50 Fun Facts About Ginny & Georgia

Who created Ginny & Georgia?

Sarah Lampert created Ginny & Georgia and is credited as an executive producer; Debra J. Fisher served as showrunner for the first two seasons.

In what year did the first season premiere?

Season 1 premiered on Netflix on 24 February 2021; the ten-episode order had been announced in August 2019.

The Millers move to a fictional town of what name?

Wellsbury is the fictional, well-heeled New England town where Georgia settles with her two children after her husband Kenny's death.

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

The show's fictional town is in Massachusetts, within easy reach of Boston; Georgia picks it as a fresh start for her family in the first episode.

Who plays Georgia Miller?

Brianne Howey plays the adult Georgia Miller; Nikki Roumel plays the teenage Georgia of the flashbacks.

Who plays Ginny?

Antonia Gentry plays Ginny Miller, the teenage daughter at the centre of the show, in her first leading television role.

Ginny is a nickname for what full first name?

Ginny is short for Virginia, so mother and daughter are both named after US states, Georgia and Virginia.

How old is Ginny when the series begins?

Ginny Miller is 15 when the series opens; she was born when Georgia was only a teenager, which is why the two are often mistaken for sisters.

Georgia's young son Austin is played by whom?

Diesel La Torraca, an Australian child actor, plays Austin, Georgia's nine-year-old son and Ginny's half-brother.

Which book series is Georgia's son obsessed with?

Austin is obsessed with Harry Potter: for his Star of the Week project he brings in his jailed father's letters and claims his dad is a wizard locked up in Azkaban.

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

Marcus and Max Baker, the twins next door, are played by Felix Mallard and Sara Waisglass; Max becomes Ginny's first friend in town.

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

Blue Farm Café, Joe's farm-to-table spot in the centre of town, is where Ginny starts waitressing in season 1 and where much of the teen gossip unfolds.

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

Raymond Ablack plays Joe; the sunglasses Ginny wears in season 1 are the ones a teenage Joe gave Georgia at a gas station years earlier, which is how he recognises her.

Which actor plays Mayor Paul Randolph?

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

Who is Ginny's biological father?

Zion, Ginny's father and Georgia's first love, turns up in town in season 1 and takes Ginny to a slam poetry night.

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

Georgia laced Kenny's smoothie with wolfsbane, a poisonous plant also known as aconite, which the private investigator later spots growing in her garden.

Who hires private investigator Gabriel Cordova to look into Georgia?

Kenny's ex-wife Amber Lynn hires Gabriel and contests Kenny's will, which freezes the estate and is why Georgia's credit cards keep declining in the pilot.

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

Gabriel poses as 'Jesse' to get close to Nick; Georgia blows his cover by introducing him by his real name at Ginny's birthday party.

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

Maddie, Georgia's younger sister, arrives with her son Caleb and turns out to be feeding information to the private investigator, who is paying her.

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

The crime was embezzlement and fraud; season 2's flashbacks show that Austin's father was abusive and that Georgia engineered his arrest.

Where is the series actually filmed?

The series is shot in Ontario, Canada: the lakeside town of Cobourg, east of Toronto, stands in for the show's well-heeled New England suburb.

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

Netflix said 52 million member households watched season 1 in its first 28 days, a figure it cited when renewing the show for a second season less than two months after release.

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

Taylor Swift tweeted days after the show's release that its line about her dating history was a 'lazy, deeply sexist joke', and her fans review-bombed the series.

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

MANG is Max, Abby, Norah and Ginny; Ginny is the newest member, while the other three have been friends for years.

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

Hunter Chen, played by Mason Temple, sings a song he wrote for Ginny in front of the school; the video goes viral and briefly makes her popular.

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

Padma, played by Rebecca Ablack, works at the café and dates Marcus during season 1 while he and Ginny are apart.

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

Sophie Sanchez, a senior, dates Max for much of season 1; their breakup devastates Max, who is not over her a season later.

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

The group goes as Britney Spears, each girl recreating a different music-video look from her hits.

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

Georgia's casino night replaces the usual bake sale; the event is also where the undercover private investigator first gets close to Georgia's colleague Nick.

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?

Georgia was born Mary Atkins and took the name Georgia as part of reinventing herself after fleeing her abusive stepfather as a teenager.

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

Cynthia is a real estate agent; she challenges Paul for mayor in season 1, and her son Zach starts out as Austin's bully before the two boys become friends.

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

Ginny and Austin fled town on Marcus's motorbike at the end of season 1 and are staying at Zion's place in Boston when season 2 opens.

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

The Neighborhood Club demands a member's sponsorship, and Georgia has to win over Cynthia before she is finally let in during season 2.

What was the name of Georgia's earlier husband, whom Gabriel discovers went missing?

Anthony Green, Georgia's first husband, vanished years earlier; season 2 flashbacks show her biker-gang friends helping her dispose of his body.

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

'Kill Gil', episode 9 of season 2, plays on Kill Bill; it is the episode in which Austin shoots his father to protect Georgia.

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

Georgia was arrested for the murder of Tom Fuller, Cynthia's terminally ill husband, whom she smothered with a pillow; Austin 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?

Georgia spends the run-up to her season 3 trial under house arrest, with an ankle monitor tracking her every move.

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

Simone, a criminal defence lawyer who is dating Ginny's father, takes over from Marty at Ginny's urging and builds a reasonable-doubt case that points at Cynthia.

On the witness stand, Georgia's son shocks the court by claiming who was the killer?

Austin claims on the stand that he saw his father Gil commit the killing; the lie undermines the prosecution's case and the jury finds Georgia not guilty.

Who drives Marcus to rehab in the season 3 finale?

Ellen, Marcus's mother, drives him to rehab; Georgia had warned her from jail that Marcus might be an alcoholic.

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

Georgia pours herself a glass of milk, and Ginny remembers her mother saying she only ever drank milk when she was pregnant.

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

Sarah Glinski took over as showrunner for 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?

Lynette, Ginny's grandmother on her father's side, berates Georgia over dinner and tries to make plans for the children in case Georgia is convicted, which enrages her.

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?

Season 3 arrived on Netflix on 5 June 2025 and went straight to number one on the service's English-language TV Top 10.

To prepare for their roles as Marcus and Max's family, Robertson, Mallard and Waisglass learned what?

The three learned American Sign Language because Max and Marcus's father Clint, played by deaf actor Chris Kenopic, communicates in ASL.

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

Netflix's all-time chart credits season 1 with 381 million hours viewed in its first 28 days; season 2 later beat it with more than 500 million.