American TV series or program
The Girls on the Bus
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Genre
| Political drama
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Created by
| Amy Chozick
&
Julie Plec
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Inspired by
| Chasing Hillary
by Amy Chozick
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Starring
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Music by
| Blake Neely
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Country of origin
| United States
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Original language
| English
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No.
of seasons
| 1
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No.
of episodes
| 10
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Executive producers
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Producers
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- Carl Ogawa
- Melissa Benoist
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Cinematography
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- Joe Collins
- Autumn Eakin
- David Tuttman
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Editors
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Running time
| 42?49 minutes
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Production companies
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Network
| Max
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Release
| March 14
(
2024-03-14
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May 9, 2024
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2024-05-09
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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.
[1]
In May 2024, the series was canceled after one season.
[2]
Premise
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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
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Main
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- Melissa Benoist
as Sadie McCarthy, a journalist for
The New York Sentinel
- Carla Gugino
as Grace Gordon Greene, an experienced journalist who has been in the bus for a long time
- Christina Elmore
as Kimberlyn Anaya Kendrick, a reporter for a conservative network called "Liberty News Direct"
- Natasha Behnam
as Lola Rahaii, a Gen Z reporter who is also an influencer and activist
- Brandon Scott
as Malcolm
Recurring
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Episodes
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Production
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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
.
[4]
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.
[5]
The series would again change networks in February 2022 to
HBO Max
, where it was issued a series order.
[6]
Melissa Benoist
would enter negotiations to star in the series that same month as well as serve as a producer.
[7]
In June,
Rina Mimoun
joined the series to serve as showrunner,
[8]
while Benoist would be confirmed to participate in the series and Natasha Behnam was cast.
[9]
[10]
In July,
Christina Elmore
joined the cast.
[11]
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.
[12]
[3]
In September,
Carla Gugino
would join in a lead role,
[13]
and
Mark Consuelos
would join in a recurring role in October.
[14]
Production on the series had begun by October 1, 2022, when Chozick announced on
Instagram
that filming had wrapped on the pilot episode.
[15]
On May 24, 2024, Max canceled the series after one season.
[2]
Release
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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
.
[1]
Reception
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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".
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Notes
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Griffin Dunne
is credited as "Special Guest Star" but is a recurring cast member.
[3]
References
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a
b
c
Petski, Denise (February 6, 2024).
"
'he Girls On The Bus': Max Drama Series Starring Melissa Benoist Gets Premiere Date, First-Look Photos"
.
Deadline Hollywood
.
Archived
from the original on February 7, 2024
. Retrieved
February 7,
2024
.
- ^
a
b
Andreeva, Nellie (May 24, 2024).
"
'The Girls On The Bus' Canceled By Max After One Season"
.
Deadline Hollywood
.
Archived
from the original on May 24, 2024
. Retrieved
May 24,
2024
.
- ^
a
b
Andreeva, Nellie (August 30, 2022).
"
The Girls On The Bus
Adds CNN's Abby Phillip As Consultant, Brandon Scott As Series Regular; Griffin Dunne Among 7 Set To Recur"
.
Deadline Hollywood
.
Archived
from the original on March 5, 2023
. Retrieved
March 5,
2023
.
- ^
Andreeva, Nellie (August 28, 2019).
"Netflix Nabs Julie Plec & Greg Berlanti Drama Series
The Girls On the Bus
Inspired By Amy Chozick's Hillary Clinton Campaign Memoir"
.
Deadline Hollywood
.
Archived
from the original on March 5, 2023
. Retrieved
March 5,
2023
.
- ^
Del Rosario, Alexandra (September 1, 2021).
"
The Girls On The Bus
: Series Adaptation Of Amy Chozick's Book Moves From Netflix To The CW"
.
Deadline Hollywood
.
Archived
from the original on March 5, 2023
. Retrieved
March 5,
2023
.
- ^
Andreeva, Nellie (February 17, 2022).
"
The Girls On The Bus
Moves To HBO Max With Series Order For Drama From Julie Plec, Amy Chozick & Berlanti Prods"
.
Deadline Hollywood
.
Archived
from the original on February 26, 2023
. Retrieved
March 5,
2023
.
- ^
Andreeva, Nellie (February 18, 2022).
"Melissa Benoist In Talks To Star In
Girls On the Bus
HBO Max Series From Berlanti Productions"
.
Deadline Hollywood
.
Archived
from the original on March 5, 2023
. Retrieved
March 5,
2023
.
- ^
White, Peter (June 23, 2022).
"
The Girls On The Bus
: Rina Mimoun Joins HBO Max Series As Showrunner & EP"
.
Deadline Hollywood
.
Archived
from the original on March 5, 2023
. Retrieved
March 5,
2023
.
- ^
White, Peter (June 28, 2022).
"Melissa Benoist Renews Overall Deal With Warner Bros. TV As She Officially Boards
The Girls On The Bus
"
.
Deadline Hollywood
.
Archived
from the original on March 5, 2023
. Retrieved
March 5,
2023
.
- ^
Andreeva, Nellie (June 30, 2022).
"
The Girls On The Bus
: Natasha Behnam Joins Melissa Benoist In HBO Max Drama Series"
.
Deadline Hollywood
.
Archived
from the original on March 5, 2023
. Retrieved
March 5,
2023
.
- ^
Andreeva, Nellie (July 11, 2022).
"
The Girls On The Bus
: Christina Elmore To Star In HBO Max Drama Series"
.
Deadline Hollywood
.
Archived
from the original on March 5, 2023
. Retrieved
March 5,
2023
.
- ^
Andreeva, Nellie (August 23, 2022).
"Scott Foley Joins
Girls On The Bus
HBO Max Drama Series"
.
Deadline Hollywood
.
Archived
from the original on March 5, 2023
. Retrieved
March 5,
2023
.
- ^
Andreeva, Nellie (September 1, 2022).
"Carla Gugino To Star In
The Girls On The Bus
HBO Max Series"
.
Deadline Hollywood
.
Archived
from the original on March 5, 2023
. Retrieved
March 5,
2023
.
- ^
Cordero, Rosy (October 31, 2022).
"Mark Consuelos Eyes The Presidency In
The Girls On The Bus
HBO Max Series"
.
Deadline Hollywood
.
Archived
from the original on March 5, 2023
. Retrieved
March 5,
2023
.
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Flook, Ray (October 1, 2022).
"The Girls on the Bus: Melissa Benoist-Starrer Wraps Pilot Filming"
.
Bleeding Cool
.
Archived
from the original on March 5, 2023
. Retrieved
March 5,
2023
.
- ^
"
The Girls on the Bus
: Season 1"
.
Rotten Tomatoes
. Retrieved
April 18,
2024
.
- ^
"
The Girls on the Bus
: Season 1"
.
Metacritic
. Retrieved
March 15,
2024
.
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