# Girlboss (2017)

> A broke, rebellious anarchist stumbles into selling vintage clothes online and must learn to run her own life as an unlikely businesswoman.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/58140

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 13
- Episode runtime: 26 min
- Status: Canceled
- Genres: comedy
- Created by: Kay Cannon
- Network: Netflix
- Cast: Britt Robertson, Alphonso McAuley, Ellie Reed, Johnny Simmons, Dean Norris, Rebecca Noble, Louise Fletcher, RuPaul
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5706996/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Tone: irreverent, breezy, sardonic, hopeful, wistful

## What critics say

Reviewers and audiences found the lead's scrappy energy and the fashion-startup setting engaging but the show uneven and mixed overall.

## Synopsis

Girlboss (2017) is a American streaming comedy created by Kay Cannon for Netflix, running a single thirteen-episode season. Britt Robertson plays Sophia Amoruso, a broke, rebellious anarchist who refuses to grow up and stumbles into selling vintage clothes online. Her circle includes Alphonso McAuley as Dax, Ellie Reed as Annie, and Johnny Simmons as Shane, while Dean Norris and RuPaul appear in supporting roles. The engine of the show is Sophia's scrappy attempt to turn thrift-store finds and secondhand clothing into a retail fashion empire, with each episode built from the practical chaos of sourcing stock, chasing sales, and dodging the rent. Its half-hour episodes move briskly through the tension between freedom and responsibility, as Sophia discovers the value and difficulty of being the boss of her own life. Set in a contemporary American city among young hustlers and creative misfits, the series blends irreverent humor with a wistful, hopeful look at millennial ambition. Its mood is breezy and sardonic, with a feminist undercurrent about self-determination. Fans of Younger, Silicon Valley and Fleabag will find resonance in its comic energy and in its portrait of a stubborn young woman learning to build something of her own.

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