The Sex Lives of College Girls is an American teen comedy-drama streaming television series created by Mindy Kaling and Justin Noble that premiered on HBO Max on November 18, 2021.[1] In December 2021, the series was renewed for a second season.[2] Premise[edit]The series follows the lives of four 18-year-old freshmen roommates at the fictional Essex College in Vermont, covering their sexually active lifestyle as they deal with different struggles and hardship that college brings. Cast and characters[edit]Main[edit]
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Episodes[edit]Production[edit]Development[edit]The series was first announced at the HBO Max presentation in October 2019, under the working title College Girls. It was given a straight-to-series order of 13 half-hour episodes with Mindy Kaling announced to create, write and executive produce the series under her overall deal with Warner Bros. Television.[1] In May 2020, the series was confirmed to be launching in 2021, under the new title The Sex Lives of College Girls.[6] In October 2020, it was announced that the first episode would be co-written by Kaling and Never Have I Ever's Justin Noble, with Noble joining the series as executive producer.[7] On December 7, 2021, HBO Max renewed the series for a second season.[2] Casting[edit]On October 14, 2020, the lead cast, made up of Pauline Chalamet, Amrit Kaur, Reneé Rapp and Alyah Chanelle Scott, was announced.[7] Dylan Sprouse joined the main cast in December 2020,[8] but was replaced by Gavin Leatherwood on March 12, 2021, who was cast alongside Midori Francis, Chris Meyer, Ilia Isorelýs Paulino, Lolo Spencer, and Renika Williams in starring roles.[9] On May 19, 2021, Sherri Shepherd, Maya Rose, Rob Huebel, Nicole Sullivan, Conor Donnally, Sierra Katow, Mekki Leeper, and James Morosini joined the cast in recurring capacities.[10] On August 16, 2021, Izzy Roland, Kavi Ladnier, Stephen Guarino, Matt Maloy, Donielle Nash, and Najee Muhammad joined the cast in recurring capacities.[11] On June 3, 2022, Mitchell Slaggert was cast as a new series regular for the second season.[4] On August 15, 2022, Charlie Hall joined the cast in an undisclosed capacity for the second season.[12] Filming[edit]The series began filming on November 20, 2020, in Los Angeles.[13] Filming also took place at Vassar College in mid-2021.[14] On June 19, 2021, recurring cast member Sherri Shepherd posted a behind-the-scenes video of her character in costume and revealed that the series was scheduled to premiere in late 2021.[15] Filming for the second season began in late April 2022.[16][17] Release[edit]The Sex Lives of College Girls premiered on November 18, 2021, with the first two episodes available immediately, followed by three new episodes on November 25 and December 2, and the final two episodes of the first season on December 9.[18] From July 5 2022 it is available on the RTÉ Player in the Republic of Ireland with some episodes airing on RTÉ2.[19] The whole first season is available in the United Kingdom on ITV Hub. Reception[edit]Critical response[edit]The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 97% approval rating with an average rating of 7.6/10, based on 30 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "While The Sex Lives of College Girls doesn't rewrite the syllabus for Anthropology 101, it succeeds gracefully as a warm-hearted romp on campus."[20] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 72 out of 100 based on 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[21] Saloni Gajjar of The A.V. Club gave the series a B+ and wrote, "The way the show tackles how teens cope with sudden freedom is both funny and truthful."[22] Angie Han of The Hollywood Reporter, said that it is "nothing novel or fancy [but] warm and gooey enough to satisfy."[23] Accolades[edit]The Sex Lives of College Girls was nominated for the Outstanding New TV Series category for the 33rd GLAAD Media Awards in 2022.[24] References[edit]
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