The Sex Lives of College Girls

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The Sex Lives of College Girls
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Created by Mindy Kaling & Justin Noble
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Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 20
Production
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Producer(s) <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • Bonnie Muñoz
  • Caroline Goldfarb
  • Rheeqrheeq Chainey
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  • Rick Page
  • Chuck Ozeas
  • David Miller
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  • Mat Greenleaf
  • Kyla Plewes
  • Iris Hershner
  • Giselle Murillo
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 22–51 minutes
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Release
Original network HBO Max
Original release November 18, 2021 (2021-11-18) –
present (present)
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

The Sex Lives of College Girls is an American teen comedy-drama streaming television series created by Mindy Kaling and Justin Noble that premiered on HBO Max on November 18, 2021.[1][2] In December 2021, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on November 17, 2022.[3][4] In December 2022, the series was renewed for a third season.[5]

Premise

The series follows the lives of four 18-year-old freshmen roommates at the fictional Essex College in Vermont, covering their sexually active lifestyle as they deal with the struggles and hardships of college and adulthood.

Cast and characters

Main

  • Pauline Chalamet as Kimberly, a freshman who is a working student who comes from Gilbert, Arizona, a small town that is predominantly white, and comes from a poor family
  • Amrit Kaur as Bela, an Indian-American student from Nutley, New Jersey, who wants to become a comedy writer and is sex-positive
  • Reneé Rapp as Leighton, an affluent legacy student from New York City who is a lesbian and trying to live up to her mother's high expectations
  • Alyah Chanelle Scott as Whitney, a star soccer player from Seattle who is having an affair with her assistant soccer coach and is the daughter of a U.S. senator
  • Gavin Leatherwood as Nico (season 1),[6] Leighton's older brother and Kimberly's love interest
  • Christopher Meyer as Canaan, Kimberly's co-worker
  • Ilia Isorelýs Paulino as Lila, Kimberly's co-worker
  • Renika Williams as Willow, one of Whitney's teammates
  • Lauren "Lolo" Spencer as Jocelyn, a student at Essex
  • Midori Francis as Alicia (season 1; guest season 2), Leighton's love interest
  • Mekki Leeper as Eric (season 2; recurring season 1), a writer for The Catullan
  • Mitchell Slaggert as Jackson (season 2), a new student from Kansas who bonds with Kimberly[7]

Recurring

  • Rob Huebel as Henry, Leighton and Nico's father
  • Gillian Vigman as Mimi, Leighton and Nico's mother
  • Nicole Sullivan as Carol, Kimberly's mother
  • James Morosini as Dalton (season 1), Whitney's assistant soccer coach
  • Kavi Ramachandran Ladnier as Reena (season 1), Bela's mother
  • Stephen Guarino as Roger, the Sips manager
  • Jillian Armenante as Coach Woods (season 1), Whitney's head soccer coach
  • Conor Donnally as Ryan (season 1), a writer for The Catullan
  • Sierra Katow as Evangeline, a writer for The Catullan
  • Maya Rose as Jena, Whitney's antagonistic teammate who later becomes her friend
  • Sherri Shepherd as Evette, Whitney's mother and a U.S. senator from Washington
  • Betti as Travis, a student who lives in the dorm
  • Cheyenne Perez as Jo, a writer for The Catullan
  • Scott Lipman as Frude, the residence director of the dorm
  • Isabella Roland as Carla, a fellow writer for The Catullan
  • Amanda Ripley as Ginger
  • Vico Ortiz as Tova
  • Gedde Watanabe as Professor Harpin, Bela and Whitney's biochemistry teacher
  • Donielle Nash as Jayla, a friend of Whitney's
  • Aketra Sevillian as Zoe (season 2), an employee at Sips
  • Charlie Hall as Andrew (season 2),[8] Bela and Whitney's biochemistry classmate
  • Gracie Dzienny as Tatum (season 2), Leighton's new love interest

Episodes

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 10 November 18, 2021 (2021-11-18) December 9, 2021 (2021-12-09)
2 10 November 17, 2022 (2022-11-17) December 15, 2022 (2022-12-15)

Season 1 (2021)

No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original release date [9] Prod.
code
1 1 "Welcome to Essex" David Gordon Green Mindy Kaling & Justin Noble November 18, 2021 (2021-11-18) T40.10301
2 2 "Naked Party" Zoe Cassavetes Ali Liebegott & Caroline Goldfarb November 18, 2021 (2021-11-18) T40.10302
3 3 "Le Tuteur" Zoe Cassavetes Rupinder Gill November 25, 2021 (2021-11-25) T40.10303
4 4 "Kappa" Kabir Akhtar Charlie Grandy & Beth Appel November 25, 2021 (2021-11-25) T40.10304
5 5 "That Comment Tho" Rachel Raimist Matt Warburton & Sheridan Watson November 25, 2021 (2021-11-25) T40.10305
6 6 "Parents Weekend" Meredith Dawson Mindy Kaling & Justin Noble December 2, 2021 (2021-12-02) T40.10306
7 7 "I Think I'm a Sex Addict" Lila Neugebauer Rupinder Gill & Vanessa Baden Kelly December 2, 2021 (2021-12-02) T40.10307
8 8 "The Surprise Party" Maggie Carey Charlie Grandy & Kristen Zublin December 2, 2021 (2021-12-02) T40.10308
9 9 "Cheating" Kabir Akhtar Caroline Goldfarb & Beth Appel December 9, 2021 (2021-12-09) T40.10309
10 10 "The Truth" Liza Johnson Justin Noble & Rupinder Gill December 9, 2021 (2021-12-09) T40.10310

Season 2 (2022)

No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original release date [9] Prod.
code
11 1 "Winter Is Coming" Daniella Eisman Caroline Goldfarb November 17, 2022 (2022-11-17) T40.10401
12 2 "Frat Problems" Daniella Eisman Rupinder Gill November 17, 2022 (2022-11-17) T40.10402
13 3 "The Short King" Lila Neugebauer Sarah Tapscott November 24, 2022 (2022-11-24) T40.10403
14 4 "Will You Be My Girlfriend?" Lila Neugebauer Rheeqrheeq Chainey November 24, 2022 (2022-11-24) T40.10404
15 5 "Taking Shots" Thembi Banks Justin Noble & Sheridan Watson December 1, 2022 (2022-12-01) T40.10405
16 6 "Doppelbanger" David Stassen Mindy Kaling December 1, 2022 (2022-12-01) T40.10406
17 7 "The Essex College Food Workers Strike" Tazbah Chavez Beth Appel December 8, 2022 (2022-12-08) T40.10407
18 8 "Pre-Frosh Weekend" Tazbah Chavez Sarah Tapscott & Modupe Thompson December 8, 2022 (2022-12-08) T40.10408
19 9 "Sex & Basketball" Rupinder Gill Rupinder Gill & Caroline Goldfarb December 15, 2022 (2022-12-15) T40.10409
20 10 "The Rooming Lottery" Justin Noble Justin Noble & Beth Appel December 15, 2022 (2022-12-15) T40.10410

Production

Development

The series was first announced at the HBO Max presentation in October 2019, under the working title College Girls. It was given a straight-to-series order of 13 half-hour episodes with Mindy Kaling announced to create, write and executive produce the series under her overall deal with Warner Bros. Television.[1] In May 2020, the series was confirmed to be launching in 2021, under the new title The Sex Lives of College Girls.[10] In October 2020, it was announced that the first episode would be co-written by Kaling and Never Have I Ever's Justin Noble, with Noble joining the series as executive producer.[11] On December 7, 2021, HBO Max renewed the series for a second season.[3] On December 14, 2022, HBO Max renewed the series for a third season.[5]

Casting

On October 14, 2020, the lead cast, made up of Pauline Chalamet, Amrit Kaur, Reneé Rapp and Alyah Chanelle Scott, was announced.[11] Dylan Sprouse joined the main cast in December 2020,[12] but was replaced by Gavin Leatherwood on March 12, 2021, who was cast alongside Midori Francis, Chris Meyer, Ilia Isorelýs Paulino, Lolo Spencer, and Renika Williams in starring roles.[13] On May 19, 2021, Sherri Shepherd, Maya Rose, Rob Huebel, Nicole Sullivan, Conor Donnally, Sierra Katow, Mekki Leeper, and James Morosini joined the cast in recurring capacities.[14] On August 16, 2021, Izzy Roland, Kavi Ladnier, Stephen Guarino, Matt Maloy, Donielle Nash, and Najee Muhammad joined the cast in recurring capacities.[15] On June 3, 2022, Mitchell Slaggert was cast as a new series regular for the second season.[7] On August 15, 2022, Charlie Hall joined the cast in an undisclosed capacity for the second season.[8]

Filming

The series began filming on November 20, 2020, in Los Angeles.[16] Filming also took place at Vassar College in mid-2021.[17] On June 19, 2021, recurring cast member Sherri Shepherd posted a behind-the-scenes video of her character in costume and revealed that the series was scheduled to premiere in late 2021.[18] Filming for the second season began in late April 2022, some of which took place on the University of Washington's Seattle campus.[19][20][21]

Release

The Sex Lives of College Girls premiered on November 18, 2021, with the first two episodes available immediately, followed by three new episodes on November 25 and December 2, and the final two episodes of the first season on December 9 on HBO Max.[2] The second season was released on November 17, 2022, with two episodes available immediately and two more episodes available weekly on Thursdays until the season finale on December 15.[4]

From July 5, 2022, it is available on the RTÉ Player in the Republic of Ireland with some episodes airing on RTÉ2.[22] The whole first season is available in the United Kingdom on ITV X.[23] In Belgium the show can be watched via Streamz. [24]

Reception

Critical response

For the first season, the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 97% approval rating with an average rating of 7.6/10, based on 30 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "While The Sex Lives of College Girls doesn't rewrite the syllabus for Anthropology 101, it succeeds gracefully as a warm-hearted romp on campus."[25] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 72 out of 100 based on 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[26]

Saloni Gajjar of The A.V. Club gave the first season a B+ and wrote, "The way the show tackles how teens cope with sudden freedom is both funny and truthful."[27] Angie Han of The Hollywood Reporter, said that it is "nothing novel or fancy [but] warm and gooey enough to satisfy."[28]

On Rotten Tomatoes, the second season holds an approval rating of 92% with an average rating of 5.5/10, based on 12 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus states, "Bawdy and sweet as ever, The Sex Lives of College Girls continues to excel as a refreshing twist on youthful indiscretions."[29] On Metacritic, it has received a score of 79 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[30]

Accolades

The Sex Lives of College Girls was nominated for the Outstanding New TV Series category for the 33rd GLAAD Media Awards in 2022.[31] For its casting department (Elizabeth Barnes and Jennifer Euston), the series was nominated for an Artios Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy Pilot Casting.[32] The series is set to be awarded the "Seal of Female Empowerment in Entertainment" (SOFEE) by the Women's Committee of the Critics Choice Association,[33] for its outstanding work in "[illuminating] the female experience and perspective through authentically told female-driven stories."[34]

References

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