, inspired by Chozick's 2018 memoir Chasing Hillary. It is produced by Berlanti Television, My So Called Company, and Warner Bros. Television Studios, and it premiered on Max on March 14, 2024. In May 2024, the series was canceled after one season.

Premise

The Girls on the Bus chronicles 4 female journalists who follow every move of a parade of flawed presidential candidates, while finding friendship, love, and scandal along the way.

Cast

Main

Recurring

Production

The series first began development in August 2019 at Netflix, inspired by the novel Chasing Hillary by Amy Chozick, who created the series with Julie Plec.[1] However, by September 2021, Netflix had dropped the series, which would then move over to The CW and receive a rework by Chozick and Plec.[2] The series would again change networks in February 2022 to HBO Max, where it was issued a series order.[3] Melissa Benoist would enter negotiations to star in the series that same month as well as serve as a producer.[4] In June, Rina Mimoun joined the series to serve as showrunner,[5] while Benoist would be confirmed to participate in the series and Natasha Behnam was cast.[6] [7] In July, Christina Elmore joined the cast.[8] The following month, Brandon Scott was added to the main cast, while Scott Foley and Griffin Dunne were among several additions to the recurring cast. CNN anchor Abby Phillip would also join the production to serve as a consultant.[9] [10] In September, Carla Gugino would join in a lead role,[11] and Mark Consuelos would join in a recurring role in October.[12]

Production on the series had begun by October 1, 2022, when Chozick announced on Instagram that filming had wrapped on the pilot episode.[13] On May 24, 2024, Max canceled the series after one season.[14]

Release

The series premiered on March 14, 2024, launching with its first two episodes, followed by a new episode every week until May 9 on Max.[15]

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 55% approval rating with an average rating of 6.4/10, based on 20 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "The Girls on the Bus goes round and round a fictionalized campaign trail with high drama and ideals to spare, although it swerves bumpily between its frothy and civic-minded lanes."[16] Metacritic assigned a score of 64 out of 100 based on 12 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Andreeva . Nellie . Netflix Nabs Julie Plec & Greg Berlanti Drama Series The Girls On the Bus Inspired By Amy Chozick's Hillary Clinton Campaign Memoir . . 5 March 2023 . August 28, 2019 . March 5, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230305033806/https://deadline.com/2019/08/netflix-the-girls-on-the-bus-julie-plec-greg-berlanti-drama-series-amy-chozick-hillary-clinton-campaign-memoir-chasing-hillary-1202706166/ . live .
  2. Web site: Del Rosario . Alexandra . The Girls On The Bus: Series Adaptation Of Amy Chozick's Book Moves From Netflix To The CW . . 5 March 2023 . September 1, 2021 . March 5, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230305033807/https://deadline.com/2021/09/the-girls-on-the-bus-series-adaptation-of-amy-chozicks-book-moves-from-netflix-to-the-cw-1234825602/ . live .
  3. Web site: Andreeva . Nellie . The Girls On The Bus Moves To HBO Max With Series Order For Drama From Julie Plec, Amy Chozick & Berlanti Prods. . . 5 March 2023 . February 17, 2022 . February 26, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230226152115/https://deadline.com/2022/02/hbo-max-orders-the-girls-on-the-bus-julie-plec-amy-chozick-berlanti-productions-1234956139/ . live .
  4. Web site: Andreeva . Nellie . Melissa Benoist In Talks To Star In Girls On the Bus HBO Max Series From Berlanti Productions . . 5 March 2023 . February 18, 2022 . March 5, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230305034554/https://deadline.com/2022/02/melissa-benoist-star-girls-on-the-bus-hbo-max-series-greg-berlanti-1234956563/ . live .
  5. Web site: White . Peter . The Girls On The Bus: Rina Mimoun Joins HBO Max Series As Showrunner & EP . . 5 March 2023 . June 23, 2022 . March 5, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230305034610/https://deadline.com/2022/06/the-girls-on-the-bus-rina-mimoun-joins-hbo-max-series-showrunner-1235050785/ . live .
  6. Web site: White . Peter . Melissa Benoist Renews Overall Deal With Warner Bros. TV As She Officially Boards The Girls On The Bus . . 5 March 2023 . June 28, 2022 . March 5, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230305034550/https://deadline.com/2022/06/melissa-benoist-renews-overall-deal-with-warner-bros-tv-the-girls-on-the-bus-1235053143/ . live .
  7. Web site: Andreeva . Nellie . The Girls On The Bus: Natasha Behnam Joins Melissa Benoist In HBO Max Drama Series . . 5 March 2023 . June 30, 2022 . March 5, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230305034549/https://deadline.com/2022/06/the-girls-on-the-bus-natasha-behnam-melissa-benoist-hbo-max-political-drama-1235054387/ . live .
  8. Web site: Andreeva . Nellie . The Girls On The Bus: Christina Elmore To Star In HBO Max Drama Series . . 5 March 2023 . July 11, 2022 . March 5, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230305034919/https://deadline.com/2022/07/the-girls-on-the-bus-christina-elmore-cast-hbo-max-drama-series-1235061896/ . live .
  9. Web site: Andreeva . Nellie . Scott Foley Joins Girls On The Bus HBO Max Drama Series . . 5 March 2023 . August 23, 2022 . March 5, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230305035258/https://deadline.com/2022/08/scott-foley-girls-on-the-bus-hbo-max-drama-series-melissa-benoist-1235097773/ . live .
  10. Web site: Andreeva . Nellie . The Girls On The Bus Adds CNN's Abby Phillip As Consultant, Brandon Scott As Series Regular; Griffin Dunne Among 7 Set To Recur . . 5 March 2023 . August 30, 2022 . March 5, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230305035300/https://deadline.com/2022/08/the-girls-on-the-bus-cnn-abby-phillip-brandon-scott-griffiin-dunne-1235103103/ . live .
  11. Web site: Andreeva . Nellie . Carla Gugino To Star In The Girls On The Bus HBO Max Series . . 5 March 2023 . September 1, 2022 . March 5, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230305035517/https://deadline.com/2022/09/carla-gugino-star-the-girls-on-the-bus-hbo-max-series-1235105382/ . live .
  12. Web site: Cordero . Rosy . Mark Consuelos Eyes The Presidency In The Girls On The Bus HBO Max Series . . 5 March 2023 . October 31, 2022 . March 5, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230305035518/https://deadline.com/2022/10/mark-consuelos-the-girls-on-the-bus-hbo-max-series-1235159246/ . live .
  13. Web site: Flook . Ray . The Girls on the Bus: Melissa Benoist-Starrer Wraps Pilot Filming . . 5 March 2023 . October 1, 2022 . March 5, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230305035813/https://bleedingcool.com/tv/the-girls-on-the-bus-melissa-benoist-starrer-wraps-pilot-filming/ . live .
  14. Web site: 'The Girls On The Bus' Canceled By Max After One Season. Deadline Hollywood. Nellie. Andreeva. May 24, 2024. May 24, 2024. May 24, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240524230114/https://deadline.com/2024/05/the-girls-on-the-bus-canceled-max-1235940431/. live.
  15. News: Petski . Denise . 'he Girls On The Bus': Max Drama Series Starring Melissa Benoist Gets Premiere Date, First-Look Photos . February 7, 2024 . . February 6, 2024 . February 7, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240207000043/https://deadline.com/2024/02/the-girls-on-the-bus-melissa-benoist-premiere-date-photos-trailer-1235817249/ . live .
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