History Series / GinnyAndGeorgia

** Ginny's friends accuse her of this when they discover she [[spoiler:had sex with Marcus]].

* GenerationXerox: The trailer for the series presents a {{Subversion}} of this trope where Ginny is presented as far more mature than her mother. [[spoiler: Then the first episode sees her smoking pot and losing her virginity to a boy she just met; while this can be attributed to being a teenage girl, it helps to show that the two aren't necessarily the same.]]
** As the first season unravels, Ginny starts to compare herself more and more to her mother (mostly when people call her out on her manipulative, self-centered behavior), to the point that, in the final scene [[spoiler: she ends up running away on a stolen motorbike with her brother, just like Georgia ran up from her abusive family when she was a teenager with Ginny on tow]]. She even wears an old jacket from her!

* MommyIssues: Naturally, part of the series deals with Ginny and Georgia's strained relationship due to the latter's immaturity and GinnY's own problem of refusing to see things from her mother's perspective and to cut her any slack.

** It gets better: turns out Georgia was keeping ''all the unregistered checks'' of the money she [[spoiler: stole]] from the Town Hall in her very same office, right next to a computer where any other person could see how those are not registered in the Mayor's Office balance. Oh, put a password, you say? Of course she has, and ''has it written on a post-it under the keyboard''.

* AbsurdlyYouthfulMother: Downplayed compared to some examples, but Georgia is in her 30s and mentioned to have gotten pregnant with Ginny when she was her daughter's age.

* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Georgia is a near-constant source of embarrassment for Ginny from her general immaturity, teasing her about her dating life to showing up at school dressed like a model.

** Georgia's main strategy of survival. She puts a pretty and smiley face... and right after stabs you in the back.

* ChildrenRaiseYou: PlayedWith. The series describes Ginny as being more mature than her 30-something mother who, despite her apparent immaturity, can afford a nice home and good clothes for her kids.

* DepartmentOfChildDisservices: PlayedWith as many fans wondered when [=DCS=] would show up, however Georgia may seem emotionally neglectful because of immaturity but is never seen being outright abusive.

** Austin's father would be a literal case, since it's implied they haven't seen each other ''ever''.
* DoesntKnowTheirOwnChild: Said almost verbatim by both Georgia and Ellen, who get very surprised by their offspring's behaviour during the first season. Literal with Zion's, Ginny's father, who hasn't really seen her much on his life, and Austin's father, who would be more of a case of a DisappearedDad.

** On the last episode of the first season, some mother friend of Cynthia says ina throwaway comment that she could be affected by her family situation. Several scenes later it's revealed [[spoiler: Cynthia's husband is ill and wheelchair-bound]].
* GayBestFriend: Max Baker quickly latches onto Ginny as her new best friend while being openly lesbian.

** As the first season unravels, Ginny starts to compare herself more and more to her mother (mostly when people call her out on her manipulative, self-centered behaviour), to the point that, in the final scene [[spoiler: she ends up running away on a stolen motorbike with her brother, just like Georgia ran up from her abusive family when she was a teenager with Ginny on tow]]. She even wears and old jacket from her!
* MamaBear: Georgia is shown to be extremely protective if she believes something bad is happening to her children, but it's {{Deconstructed}} given her inclination towards DisproportionateRetribution and overall emotional neglect. When she finds out Austin's being bullied, she has her son beat the bully up before she threatens to break his nose to keep the kid quiet.
* MommyIssues: Naturally, part of the series deals with Ginny and Georgia's strained relationship due to the latter's immaturity and [[ChildrenRaiseYou the former's need to be the parent]] while Ginny herself often refuses to see things from her mother's perspective and to cut her any slack.

* {{Padding}}: It's been noted by reviewers how the show tends to have a musical/dance number/montage in almost every episode that doesn't bring anything to the story.

** In Episode 8, Georgia openly takes some money from the Town Hall's account and ''puts half of it in her purse'', seperated from the rest. Of course, Cynthia Miller quickly catches on this.
** It gets better: turns out Georgia was keeping ''all the unregistered checks'' of the money she [[spoiler: stole]] from the Town Hall in her very same office, right next to a computer where any other person could see how those are not registered in the Mayor's Office balance. Oh, put a password, you say? Of course she has, and ''has it written on a post it under the keyboard''.

* GenerationXerox: The trailer for the series presents a {{Subversion}} of this trope where Ginny is presented as far more mature than her mother. [[spoiler: Then the first episode sees her smoking pot and losing her virginity to a boy she just met; while this can be attributed to being a teenage girl, it helps to show that the two aren't necessarily NotSoDifferent.]]

* {{Deconstruction}}: One review compares the series to ''Series/GilmoreGirls'' and notes that it takes a hard look at the unhealthiness of a child raised by a parent who wants to be your best friend and refuses to fully grow up.

** More complicated with her mother Georgia. She's the Archie to Paul's Betty (the town mayor fitting the ideal man persona) and Zion's Veronica (her ex-boyfriend and her temptation as well) ''and'' in addtion Joe's Cheryl (as her third option).

** Georgia seems to get one too on her partner in the Mayor's Office, Nick, who's an openly gay man. They relationship, however, is more like that of frenemies.

%%* DoesntKnowTheirOwnChild:

In the wake of her father's death, Ginny is forced to balance between being the new girl in school and being the only responsible figure in her household. Quickly, though, she soon finds a new friend in openly lesbian Maxine "Max" Baker and a love interest in Max's bad boy twin brother, Marcus.

** More complicated with her mother Georgia. She's the Archie to Paul's Betty (the town mayor fitting the ideal man persona) and Zion's Veronica (her ex-boyfriend and her temptation as well)'''and''' in addtion Joe's Cheryl (as her third option).

* AbusiveParents: Georgia Miller can be emotionally neglectful towards her children being immature and irresponsible.

* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Georgia is a near constant source of embarrassment for Ginny form her general immaturity to teasing her about her dating life to showing up at school dressed like a model.
* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: It's established that Ginny and Austin's father is not the same man due to being explicit called her half-brother. All Ginny says about her father is that like everything with her mother it didn't end well.
* ChildrenRaiseYou: PlayedWith. The series describes Ginny has being more mature than her 30-something mother who despite her apparent immaturity can afford a home and good clothes for her kids.

* DisappearedDad: According to Ginny, the only man her mom ever loved was her father and it like everything [[NoodleIncident else didn't end well]].

* MommyIssues: Naturally, part of the series deals with Ginny and Georgia's strained relationship due to the latter's immaturity and [[ChildrenRaiseYou the former's need to be the parent]].
* MumLooksLikeASister: {{Averted}} as while Georgia could theoretically looks young enough to be Ginny's sister, the former is a blonde haired Caucasian woman and the latter is Black because of her father.

* StrongFamilyResemblance: {{Averted}} as Ginny is biracial but not many would realize this, so it can be surprised to learn the blonde haired white Georgia is her mother. Doesn't help that her mother has a strong accent that her daughter doesn't have, which widens the gap between their resemblance.

* HotMom: Quite a number of men (and [[LipstickLesbian Max]]) have noted on Georgia's attractiveness despite being a single mom from a TeenPregnancy.

* OpenMindedParent: {{Deconstructed}} as any open-mindedness Georgia might show is more because of her being a [[{{Manchild}} Womanchild]] than anything else.

* StrongFamilyResemblance: {{Averted}} as Ginny is biracial but not many would realize this, so it can be surprised to learn the blonde haired white Georgia is her mother. Doesn't help that her mother has a strong accent that her daughter doesn't have widen the gap between their resemblance.
* [[{{Manchild}} Womanchild]]: Georgia Miller has all the hallmarks of one, though she has managed to keep her kids healthy, if not necessarily happy, is a slight twist.

* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: Its established that Ginny and Austin's father is not the same man due to being explicit called her half-brother. All Ginny says about her father is that like everything with her mother it didn't end well.

%%* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: Its implied that Ginny and Austin's father is not the same man as she refers to her dad but the series description refers to him as Georgia's husband.

%%* DepartmentOfChildDisservices: PlayedWith as many fans wondered when [=DCS=] would show up, however Georgia may seem emotionally neglectful because of immaturity but is never seen being outright abusive.

'''Ginny & Georgia''' is an American {{dramedy}} streaming TV series created by [[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7741500/ Sarah Lampert]], released by Creator/{{Netflix}} on February 24th, 2021.

'''Ginny & Georgia''' is an American {{dramedy}} streaming TV series created by [[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7741500/ Sarah Lampert]], released by {{Creator/Netflix}} on February 24th, 2021.

[[Series/RaisingDion Antonia Gentry]] stars as Ginny Miller, an angsty 15-year-old who has moved to a New England town with her 9-year-old brother Austin ([[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9798289/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Diesel La Torraca]]) and her mother Georgia ([[Series/ThePassage Brianne Howey]]).

In the wake of her father's death, Ginny is forced to balance between being the new girl in school and being the only responsible figure in her household. Quickly thought she soon finds new friends in openly gay Maxine "Max" Baker and a love interest in Max's bad boy twin brother Marcus.

As the Millers try to settle into their new lives, secrets from Georgia's past comes back to haunt her and will endanger the new life for her and her children….

* AbsurdlyYouthfulMother: Downplayed compared to some examples but Georgia is in her thirties and mentioned to have gotten pregnant with Ginny when she was her daughter's age.
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Ginny's love interest is

* DarkSecret: ''Something'' is being kept from Ginny and Austin by their mother though what is unclear so far only that she gets nervous around police officers.

* GayBestFriend: Max Baker quickly latches onto Ginny as her new best friend while being openly gay.
* NewTransferStudent: the series starts with Ginny and Austin starting at a new school after moving, accusing to her it happens ''alot''.

Creator/AntoniaGentry stars as Ginny Miller, an angsty 15-year-old who has moved to a New England town with her 9-year-old brother Austin (Creator/DieselLaTorraca) and her mother Georgia (Creator/BrianneHowey).

->''I'm sick of the lies. I want answers.''

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