My Life with the Walter Boys

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My Life with the Walter Boys
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Genre Teen drama
Based onMy Life with the Walter Boys
by Ali Novak
Developed byMelanie Halsall
ShowrunnerMelanie Halsall
Starring
Music byBrian H. Kim
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
  • Edward Glauser
  • Melanie Halsall
ProducerKeith Raskin
Production locations Alberta, Canada
CinematographyWalt Lloyd
Production companies
Original release
Network Netflix
ReleaseDecember 7, 2023 (2023-12-07) 
present (present)

My Life with the Walter Boys is an American teen drama television series that premiered on Netflix on December 7, 2023. [1] [2] The coming-of-age drama is an adaptation of Ali Novak's 2014 novel of the same name, which was first published on Wattpad. [3] The series follows recently orphaned Jackie Howard (Nikki Rodriguez), a teenage girl from Manhattan who relocates to rural Colorado after she is taken in by the Walters, a family of seven sons and one daughter. [4] The series was developed by Melanie Halsall. It stars Nikki Rodriguez, Noah LaLonde, Ashby Gentry and Alisha Newton. [5] In December 2023, the series was renewed for a second season. [6]

Contents

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"Welcome to Colorado" Jerry Ciccoritti Melanie HalsallDecember 7, 2023 (2023-12-07)
2"Live a Little"Jerry CiccorittiMelanie HalsallDecember 7, 2023 (2023-12-07)
3"The Cole Effect" Nimisha Mukerji Jordan Ross SchindlerDecember 7, 2023 (2023-12-07)
4"Nineteen"Nimisha MukerjiJonathon RoesslerDecember 7, 2023 (2023-12-07)
5"Thanksgiving"Jerry CiccorittiTawnya Bhattacharya & Ali LaventholDecember 7, 2023 (2023-12-07)
6"Baggage"Jerry CiccorittiJesikah SuggsDecember 7, 2023 (2023-12-07)
7"Small Town Rumors"Winnifred JongKelsey BarryDecember 7, 2023 (2023-12-07)
8"Spinning Out"Winnifred JongTeleplay by: Jonathon Roessler & Jordan Ross Schindler
Story by: Grace Condon
December 7, 2023 (2023-12-07)
9"Revolutions" Jason Priestley Tawnya Bhattacharya & Ali LaventholDecember 7, 2023 (2023-12-07)
10"Happily Ever After"Jason PriestleyMelanie HalsallDecember 7, 2023 (2023-12-07)

Production

Sony Pictures Television and iGeneration Studios are producing My Life with the Walter Boys, following iGeneration Studios' acquisition of Komixx Entertainment. [7] Ed Glauser, who was the executive producer for Netflix's The Kissing Booth film series, joined production alongside showrunner and executive producer Melanie Halsall. [8] Filming for the first season began in March 2022, in Alberta, Canada, and concluded by September 2022. [9] [10] [11] Production for the series took place across Alberta, with filming locations in the city of Calgary, the town of Cochrane, and the town of Crossfield. [12] [13] [14] [15] On December 19, 2023, Netflix renewed the series for a second season. [6] Pre-production for second season started on May 27, 2024 and ended on July 19, 2024; filming for the second season began on July 22, 2024 and is scheduled to conclude on November 15, 2024. [16]

Release

My Life with the Walter Boys was released on December 7, 2023. [2]

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 45% approval rating with an average rating of 5.3/10, based on 11 critic reviews. [17] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 50 out of 100 based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [18]

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