Girlboss
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Kay Cannon |
| Based on |
#GIRLBOSS by Sophia Amoruso |
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| Composer(s) | Jeff Cardoni |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (list of episodes) |
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| Producer(s) | Chrisann Verges |
| Location(s) | San Francisco / Los Angeles, United States |
| Running time | 24–29 minutes |
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| Original network | Netflix |
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| Original release | April 21, 2017 |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
Girlboss is an American comedy web television series created by Kay Cannon. The first season was released on Netflix on April 21, 2017. The show was cancelled after one season.
The show is based on Sophia Amoruso's autobiography #Girlboss, 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.
In February 2016, it was announced that Netflix had ordered a TV show based on Sophia Amoruso's autobiography #Girlboss. It was announced that the first season had gotten an order of 13 episodes. In June 2016, Britt Robertson joined the cast of the series. That same month, Johnny Simmons, Alphonso McAuley and Ellie Reed joined the cast. In July 2016, Dean Norris joined the cast in a recurring role.
Principal photography took place in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the first season a 32% rating based on 25 reviews and an average rating of 5.94/10.Metacritic gives the series a score of 53 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews."
Some critics criticized the main character's unlikeability, but praised Robertson's portrayal.
Critics were divided as to whether the show presented a feminist message. Jennifer Wright from New York Post called the show a "feminist fraud" because of Sophia's selfishness. 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.
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