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Line 3: {{Use American English\|date=December 2022}} {{Infobox television \| image = Firefly Lane text logo.png \| genre = [[Drama (film and television)\|Drama]] ~~\| image_size =~~ \| based_on = {{Based on\|''[[Firefly Lane (novel)\|Firefly Lane]]''\|[[Kristin Hannah]]}}▼ ~~\| caption =~~ \| ~~genre~~creator = [[~~Drama~~Maggie ~~(film and television)\|Drama~~Friedman]] \| showrunner = Maggie Friedman ▲\| based_on = {{Based on\|''[[Firefly Lane (novel)\|Firefly Lane]]''\|[[Kristin Hannah]]}} \| ~~creator~~starring = ~~[[Maggie~~= ~~Friedman]]~~{{Plainlist\| ~~\| starring = {{Plainlist\|~~ * [[Katherine Heigl]] * [[Sarah Chalke]] Line 20 ⟶ 19: <!--Starring cast order is according to original credits (the pilot episode). Do NOT rearrange cast order, per MOS:TVCAST. In addition, new starring cast members will be at the bottom of the list.--> }} \| music = [[Wendy Melvoin]] & [[Lisa Coleman (musician)\|Lisa Coleman]] \| country = United States \| language = English \| num_seasons = 2 \| num_episodes = 26 \| list_episodes = \| executive_producer = {{Plainlist\| * [[Peter O'Fallon]] * [[Stephanie Germain]] Line 35 ⟶ 34: * [[Michael Spiller]] }} \| producer = {{Plainlist\| * Aaron Au * Arielle Boisvert }} \| location = [[Burnaby\|Burnaby, British Columbia]] \| cinematography = Vincent De Paula \| editor = {{Plainlist\| * Jamin Bricker * Lisa Binkley Line 47 ⟶ 46: * Lisa Robison }} \| camera = \| runtime = ~~47–53~~44–70 minutes \| company = {{Plainlist\| * Stephanie Germain Productions * Curly Girly Productions }} \| network = [[Netflix]] \| first_aired = {{Start date\|2021\|2\|3}} \| last_aired = {{End date\|2023\|4\|27}} }} '''''Firefly Lane''''' is an American [[Drama (film and television)\|drama]] ~~[[streaming~~ television]] series created by [[Maggie Friedman]] for [[Netflix]]. The series is based on the [[Firefly Lane (novel)\|novel of the same name]] by [[Kristin Hannah]].<ref name="SeriesOrder"/> The series premiered on February 3, 2021,<ref name="SeriesPremiere"/> and navigates the lives of two teenage girls in the 1970s, all the way through to their adulthood in the mid 2000s. In May 2021, the series was renewed for a second season.<ref name="S2Renewal"/> In October 2022, it was announced that the second season ~~will~~would be its final season and ~~will~~would consist of 16 episodes, split into two parts. The first part of the second season was released on December 2, 2022, and the second part was released on April 27, 2023.<ref name="S2PremiereP1"/><ref name="S2P2Premiere"/> ==Premise== Line 65 ⟶ 64: ==Cast and characters== ===Main=== * [[Katherine Heigl]] as Tully Hart, ~~a famous~~ host of athe daytime talk show ~~known as~~ ''The Girlfriend Hour'' Ali Skovbye as ~~Young~~ teenage Tully London Robertson as ~~Young~~young Tully 1970 * [[Sarah Chalke]] as Kate Mularkey, Tully's best friend since they were 14 years old and a housewife who is trying to get back in the workforce while going through a divorce ** Roan Curtis as ~~Young~~ teenage Kate * [[Ben Lawson]] as Johnny Ryan, Kate's ex-husband and the producer of ''The Girlfriend Hour'' * [[Beau Garrett]] as Cloud, Tully's free-spirited, drug-addicted ~~single~~ mother * Yael Yurman as Marah Ryan, Kate and Johnny's teenage daughter * [[Ignacio Serricchio]] as Danny Diaz (season 2)<ref name="S2MainandRecurr"/> Line 95 ⟶ 94: * [[Greg Germann]] as Benedict Binswanger (season 2),<ref name="S2MainandRecurr"/> a wealthy businessman who is running for governor of the [[state of Washington]] whom Tully and Danny are covering for a story. He came from a family who owned a logging company known as Bincorp. * Forrest Anthony as Parker Binswanger, (credited ambiguously as "Teenage Boy" in season 1) Benedict's kinder, more sensitive brother <!-- SPOILER ALERT! and Tully's father -->. * Oliver Rice as Theo (season 2) [[Seth Isaac Johnson]] as Eugene (season 2) [[Chris McNally (actor)\|Chris McNally]] as Mr. Waverly (season 2)<ref name="ChrisMcN"/> * [[Khobe Clarke]] as Coop (season 2) ===Special guest star=== Line 127 ⟶ 129: \|EpisodeNumber = 1 \|EpisodeNumber2 = 1 \|Title = Hello, Yellow Brick Road \|DirectedBy = [[Peter O'Fallon]] \|WrittenBy = {{~~StoryTeleplay~~WritingCredits\|t=[[Maggie Friedman]]}} \|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date\|2021\|2\|3}} \|ShortSummary = <!-- Episode summaries must be expressed in your own words. Do NOT submit content you find from another web site as it is plagiarism and likely a copyright violation, which Wikipedia cannot accept and will be removed or reverted. Superficially modifying copyrighted content or closely paraphrasing it, even if the source is cited, still constitutes a copyright violation. Summaries should be about 100 to 200 words in length, per MOS:TVPLOT, and those substantially less than 100 words are most likely to be scrutinized for possible copyright violation. --> Line 312 ⟶ 314: \|EpisodeNumber = 19 \|EpisodeNumber2 = 9 \|Title = Hart -Shaped Box \|DirectedBy = Michael Spiller \|WrittenBy = Maggie Friedman & James Ford, Jr. Line 365 ⟶ 367: \|Title = I Can't Go On, I'll Go On \|DirectedBy = Winnifred Jong \|WrittenBy = Maggie Friedman & James Ford, Jr. \|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date\|2023\|4\|27}} \|ShortSummary = <!-- Episode summaries must be expressed in your own words. Do NOT submit content you find from another web site as it is plagiarism and likely a copyright violation, which Wikipedia cannot accept and will be removed or reverted. Superficially modifying copyrighted content or closely paraphrasing it, even if the source is cited, still constitutes a copyright violation. Summaries should be about 100 to 200 words in length, per MOS:TVPLOT, and those substantially less than 100 words are most likely to be scrutinized for possible copyright violation. --> Line 375 ⟶ 377: \|Title = Moondance \|DirectedBy = Winnifred Jong \|WrittenBy = Becky Hartman Edwards & Emily E. Ellis \|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date\|2023\|4\|27}} \|ShortSummary = <!-- Episode summaries must be expressed in your own words. Do NOT submit content you find from another web site as it is plagiarism and likely a copyright violation, which Wikipedia cannot accept and will be removed or reverted. Superficially modifying copyrighted content or closely paraphrasing it, even if the source is cited, still constitutes a copyright violation. Summaries should be about 100 to 200 words in length, per MOS:TVPLOT, and those substantially less than 100 words are most likely to be scrutinized for possible copyright violation. --> Line 394 ⟶ 396: ==Production== ===Development=== On February 22, 2019, it was announced that [[Netflix]] had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes. The series was created and showran by [[Maggie Friedman]] who was also expected to executive produce alongside [[Stephanie Germain]], [[Katherine Heigl]], and [[Lee Rose (director)\|Lee Rose]].<ref name="SeriesOrder">{{cite web\|url=https://deadline.com/2019/02/netflix-orders-firefly-lane-drama-series-maggie-friedman-book-kristin-hannah-1202562766/\|title=Netflix Orders 'Firefly Lane' Drama Series From Maggie Friedman Based On Book\|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]\|first=Denise\|last=Petski\|date=February 22, 2019\|access-date=August 12, 2019\|archive-date=November 8, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108121229/https://deadline.com/2019/02/netflix-orders-firefly-lane-drama-series-maggie-friedman-book-kristin-hannah-1202562766/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="KH"/> On May 26, 2021, Netflix renewed the series for a second season.<ref name="S2Renewal">{{cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/firefly-lane-renewed-season-2-netflix-1234982445/\|title='Firefly Lane' Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix\|work=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]]\|last=Otterson\|first=Joe\|date=May 26, 2021\|access-date=May 26, 2021\|archive-date=May 26, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526200653/https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/firefly-lane-renewed-season-2-netflix-1234982445/\|url-status=live}}</ref> On October 3, 2022, it was reported that the second season ~~will~~would be its final season which ~~will~~would consist of 16 episodes, splitting into two parts.<ref name="S2PremiereP1">{{cite web\|url=https://tvline.com/2022/10/03/firefly-lane-final-season-2-release-date-netflix-ending/\|title=Firefly Lane to End With Super-Sized Season 2 at Netflix\|work=TVLine\|first=Michael\|last=Ausiello\|date=October 3, 2022\|access-date=October 3, 2022\|archive-date=October 3, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003181048/https://tvline.com/2022/10/03/firefly-lane-final-season-2-release-date-netflix-ending/\|url-status=live}}</ref> ===Casting=== Line 412 ⟶ 414: <!--AUDIENCE RECEPTION AND RATINGS: Do not include them! Wikipedia does not support user-generated content in its articles, and thus audience ratings cannot be included. Please refer to the talk page before proceeding to edit this section, and view the multiple discussions raised on the topic. No consensus has been formed to allow this article to differ from Wikipedia's guidelines and policies by including such content. Additions of audience ratings will be reverted.--> For the first season, review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reported an approval rating of 4748% based on 3031 critic reviews, with an average rating of 5.537/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "''Firefly Lane'' has some solid ideas and a winning pair in Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke—if only the writing could live up to all that potential."<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes\|id=firefly_lane\|title=Firefly Lane\|type=tv\|season=1\|publisher_hide=y\|access-date=March 23, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Metacritic]] gave the first season a weighted average score of 57 out of 100 based on 21 critic reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{Cite Metacritic\|id=firefly-lane\|title=Firefly Lane\|type=tv\|season=1\|publisher_hide=y\|access-date=February 18, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Judy Berman of ''[[Time (magazine)\|Time]]'' wrote, "By most metrics, Firefly Lane is simply not a good show. Yet despite its many limitations, there's something lovable about it."<ref>{{Cite magazine\|url=https://time.com/5935018/firefly-lane-review-netflix/\|title=Netflix's Cheesy Drama 'Firefly Lane' Pairs Well With Wine\|magazine=[[Time (magazine)\|Time]]\|first=Judy\|last=Berman\|date=February 3, 2021\|access-date=February 14, 2021\|archive-date=February 14, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214025119/https://time.com/5935018/firefly-lane-review-netflix/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Joel Keller of ''[[Decider (website)\|Decider]]'' said, "The chemistry between Sarah Chalke and Katherine Heigl will carry Firefly Lane."<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://decider.com/2021/02/03/firefly-lane-netflix-review-2/\|title=Stream It Or Skip It: 'Firefly Lane' On Netflix, Where Katherine Heigl And Sarah Chalke Play Unlikely Best Friends Through The Decades\|work=Decider\|first=Joel\|last=Keller\|date=February 3, 2021\|access-date=February 14, 2021\|archive-date=March 6, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306015445/https://decider.com/2021/02/03/firefly-lane-netflix-review-2/\|url-status=live}}</ref> On Rotten Tomatoes, the second season has a 6783% approval rating based on 6 critic reviews, with an average rating of 5.9/10.<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes\|id=firefly_lane\|title=Firefly Lane\|type=tv\|season=2\|publisher_hide=y\|access-date=May 1, 2023}}{{cbignore}}</ref> == References == Line 426 ⟶ 428: {{Netflix original ended series (2019–present)\|state=collapsed}} {{Kristin Hannah}} [[Category:2021 American television series debuts]] [[Category:2023 American television series endings]] [[Category:2020s American drama television series]] [[Category:Canadian English-language ~~Netflix original~~television ~~programming~~shows]] [[Category:Netflix television dramas]] [[Category:Television shows based on American novels]] [[Category:Television shows filmed in Burnaby]]