The Girls on the Bus
GenrePolitical drama
Created by
Inspired byChasing Hilary
by Amy Chozick
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
Production companies
Original release
NetworkMax

The Girls on the Bus is an upcoming American political drama television series created by Amy Chozick and Julie Plec, inspired by Chozick's 2018 memoir Chasing Hilary. It is produced by Berlanti Television, My So Called Company, and Warner Bros. Television Studios, and is scheduled to premiere on Max.

Premise

The Girls on the Bus chronicles 4 female journalists who follow every move of a parade of flawed presidential candidates, while finding friendship, love, and scandal along the way.

Cast

Main

Recurring

Production

The series first began development in August 2019 at Netflix, which is inspired by the novel Chasing Hilary by Amy Chozick, who created the series with Julie Plec.[1] However, by September 2021, Netflix dropped the series, which would move over to The CW and receiving a rework by Chozick and Plec.[2] The series would again change networks in February 2022 to HBO Max, where it was issued a series order.[3] Melissa Benoist would enter negotiations to star in the series that same month as well as serve as a producer.[4] In June, Rina Mimoun joined the series to serve as showrunner,[5] while Benoist would be confirmed to participate in the series and Natasha Behnam was cast.[6][7] In July, Christina Elmore joined the cast.[8] The following month, Brandon Scott was added to the main cast, while Scott Foley and Griffin Dunne were among several additions to the recurring cast. CNN anchor Abby Phillip would also join the production to serve as a consultant.[9][10] In September, Carla Gugino would join in a lead role,[11] and Mark Consuelos would join in a recurring role in October.[12]

Production on the series had begun by October 1, 2022, when Chozick announced on Instagram that filming had wrapped on the pilot episode.[13]

References

  1. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (August 28, 2019). "Netflix Nabs Julie Plec & Greg Berlanti Drama Series The Girls On the Bus Inspired By Amy Chozick's Hillary Clinton Campaign Memoir". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  2. ↑ Del Rosario, Alexandra (September 1, 2021). "The Girls On The Bus: Series Adaptation Of Amy Chozick's Book Moves From Netflix To The CW". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  3. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (February 17, 2022). "The Girls On The Bus Moves To HBO Max With Series Order For Drama From Julie Plec, Amy Chozick & Berlanti Prods". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  4. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (February 18, 2022). "Melissa Benoist In Talks To Star In Girls On the Bus HBO Max Series From Berlanti Productions". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  5. ↑ White, Peter (June 23, 2022). "The Girls On The Bus: Rina Mimoun Joins HBO Max Series As Showrunner & EP". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  6. ↑ White, Peter (June 28, 2022). "Melissa Benoist Renews Overall Deal With Warner Bros. TV As She Officially Boards The Girls On The Bus". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  7. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (June 30, 2022). "The Girls On The Bus: Natasha Behnam Joins Melissa Benoist In HBO Max Drama Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  8. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (July 11, 2022). "The Girls On The Bus: Christina Elmore To Star In HBO Max Drama Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  9. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (August 23, 2022). "Scott Foley Joins Girls On The Bus HBO Max Drama Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  10. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (August 30, 2022). "The Girls On The Bus Adds CNN's Abby Phillip As Consultant, Brandon Scott As Series Regular; Griffin Dunne Among 7 Set To Recur". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  11. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (September 1, 2022). "Carla Gugino To Star In The Girls On The Bus HBO Max Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  12. ↑ Cordero, Rosy (October 31, 2022). "Mark Consuelos Eyes The Presidency In The Girls On The Bus HBO Max Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  13. ↑ Flook, Ray (October 1, 2022). "The Girls on the Bus: Melissa Benoist-Starrer Wraps Pilot Filming". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
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