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Network: NBC.
Episodes: Ongoing (hour).
Seasons: Ongoing.
TV show dates: February 26, 2018 — present.
Series status: Has not been cancelled.
Performers include: Christina Hendricks, Retta, Mae Whitman, Matthew Lillard, Reno Wilson, Manny Montana, Lidya Jewett, Izzy Stannard, David Hornsby, and Zach Gilford.
TV show description:
A dark dramedy from creator Jenna Bans, the Good Girls TV show centers on three suburban mothers who have been struggling to get by. After a series of setbacks leaves them desperate, they decide to hold up the local Fine & Frugal supermarket.
Single mother Annie Marks (Whitman) is a Fine & Frugal cashier, whose well-to-do ex (Gilford) wants custody of their 11 year old, Sadie (Stannard). Money is tight, and her manager, Boomer (Hornsby), is always hitting on her. In the course of her minimum wage job, Annie has survived and armed robbery or two. Since her sister Beth Boland (Hendrick) and friend Ruby Hill (Retta) have also fallen upon hard times, Annie proposes they knock over the Fine & Frugal and get themselves some breathing room.
Beth’s husband of 20 years, Dean (Lillard), owns a car dealership, but business has been down. After Beth discovers Dean has been cheating on her, she also finds he has gotten them terribly in debt, and they could lose their home.
Meanwhile, Ruby is a waitress, and her husband, Stan (Wilson), works as security guard, but wants to become a police officer. Their daughter has serious health problems and might need a kidney transplant. A new medicine that could get her condition under control is out of their financial reach.
When Annie suggests they rob the Fine & Frugal, Beth and Ruby laugh it off, at first. It doesn’t take long though, to give into temptation. A small windfall could ease the weight of their most immediate money troubles.
While the ladies expect to grab about $30,000 from the grocery store vault, they end with $500,000. Although they decide they have to sit on the money, they each spend some.
Ruby takes her daughter to a new doctor and gets her on the new medicine. Beth makes payements on her crushing debt. Of course flighty Annie spends some on a new sports car and smart phone and gets her kid a new computer.
Everything seems to be going smoothly, until Boomer lets Annie know he spotted her lower back tattoo during the heist. He’ll be going to the cops, unless she goes along with his sexual demands.
It’s not long before a local crime boss Rio (Montana) confronts the ladies. It seems they had a money laundering agreement with store management, which is why there was so much in the vault. They want their cash back now — or else.
To make matters worse, Boomer tries to rape Annie. Luckily, Beth catches him in the act, knocks him out, and they tie him up in her kids’ treehouse, while they try to figure out their next move. Eventually they get some leverage on Boomer and get him off their backs for a little while.
After selling off everything they can, the women are still short a significant amount of cash. When Rio is about to kill them, Beth points out that unlike his usual victims, they’re three middle-class soccer moms with people who will miss them. If they’re murdered in her home, there will be a community outcry, and the police will never stop working the case until it is solved.
Rio sees the sense in her words and lets them off the hook, temporarily. When he returns, he lays out they way they can settle the rest of the debt. Now, these three good girls have to make some bad choices.
Series Finale:
Episode #TBD
This episode has not aired yet.
First aired: TBD
What do you think? Do you like the Good Girls TV series? Should this NBC TV show be cancelled or renewed for another season?
I live for Sunday nights. I love this show!
I recently discovered the show. Yes to more seasons. Blew through all the seasons on Netflix way to fast. Had to watch most recent on demand. It sucks when your show season ends lol. I am still interested. It keeps me thinking what now? What’s next? I love the chemistry between the characters. Besties looking out for each other. The most exciting was, and I say was with a sad face 🙁 the sexual tension between Rio and Beth. I want it back. I wish she’d wear a sexier, less frumpy dress and make him fall off his bar stool… Read more »
RENEW RENEW PLEASE
I love this show. It is one of the best that has came along for a while. Please keep it.
Renewed…. Love this show, especially Manny Montano and Christina Hendricks!
I totally agree with you. It’s what keeps struggling going me along. I love Manny’s voice and facial expressions. Hooked.
Please renew good girls this show is perfect humor ,drama, and a perfect cast!!
Please renew good girls , I love this show !
Please renew looking forward to a season 4