After a first season spent a little under the eye of the radars, season 2 of Ginny & Georgia seems to be gaining followers on Netflix.
Number 1 for a few days and still in the top 10 in France, this family series is a little gem that we had the good idea to watch as soon as it was released.
Already seduced after the first season, we were impatiently awaiting the second. And we were not disappointed. So if you still haven’t watched Ginny & Georgia, here are 4 reasons to do it urgently.
For its refreshing side
Ginny & Georgiathis is the series feel good to the Desperate Housewives. The characters evolve in a small American town far from the stress of the megacities, here in the suburbs of Boston. Georgia, a widowed single mother of two children (Ginny and Austin) arrives in this small town to start a new life after a chaotic journey.
The colorful photography, the soundtrack and the sets plunge us into a light atmosphere, mixing family life, neighborhood stories and friendship.
Ginny & Georgia it is also the series that we gladly watch as a family. The screenwriters develop the arcs around Ginny, a young African-American teenager, and Austin, a little boy torn by the absence of his father. So many themes that will speak to parents and children.
For its plot
Compare Ginny & Georgia at Desperate Housewives would be unfair (even if the parallel is rather flattering). More than a series telling the dramas of a neighborhood, the Netflix series is distinguished by its mysterious plot.
Because behind her flamboyant laughter, the character of Georgia hides a much darker past. We won’t tell you anything about the story, but Georgia must redouble her vigilance and ingenuity to keep her family balance. To do this, she will not hesitate to go beyond unsuspected limits.
For Brianne Howey (Georgia) and Antonia Gentry (Ginny)
If there was only one reason to watch Ginny & Georgia, it would be Brianne Howey. The 33-year-old American actress is undoubtedly the crown jewel of this series.
As good at making us burst out laughing as we are crying our hearts out, Brianne Howey illuminates with her talent. And to think that she almost didn’t make it to the show…
With Antonia Gentry, only 8 years her junior in real life, they form a mother-daughter duo more real than life.
We could add the character of Austin who takes off in the second season. Tortured and discreet in the first, he also participates in the success of the series.
Because it’s a committed series
Behind a serious construction and a good-natured atmosphere, Ginny & Georgia nevertheless remains a committed series.
This show first gives all the light to the female characters (from the main roles to the secondary characters) without going into a crude criticism of the male sex (even if they take it for their rank). A feminist commitment therefore approached with nuance.
The second season also takes on the body the issue of minorities in the United States. Ginny’s character faces racism against African Americans, an echo of the movement Black Lives Matter.
Finally, season 2 of Ginny & Georgia approach head-on mental illness issues in adolescents Americans, which have exploded in recent years.
Depression, self-mutilation or even anorexia are approached with nuances, pedagogy and tolerance. What may open discussions in families where speech is sometimes difficult.
That’s it, you now have 4 good reasons to watch Ginny & Georgia urgently. We promise you, you will be waiting for season 3 with great anticipation.
