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Firefly Lane is an American drama streaming television series created by Maggie Friedman for Netflix. The series is based on the novel of the same name by Kristin Hannah.[1] The series premiered on February 3, 2021,[2] and navigates the lives of two teenage girls in the 1970s, all the way through to their adulthood in the early 2000s. In May 2021, the series was renewed for a second season.[3] In October 2022, it was announced that the second season will be its final season and will consist of 16 episodes, split into two parts. The first part of the second season is scheduled to be released on December 2, 2022, and the second part is set to be released in 2023.[4]

Firefly Lane
Genre	Drama
Created by	Maggie Friedman
Based on	Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
Starring	Katherine Heigl Sarah Chalke Ben Lawson Beau Garrett Ali Skovbye Roan Curtis Yael Yurman Ignacio Serricchio
Music by	Wendy Melvoin & Lisa Coleman
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producers	Peter O'Fallon Stephanie Germain Katherine Heigl Shawn Williamson Lee Rose Maggie Friedman
Producer	Aaron Au
Production location	Burnaby, British Columbia
Cinematography	Vincent De Paula
Editors	Jamin Bricker Lisa Binkley Alison Grace Lisa Robison
Running time	47–53 minutes
Production companies	Stephanie Germain Productions Curly Girly Productions
Release
Original network	Netflix
Original release	February 3, 2021 (2021-02-03) – present (present)

Cast and characters

Main

• Katherine Heigl as Tully Hart, a famous host of a daytime talk show known as The Girlfriend Hour
  • Ali Skovbye as Young teenage Tully
  • London Robertson as Young Tully 1970
• Sarah Chalke as Kate Mularkey, Tully's best friend since they were 14 years old and a housewife who is trying to get back in the workforce while going through a divorce
  • Roan Curtis as Young teenage Kate
• Ben Lawson as Johnny Ryan, Kate's husband and the producer of The Girlfriend Hour
• Beau Garrett as Cloud, Tully's free-spirited drug-addicted single mother
• Yael Yurman as Marah Ryan, Kate and Johnny's teenage daughter
• Ignacio Serricchio as Danny Diaz (season 2)[5]

Recurring

• Brandon Jay McLaren as Travis, a widower whose daughter goes to the same school as Marah and finds a connection with Kate
• Jon Ecker as Max Brody, Tully's love interest
• Chelah Horsdal as Margie, Kate's mother
• Paul McGillion as Bud, Kate's father
• Jenna Rosenow as Kimber Watts, an editor at Seattle Digest and Kate's boss
• Leo Rano as Leon, Cloud's boyfriend in the 1970s
• Brendan Taylor as Mutt, the cameraman at local news station KPOC Tacoma and Kate's love interest in the 1980s
• Jason Mckinnon as Sean, Kate's closeted older brother
  • Quinn Lord as Sean '74
• Synto Misati as Robbie '74
• Kristen Robek as Carol, a KPOC Tacoma anchor
• Andres Joseph as Gideon Vega, a photographer at Seattle Digest
• Patrick Sabongui as Chad Wiley, Tully's love interest in the 1980s who was also her college professor
• Greg Germann as Benedict Binswanger (season 2)[5]
• India de Beaufort as Charlotte (season 2)[5]
• Jolene Purdy as Justine Jordan (season 2)[5]
• Chris McNally as Mr. Waverly (season 2)[6]

Special guest star

• Martin Donovan as Wilson King, a famous TV producer

Episodes

This section needs plot summaries. (May 2021)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	1	"Hello Yellow Brick Road"	Peter O'Fallon	Teleplay by : Maggie Friedman	February 3, 2021 (2021-02-03)
2	2	"Oh! Sweet Something"	Peter O'Fallon	Maggie Friedman	February 3, 2021 (2021-02-03)
3	3	"Dancing Queens"	Anne Wheeler	Ilene Rosenzweig	February 3, 2021 (2021-02-03)
4	4	"Love is a Battlefield"	Anne Wheeler	Savannah Dooley	February 3, 2021 (2021-02-03)
5	5	"Sweet Child O' Mine"	Vanessa Parise	Maggie Friedman & Barbara Johns	February 3, 2021 (2021-02-03)
6	6	"Dirty Laundry"	Vanessa Parise	John Sacret Young	February 3, 2021 (2021-02-03)
7	7	"Total Eclipse of the Hart"	Fred Gerber	Marissa Lee	February 3, 2021 (2021-02-03)
8	8	"Mawaige"	Fred Gerber	Savannah Dooley & James Ford Jr.	February 3, 2021 (2021-02-03)
9	9	"You Say It's Your Birthday?!"	Lee Rose	Ilene Rosenzweig	February 3, 2021 (2021-02-03)
10	10	"Auld Lang Syne"	Lee Rose	Maggie Friedman	February 3, 2021 (2021-02-03)

Production

Development

On February 22, 2019, it was announced that Netflix had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes. The series was created by Maggie Friedman who was also expected to executive produce alongside Stephanie Germain, Katherine Heigl, and Lee Rose.[1][7] On May 26, 2021, Netflix renewed the series for a second season.[3] On October 3, 2022, it was reported that the second season will be its final season which will consist of 16 episodes, splitting into two parts.[4]

Casting

On July 10, 2019, Katherine Heigl was cast in a lead role.[7] In August 2019, Ben Lawson, Sarah Chalke, Beau Garrett had been cast in starring roles.[8][9][10] In September 2019, Ali Skovbye and Roan Curtis were cast to play the teenage versions of Heigl's and Chalke's characters, Tully and Kate, respectively.[11] In the same month, Yael Yurman was cast as a series regular while Jon Ecker and Brandon Jay McLaren were cast in recurring capacities.[12] On December 17, 2019, Patrick Sabongui and Brendan Taylor joined the cast in recurring roles.[13] On February 11, 2020, Jenna Rosenow was cast in a recurring role.[14] On September 21, 2021, Ignacio Serricchio joined the cast as new series regular while Greg Germann, India de Beaufort, and Jolene Purdy were cast in recurring roles for the second season.[5] On February 11, 2022, Chris McNally was cast in a recurring capacity for the second season.[6]

Filming

Principal photography for the first season began on September 17, 2019, and ended on January 21, 2020, in Burnaby, British Columbia.[15] Vincent De Paula is the cinematographer for the series.[16] Filming for the second season began on August 30, 2021, and concluded on April 28, 2022.[17] Michael Spiller, Winnifred Jon, Shannon Kohli and Katina Medina Mora are directing episodes in season 2.[18]

Release

On October 14, 2020, an official teaser was released as well as first look images.[19] The series premiered on February 3, 2021.[2] The first nine episodes of second season are scheduled to be released on December 2, 2022, and the final seven are set to be released in 2023.[4]

Reception

Audience viewership

For the week of February 1 to 7, Firefly Lane was ranked number one in the Nielsen ratings, who announced that the show had been viewed for a total of 1.3 billion minutes.[20] The following week, it was ranked number one in the Nielsen ratings again, with a total of 1.288 billion minutes of viewing.[21] On April 20, 2021, Netflix announced that 49 million people watched the series in its first 28 days after its release.[22]

Critical response

For the series, review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 47% based on 30 critic reviews, with an average rating of 5.53/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Firefly Lane has some solid ideas and a winning pair in Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke—if only the writing could live up to all that potential."[23] Metacritic gave the series a weighted average score of 57 out of 100 based on 21 critic reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[24]

Judy Berman of Time wrote, "By most metrics, Firefly Lane is simply not a good show. Yet despite its many limitations, there's something lovable about it."[25] Joel Keller of Decider said, "The chemistry between Sarah Chalke and Katherine Heigl will carry Firefly Lane."[26]

References

External links

• Firefly Lane on Netflix
• Firefly Lane at IMDb 

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