Television series

Girlboss

Name: Girlboss
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2017
Cast: Britt Robertson, Ellie Reed, Alphonso McAuley, Johnny Simmons

Comedy
Light-hearted

A scrappy, fast-talking comedy about Sophia, a directionless vintage-fashion obsessive who accidentally builds a resale empire. It's sharp and propulsive, full of millennial friction and fashion-world absurdity. For anyone who loves chaotic characters stumbling into success through sheer audacity and terrible decisions.

TVMaze rating

3.2

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