Cast

Main

• Britt Robertson as Sophia Marlowe
• Ellie Reed as Annie, Sophia’s best friend.
• Johnny Simmons as Shane, Sophia’s love-interest.
• Alphonso McAuley as Dax, a bartender studying business and Annie’s boyfriend.

Recurring

• Dean Norris as Jay Marlowe, Sophia’s father
• Norm Macdonald ^[6] as Rick, Sophia’s best and last boss.
• RuPaul Charles as Lionel, ^[7] Sophia’s neighbor
• Jim Rash ^[7] as Mobias, the owner of a consignment shop
• Louise Fletcher as Rosie, a bitter old lady
• Melanie Lynskey as Gail, the owner of Rememberences and a vintage clothing seller.
• Macedo (Michelle and Melissa) as members of Shane’s band.

Premise

The show is based on Sophia Amoruso’s autobiography #Girlboss , ^[2] which tells the story of how Amoruso started the company Nasty Gal while working as a campus safety host for San Francisco’s Academy of Art University .

Production

In February 2016, it was announced that Netflix had ordered a TV show based on Sophia Amoruso’s autobiography #Girlboss . ^[8] It was announced that the first season had gotten an order of 13 episodes. ^[9] In June 2016, Britt Robertson joined the cast of the series. ^[10] That same month, Johnny Simmons , Alphonso McAuley and Ellie Reed joined the cast. ^{[11] [12] [13]} In July 2016, Dean Norris joined the cast in a recurring role. ^[14]

Main photography took place in San Francisco and Los Angeles . ^[15]

Reception

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the first season a 32% rating based on 25 reviews and an average rating of 5.94 / 10. ^[16] Metacritic gives the series a score of 53 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating “mixed or average reviews.” ^[17]

Robertson’s portrayal. ^{[18] [19] [20]}

Critics were divided into two groups. Jennifer Wright from New York Post called the show a “feminist fraud” because of Sophia’s selfishness. ^[21] However, Amy Otto from the Federalist praised it as a story of empowerment in the way Sophia creates her own brand based on her vision. ^[22]

Episodes

References