Netflix's Ginny & Georgia is a story of a mother, Georgia, and her daughter, Ginny. While the family's youngest is Austin, Georgia's son from another relationship, the plot mostly focuses on the relationship between the mother and the daughter.
Ginny & Georgia tells the story of Georgia who is a bright, fierce, and strong woman and also a young mother. Having struggled with a difficult past, she is a resilient mother who will kill to protect her children. Ginny is a teenager who is always the new kid in town as their family moves a lot. While she is a smart and mature girl, she is shown battling with her own insecurities.
The series explores the complicated relationship of Ginny and Georgia as they fight, bond, and care for each other. Viewers follow their journey of moving into a new town, wanting to start fresh.
As Georgia tries to run from her haunting past, she finds it harder and harder to keep trouble at bay. As Ginny and Austin start to find out about their mother's past, the question is, will Georgia be able to protect her children and herself from her past?
For fans who liked the comedy and drama of Netflix's Ginny & Georgia, here is a list of shows that have the same elements as Ginny & Georgia.
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Shows to watch if you liked Ginny & Georgia
1) Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls is a story about mother and daughter, Lorelai and Rory Gilmore who are nothing short of best friends. Lorelai is a strong-headed single mother who had Rory as a teenager and left her parents' wealth to raise her independently.
Rory is a witty and academically gifted girl who is loved by the town of Stars Hollow. Her dream is to attend an Ivy League university, particularly, Harvard University.
Audiences watch Rory and Lorelai's close relationship as they grow and navigate relationships, academics, and family. The series also follows them as they work hard and stand together to achieve their dreams. Gilmore Girls is streaming on Netflix along with Ginny & Georgia.
2) Teenage Bounty Hunters
A comedy-drama by Netflix, Teenage Bounty Hunters is a story about two fraternal teenage twins, Sterling and Blaire Wesley who become as the name suggests, bounty hunters.
The twin duo ends up crashing their parent's truck and to pay for repairs, they decide to secretly become bounty hunters as they believe they have a knack for it. Both sisters are fierce girls who are not afraid to bring out the big guns. While balancing academics, mean girls, teenagehood, and their romantic lives, both girls aim to become the best bounty hunters in Atlanta.
Alongside Ginny & Georgia, this show is also streaming on Netflix.
3) Friday Night Lights
Set in Dillon, a small town in rural Texas, the sports drama Friday Night Lights is all about high school and football. The plot follows the town's high school football team including their coach.
Through the stories of the players and their coach, Eric Taylor and his family, Friday Night Lights shows audiences how they realistically tackle real-life problems, similar to what happens in Ginny & Georgia. The series is on Netflix.
4) Never Have I Ever
Netflix's Never Have I Ever is about Devi Vishwakumar, a Tamil first-generation Indian-American. Grieving the recent loss of her father, Devi often clashes with her mother who doesn't understand the life of a teenager in high school.
Devi tries to reinvent herself to fit in with her peers and wishes to become a popular girl and have a boyfriend. As the seasons progress, Devi juggles academics, culture, family expectations, and being a loyal friend. She tries her best to find her place in the world while being her true weird self.
5) Jane the Virgin
Imagine getting pregnant while you're a virgin, that's exactly what Jane the Virgin is about. Jane lives with her mother and her grandmother. Her grandmother has always taught Jane to save her virginity while her mother who had Jane at 16 disagrees.
Jane abides by her grandmother's teachings all her life until her worst nightmare comes true. When Jane goes to the doctor for a pap smear, her doctor confuses the rooms between a pap smear and an artificial insemination which results in Jane being artificially inseminated.
As Jane struggles with her pregnancy and career, she finds herself in a love triangle between her boyfriend of two years and the father of the baby. The series is available to purchase on Amazon, Apple TV+, and YouTube.
6) Dead to Me
A Netflix original, Dead to Me is a dark comedy that shows audiences all shades of grief. The story follows Jen, a recent widow whose husband died in a violent hit-and-run car crash. Struggling to cope with her grief, Jen joins a support group.
At the support group, she befriends Judy. Judy tells Jen that she is grieving her fiancé who died of a cardiac arrest. Jen and Judy bond over their grief. Determined to discover who was behind the wheel on the night of her husband's demise, Jen uncovers the disturbing secrets behind her husband's death.
As the seasons progress, Jen unravels who Judy is and how she is connected to her late husband. While struggling with the emotional scars that her late husband left, Jen and Judy despite all odds bond over wine and take on the world together, making their relationship similar to the one in Ginny & Georgia.
7) Atypical
Atypical is a Netflix original that shows the unconventional story of Samuel Gardner also known as Sam. An 18-year-old on the autism spectrum, Sam wishes to try things that other teenagers his age do like dating.
As Sam tries to become more independent and have experiences like all teenagers do in high school, his mother struggles to come to terms with the idea. A comedy-drama like Ginny & Georgia, Atypical tells the story of a young autistic student who tries to pursue a romantic life despite his family's doubts.
8) Grace and Frankie
Grace and Frankie is a comedy brought to audiences by Netflix. The series is about two women who are polar opposites. They know each other through their husbands who work together as divorce lawyers.
One evening, when both couples go out for dinner, both husbands reveal that they are gay and wish to marry as they are in love with each other. As both women try to cope with the grief of losing their marriages, they have no choice but to live together. They eventually become friends and even family.
The series focuses on relationships just like in Ginny & Georgia.
9) Big Little Lies
Based on the 2014 novel of the same name by Liane Moriarty, Big Little Lies is a story of violence, trauma, and friendship in the wealthy town of Monterey, California. Celeste, Madeline, and Jane are mothers whose lives intertwine due to their children being in the same elementary school.
The show follows the lives of these women in the backdrop of a murder at their children's elementary school fundraiser. It focuses on a lot of themes that are also prominent in Ginny & Georgia. The series is available on Hulu and Max.
10) Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
A modern-day retelling of Sabrina The Teenage Witch, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is a supernatural coming-of-age horror series. It tells the story of half-witch and half-human Sabrina Spellman.
As Sabrina turns 16, she is required to choose between living as a mortal or a witch. She struggles to be a good witch and a good human. As the seasons progress, Sabrina fights forces beyond her as she tries to protect herself, her witch aunts, and the mortal world. Like Ginny & Georgia, this show is an engaging watch.
These are the top 10 shows viewers must watch if they liked Ginny & Georgia.
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