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Genre | Drama |
Created by | Jeffrey Paul King |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 13 |
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Network | The CW |
Release | June 14 – September 6, 2021 |
The Republic of Sarah is an American drama television series that premiered on June 14, 2021, and concluded on September 6, 2021, on The CW. The series was created by Jeffrey Paul King and stars Stella Baker in the title role, alongside Luke Mitchell, Megan Follows, Izabella Alvarez, Ian Duff, Hope Lauren, Nia Holloway, Landry Bender and Forrest Goodluck as a part of the main cast. In September 2021, the series was canceled after one season. [1]
When a massive vein of coltan—an incredibly valuable mineral—is discovered under the town of Greylock, New Hampshire, a mining company prepares to extract the mineral which would effectively remove the town from existence. Sarah Cooper, "a rebellious high school teacher" [2] in Greylock, organizes and leads opposition. However, an unexpected result occurs when the town becomes its own nation, separate from the US. Thus Sarah and the rest of the town must grapple with developing their own country.
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [3] | U.S. viewers (millions) | |||
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1 | "Pilot" | Kat Candler | Jeffrey Paul King | June 14, 2021 | 0.46 [4] | |||
The small New Hampshire town of Greylock starts attracting a lot of attention when the mineral coltan is discovered underneath its land. Soon, Lydon Industries' mining trucking is ready to destroy the picturesque hamlet and people's property in the name of greed. Edgy high school history teacher Sarah Cooper and her fellow townspeople are not happy, even though Lydon is promising to build them new homes. And the conflict is even more personal for Sarah, whose lawyer brother Danny has returned to Greylock after years of radio silence to lead the charge on behalf of Lydon. When the governor gets eminent domain over the town's public property, allowing Lydon to begin mining, Sarah comes up with a crazy plan: The town should claim independence, courtesy of a mapping loophole. Joining Sarah's mission are a trio of high school students: L.A. transplant Maya, who has been sent to live with her gay dad, introspective outsider Tyler and the mayor's daughter/popular girl Bella. The latter two hit it off when Tyler gives Bella a ride home after she ditches her jerky jock boyfriend. | ||||||||
2 | "Power" | Erica Dunton | Jeffrey Paul King | June 21, 2021 | 0.38 [5] | |||
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3 | "The Lines Between Us" | Erica Dunton | Debra Fordham | June 28, 2021 | 0.32 [6] | |||
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4 | "In Us We Trust" | PJ Pesce | Katie Wech | July 5, 2021 | 0.31 [7] | |||
5 | "The Criminals It Deserves" | PJ Pesce | Kevin A. Garnett | July 12, 2021 | 0.22 [8] | |||
6 | "A Show of Hands" | Megan Follows | Franki Butler | July 19, 2021 | 0.33 [9] | |||
7 | "Sanctuary" | Megan Follows | Jessica Mena Esteves | July 26, 2021 | 0.29 [10] | |||
8 | "The Perfect Conditions for Disaster" | Yangzom Brauen | Katie Wech | August 2, 2021 | 0.31 [11] | |||
9 | "Sons and Daughters" | Yangzom Brauen | Jeffrey Paul King & Debra Fordham | August 9, 2021 | 0.32 [12] | |||
10 | "From Simple Sources" | Rachel Raimist | Anna Mackey | August 16, 2021 | 0.30 [13] | |||
Sarah enlists Paul to supervise evacuation and damage control in preparation for heavy flooding resulting from unseasonably high temperatures following a blizzard. After Lydon Industries denies their request, Danny and Sarah successfully plot to temporarily steal the company's heavy equipment needed to create a channel to divert the abnormally high flood waters threatening the existence of Greylock. | ||||||||
11 | "Pledge Allegiance" | Rachel Raimist | Franki Butler | August 23, 2021 | 0.32 [14] | |||
Sarah and Paul begin to make headway in resuming their father-daughter relationship. However, Ellen comes home early from rehab and is not happy to see Paul staying at her house. Meanwhile, Maya learns that her mother is being paroled from prison in Los Angeles and has to decide if she wants to leave Greylock to speak at her parole hearing. Corrine is forced to cut ties with Sarah. | ||||||||
12 | "Two Imposters" | Catriona McKenzie | Debra Fordham & Jessica Mena Esteves | August 30, 2021 | 0.32 [15] | |||
With the coltan from the mines now making a profit for Graylock, Sarah is pitted against two friends, AJ and Corrine, who try to force her what to do with the surplus money. AJ wants to distribute the money as incentives so to keep her ailing father in his retirement home after learning that a medical corporation will be buying up the property and raising medical costs. Corrine wants to use the money to rebuild the school and improve infrastructure in the town to rebuild after the winter floods. | ||||||||
13 | "The Last Rabbit" | Catriona McKenzie | Kevin A. Garnett | September 6, 2021 | 0.30 [16] | |||
With the aftermath of the impromptu announcement, Corinne, with the help of Danny, fights for custody of Josh, while giving Sarah the silent treatment. Bella decides to drop out of school to help Sarah full-time, and Grover comforts Sarah when Paul decides to turn himself in to the federal authorities. Danny decides he wants to be in Josh's life, and at the end of the episode Sarah and Grover wake up in bed together. |
The show was originally under development by CBS, with a pilot ordered, but the network passed on the show. [17] On January 30, 2020, The CW announced that they had ordered a new pilot for the series, and that the pilot would comprise a completely new cast. [2] [18] On May 12, 2020, the CW announced that they had given The Republic of Sarah a series order, consisting of a 13 episode first season. [19] [20] On September 2, 2021, The CW canceled the series after one season. [1]
In February 2020, it was reported that Stella Baker would star in the series's title role. [18] The following month, Luke Mitchell, Izabella Alvarez, Nia Holloway, Hope Lauren, Landry Bender, Ian Duff, and Forrest Goodluck joined the main cast. [21] [22] [23] On January 15, 2021, Xander Berkeley was cast in a recurring role. [24] On March 25, 2021, Daniel Di Tomasso joined the cast in a recurring capacity. [25]
Principal photography for the series' pilot was originally scheduled to take place in spring-2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [26]
The Republic of Sarah premiered on June 14, 2021, and the series finale aired on September 6, 2021, on The CW. [27] [1] In Canada, the series airs on Citytv.[ citation needed ] In India, the series streams on CBS Studios's sister streamer Voot. [28] In South Africa the series is broadcast on DStv channel 101 M-Net.[ citation needed ]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 43% based on 7 critic reviews, with an average rating of 6/10. [29] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 48 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [30]
No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | DVR (18–49) | DVR viewers (millions) | Total (18–49) | Total viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Pilot" | June 14, 2021 | 0.1 | 0.46 [4] | 0.0 | 0.18 | 0.1 | 0.64 [4] |
2 | "Power" | June 21, 2021 | 0.1 | 0.38 [5] | 0.0 | 0.13 | 0.1 | 0.51 [5] |
3 | "The Lines Between Us" | June 28, 2021 | 0.1 | 0.32 [6] | 0.0 | 0.13 | 0.1 | 0.45 [6] |
4 | "In Us We Trust" | July 5, 2021 | 0.1 | 0.31 [7] | 0.0 | 0.17 | 0.1 | 0.48 [7] |
5 | "The Criminals It Deserves" | July 12, 2021 | 0.0 | 0.22 [8] | 0.0 | 0.09 | 0.1 | 0.31 [8] |
6 | "A Show of Hands" | July 19, 2021 | 0.1 | 0.33 [9] | 0.0 | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.42 [9] |
7 | "Sanctuary" | July 26, 2021 | 0.0 | 0.29 [10] | 0.0 | 0.13 | 0.1 | 0.42 [10] |
8 | "The Perfect Conditions for Disaster" | August 2, 2021 | 0.0 | 0.31 [11] | 0.0 | 0.11 | 0.1 | 0.41 [31] |
9 | "Sons and Daughters" | August 9, 2021 | 0.1 | 0.32 [12] | 0.0 | 0.09 | 0.1 | 0.42 [32] |
10 | "From Simple Sources" | August 16, 2021 | 0.1 | 0.30 [13] | 0.0 | 0.17 | 0.1 | 0.44 [33] |
11 | "Pledge Allegiance" | August 23, 2021 | 0.0 | 0.32 [14] | — | — | — | — |
12 | "Two Imposters" | August 30, 2021 | 0.0 | 0.32 [15] | — | — | — | — |
13 | "The Last Rabbit" | September 6, 2021 | 0.0 | 0.30 [16] | — | — | — | — |
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