Good Girls is an American crimecomedy-drama television series created by Jenna Bans that premiered on NBC on February 26, 2018. The series is executive produced by Bans, Dean Parisot, and Jeannine Renshaw for Universal Television. On May 7, 2018, NBC renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on March 3, 2019. On April 12, 2019, NBC renewed the series for a third season of 16 episodes, which premiered on February 16, 2020. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the third season was cut down to 11 episodes. On May 15, 2020, the series was renewed for a fourth season.
Synopsis
The series follows three suburban Michigan mothers, two of whom are sisters, who are having a hard time trying to make ends meet. They are tired of having everything taken away from them so they decide to pull off an unlikely heist by robbing a supermarket, only to discover that they're in for more than they bargained. Their successful robbery attracts the attention of the store manager after he recognizes one of the women, but for a different reason altogether than just the money.
Cast and characters
Main
Christina Hendricks as Elizabeth "Beth" Boland , a mother of four and housewife whose car salesman husband cheated on her. She is the unofficial leader of the group and grows to enjoy life as a criminal.
Retta as Ruby Hill, Beth's best friend, a waitress who is struggling to pay for her daughter Sara's kidney disease and medical treatments.
Mae Whitman as Annie Marks, Beth's younger sister and mother of Sadie. Ben was born when Annie was still a teenager. Annie works at Fine & Frugal for a majority of the series.
Reno Wilson as Stanley Hill, Ruby's mall-cop-turned-actual-cop husband. He finds out about Ruby's criminal activities and, despite initially being against it, does his best to ensure she is not caught.
Manny Montana as Christopher, also known as Rio, a high ranking criminal who has a money laundering business. He supports his business through wrapping paper, pills, cars and other creative ways. He takes a particular interest in Beth, forming a complicated relationship with her.
Lidya Jewett as Sara Hill, Ruby's and Stan's daughter who has kidney disease.
Isaiah Stannard as Ben Marks, Annie's and Gregg's son, who comes out as a transgender boy in season 2. He was previously referred to as Sadie before coming out.
Matthew Lillard as Dean Boland, Beth's cheating car salesman husband who made bad decisions with their money, forcing her to rob a grocery store to fix his mistakes. Dean was a senior in high school when he asked Beth to go to their prom together, beginning their long-term relationship.
Recurring
James Lesure as FBI Agent Jimmy Turner, who is investigating Rio and, later, the girls. He forms a fixation on specifically arresting Beth.
David Hornsby as Leslie "Boomer" Peterson, Annie's deplorable boss at Fine & Frugal. Leslie pursues a relationship with Mary Pat by attending her church and running into her in planned ways.
June Squibb as Marion Peterson, Leslie's grandmother who he was stealing from. She and Annie form an unexpected bond
Zach Gilford as Gregg, Ben's father and Annie's ex-husband who was trying to sue for full custody. He has an affair with Annie despite his wife Nancy being pregnant, later leaving Nancy because he is still in love with Annie.
Sally Pressman as Nancy, Gregg's wife who gives birth to a boy named Dakota after Gregg leaves her.
Sam Huntington as Noah, Annie's love interest. He is an undercover FBI Agent who, in order to get close to Annie, poses as her new Fine & Frugal boss after Boomer's disappearance.
Jackie Cruz as Rhea, Beth's new friend and the mother of Rio's son
Noureen DeWulf as Krystal, a stripper who appears to have a crush on Stanley.
Originally, Kathleen Rose Perkins was cast in the role of Beth in the pilot. Later it was confirmed she had left the project and the role would be recast. Christina Hendricks was announced as her replacement on July 10, 2017. On September 17, 2019, Jackie Cruz was cast in a recurring role for the third season.
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 60% based on 48 reviews of the first season of the series, with an average rating of 6.34/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "The plot of Good Girls may not be entirely believable, but the strong performances from its lead actresses are." Metacritic, which uses a normalized rating to reviews, assigned a weight average score of 60 out of 100, based on 21 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". The second season of the series holds a rating of 100% with an average of 6.25 out of 10 from 8 critics on Rotten Tomatoes. The third season of the series holds a rating of 100% with an average of 8.55 out of 10 from 5 critics on Rotten Tomatoes.
