The Girls on the Bus

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The Girls on the Bus
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Genre Political drama
Created by Amy Chozick
&
Julie Plec
Inspired byChasing Hillary
by Amy Chozick
Starring
Music by Blake Neely
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Carl Ogawa
  • Melissa Benoist
Cinematography
  • Joe Collins
  • Autumn Eakin
  • David Tuttman
Editors
Running time42–49 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Max
ReleaseMarch 14 (2024-03-14) –
May 9, 2024 (2024-05-09)

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]

Contents

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

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date  [1] Prod.
code
1"Pilot" Jesse Peretz Teleplay by : Amy Chozick & Julie Plec
Television story by : Amy Chozick & Julie Plec		March 14, 2024 (2024-03-14)T64.10201
2"She's with Her"Marta Cunningham Rina Mimoun March 14, 2024 (2024-03-14)T64.10202
3"The Audacity of Nope" Marcos Siega Amy ChozickMarch 21, 2024 (2024-03-21)T64.10203
4"Two Americas" Maggie Carey Jenna RichmanMarch 28, 2024 (2024-03-28)T64.10204
5"Everything Is Copy"Marcos SiegaCandace Jackson & Amy ChozickApril 4, 2024 (2024-04-04)T64.10205
6"The Debate"Erica DuntonKevin A. GarnettApril 11, 2024 (2024-04-11)T64.10206
7"She Was Against It, Before She Was For It"DeMane DavisTawal Panyacosit Jr.April 18, 2024 (2024-04-18)T64.10207
8"Life Is a Highway" Kyra Sedgwick Tim Stack & Rina MimounApril 25, 2024 (2024-04-25)T64.10208
9"Slouching Towards Brooklyn"Marcos SiegaJenna Richman & Kevin A. GarnettMay 2, 2024 (2024-05-02)T64.10209
10"The Everydays"Erica DuntonAmy ChozickMay 9, 2024 (2024-05-09)T64.10210

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. [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

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

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

  1. ↑ Griffin Dunne is credited as "Special Guest Star" but is a recurring cast member. [3]

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