50 Fun Facts About Ginny & Georgia

Who created Ginny & Georgia?

She wrote the script while working as a development manager at Madica Productions, and it passed through two more companies before landing at Netflix.

In what year did the first season premiere?

Netflix had ordered the ten-episode first season back in August 2019.

The Millers move to a fictional town of what name?

The town is fictional; the show is actually filmed in and around Toronto and Cobourg, Ontario.

The show's fictional town is set in which US state?

Boston is close enough that Zion later rents an apartment there to stay near Ginny.

Who plays Georgia Miller?

Nikki Roumel plays the teenage Georgia seen in the flashbacks.

Who plays Ginny?

The show was Gentry's first lead role; a Rolling Stone review praised how well she captured being 15.

Ginny is a nickname for what full first name?

Her mother is named after a state too, though Georgia's real first name turns out to be Mary.

How old is Georgia when the series begins?

She was a teen mother, which is why she and Ginny are close enough in age to be compared to the Gilmore Girls.

Georgia's young son Austin is played by whom?

Media noted after season 3 that several of the teen actors were visibly older than their characters.

Which book series is Georgia's son obsessed with?

For his Star of the Week project he brings in his jailed father's letters and claims his dad is a wizard in Azkaban.

Marcus and Max, the twins next door, have what surname?

Their father Clint is deaf, and the actors playing the family learned American Sign Language for the roles.

What is the name of Joe's café, where Ginny gets a job in season 1?

Georgia gets Ginny the job by blackmailing Joe into supplying cheap organic food to the town's schools.

Who plays Joe, the café owner who has quietly loved Georgia since they were teenagers?

The Ray-Ban sunglasses Ginny wears in season 1 are the ones Joe gave Georgia at a gas station years earlier.

Which actor plays Mayor Paul Randolph?

Porter was previously best known as Jason Street on Friday Night Lights.

Who is Ginny's biological father?

He turns up in Wellsbury in season 1 and takes Ginny to a slam poetry night.

Georgia killed her husband Kenny by poisoning his smoothie with what?

The private investigator later spots the plant growing in her garden, which is what lets him get an exhumation order.

Who hires private investigator Gabriel Cordova to look into Georgia?

The ex-wife is also contesting Kenny's will, which is why Georgia's credit cards keep declining in the pilot.

Under what alias does Gabriel Cordova date Nick while working undercover?

Georgia blows his cover by greeting him by his real name at Ginny's sixteenth birthday sleepover.

What is the name of Georgia's sister, who turns up unannounced in season 1?

She turns out to be spying on Georgia for the private investigator, who is paying her.

Gil, Austin's father, was in prison for what crime?

Season 2 reveals Georgia framed him for money she took herself.

Where is the series actually filmed?

The lakeside town of Cobourg stands in for the wealthy Massachusetts suburb.

How many Netflix subscribers watched season 1 in its first 28 days, according to Netflix?

That is what earned it a season 2 renewal in April 2021.

Which pop star publicly criticised the show for a joke about her dating history?

She called it a lazy, deeply sexist joke and the show was review-bombed on several sites.

What does the friend group's nickname MANG stand for?

Ginny is the newest member; the other three have known each other for years.

Which classmate and band member becomes Ginny's first boyfriend?

A video of his song goes viral and briefly makes Ginny popular at school.

Marcus's girlfriend at the start of season 1, who also works at the café, is named what?

She is played by Rebecca Ablack, who shares a surname with the actor playing Joe.

Max's love interest in season 1, a senior at school, is named what?

Their breakup devastates Max, and Max is still not over her a season later.

For their group Halloween costume, MANG dress as music-video looks of which artist?

Bracia points out at the party that Ginny can pull off the costume because she is white-passing.

Instead of the usual bake sale, what fundraiser does Georgia talk the school board into?

It is where Nick first meets 'Jesse', the man secretly investigating Georgia.

What language does Ginny enjoy speaking?

She also plays the piano and writes poetry to cope with her emotions.

What is the birth first name Georgia goes by before reinventing herself?

Her sister Maddie is the only person from that life who turns up in Wellsbury.

Cynthia, who runs for mayor against Paul, works in what profession?

Her son Zach starts out as the bully of Georgia's son before the two boys become friends.

Where are Ginny and her brother living when season 2 opens?

They fled Wellsbury on Marcus's motorbike at the end of season 1.

Which exclusive local society does Georgia scheme her way into during season 2?

She needs a current member to sponsor her, and Cynthia has to be persuaded to do it.

Gabriel discovers Georgia was previously married to a man who went missing. What was his name?

Flashbacks show her biker gang helping to get rid of the body after she killed him by accident.

Which season 2 episode title is a pun on a Quentin Tarantino film?

It is episode 9, and it is the episode where Gil is shot.

For whose murder is Georgia arrested in the middle of her wedding reception?

Georgia smothered him in his hospital bed, and her son saw her do it.

How does Georgia's son react as she is driven away in the police car?

The confusion is the point: he witnessed the killing, but the tip actually came from Gabriel.

What must Georgia wear while under house arrest awaiting trial in season 3?

She eventually cuts it off, steals a motorcycle and then turns herself in anyway.

Who takes over Georgia's defence at Ginny's request in season 3?

She is Zion's girlfriend and a criminal defence lawyer, and she pushes a reasonable-doubt strategy aimed at Cynthia.

On the witness stand, Georgia's son shocks the court by claiming who killed Tom?

Cynthia then agrees it is possible, and the jury finds in Georgia's favour.

Who drives Marcus to rehab in the season 3 finale?

Georgia had warned her from prison that Marcus might be an alcoholic.

What is Georgia seen drinking in the final scene of season 3, hinting at a pregnancy?

Ginny remembers her mother saying she only ever drank it when she was pregnant.

Who replaced Debra J. Fisher as showrunner from season 3?

The change was announced alongside the double renewal for seasons 3 and 4 in May 2023.

Ginny's paternal grandmother, who berates Georgia over dinner in season 3, is named what?

She also tries to plan for the children in case Georgia is convicted, which enrages Georgia.

Which show did The Guardian's reviewer name in a mash-up description of the series?

The line was 'Desperate Housewives meets Gilmore Girls meets Buffy'.

Which of these is a real season 3 episode title?

The other three are real titles too, but all from season 2.

The third season premiered in which month and year?

It drew 17.6 million viewers and went straight to number one on Netflix's Top 10.

To prepare for their roles as the Baker family, Robertson, Mallard and Waisglass learned what?

The signing skill serves the storyline around Max and Marcus's deaf father, Clint.

How many hours was Ginny & Georgia watched globally in its first 28 days on Netflix?

That first-season haul came from 52 million subscriber households, and season 2 later spent eight weeks in the Nielsen top 10.