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72% Rotten Tomatoes Genre Historical drama Country of origin United States First episode date 5 November 2015 Adapted from The Good Girls Revolt | 8.1/10 IMDb 4.5/5 Amazon Created by Dana Calvo Original language(s) English Final episode date 28 October 2016 Executive producer Lynda Obst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Based on The Good Girls Revolt
by Lynn Povich Starring Genevieve Angelson
Anna Camp
Erin Darke
Chris Diamantopoulos
Hunter Parrish
Jim Belushi
Joy Bryant
Grace Gummer
Leah Machelle Cohen
Daniel Eric Gold
Teddy Bergman Production companies Lynda Obst Productions, TriStar Television Inc., Amazon Studios Similar One Mississippi, Red Oaks, Goliath, The Man in the High Castle, Mozart in the Jungle Profiles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Good Girls Revolt is an American television series. It is based on the book The Good Girls Revolt, written by Lynn Povich and based on real-life events. The show was released on October 28, 2016, on Amazon Video.
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On December 2, 2016, Amazon cancelled the series after one season.
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Plot
The series follows a group of young female researchers at “News of the Week” (modeled after Newsweek) in the revolutionary times of 1969. Women in the newsroom are relegated to low-level positions. Many researchers are more talented and better educated than their male counterparts (the reporters), and do writing that the reporters incorporate directly into their stories, yet are paid less. The women have a sense that they're paid a lot less, and during the series it emerges just how much lower their pay is. But also at issue is the fact that their writing is not recognized: on the rare occasions when a female researcher's writing is openly accepted (such as when a male reporter quit just before a deadline), the story is nonetheless published under the man's name only.
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Reception
Good Girls Revolt has received generally positive reviews from critics, with most comparing it to Mad Men and some calling it a female version of that show. On Rotten Tomatoes, a score of 71% was reported with its critical consensus saying: "Good Girls Revolt features a compelling true story, told by a talented cast, even if the period drama hasn't yet achieved Mad Men-level mastery". On Metacritic, a 66 out of 100 metascore was reported indicating, "generally favorable reviews".