Firefly Lane
Firefly Lane is an American drama streaming television series created by Maggie Friedman for Netflix. The series is based on the novel of the same name by Kristin Hannah. The series premiered on February 3, 2021, and navigates the lives of two teenage girls in the 1970s, all the way through to their adulthood in the early-2000s. In May 2021, the series was renewed for a second season which is slated to be released in 2022. Production. Development. On February 22, 2019, it was announced that Netflix had given the production a series order for a first season  consisting of ten episodes. The series was created by Maggie Friedman who was also expected to executive produce alongside Stephanie Germain, Katherine Heigl, and Lee Rose. On May 26, 2021, Netflix renewed the series for a second season which is scheduled to be released in 2022. Casting. On July 10, 2019, Katherine Heigl was cast in a lead role. In August 2019, Ben Lawson, Sarah Chalke, Beau Garrett had been cast in starring roles. In September 2019, Ali Skovbye and Roan Curtis were cast to play the teenage versions of Heigl's and Chalke's characters, Tully and Kate, respectively . In the same month, Yael Yurman was cast as a series regular while Jon Ecker and Brandon Jay McLaren were cast in recurring capacities. On December 17, 2019, Patrick Sabongui and Brendan Taylor joined the cast in recurring roles. On February 11, 2020, Jenna Rosenow was cast in a recurring role. On September 21, 2021, Ignacio Serricchio joined the cast as new series regular while Greg Germann, India de Beaufort, and Jolene Purdy were cast in recurring roles for the second season. On February 11, 2022, Chris McNally was cast in a recurring capacity for the second season. Filming. Principal  photography for the first season began on September 17, 2019 and ended on January 21, 2020 in Burnaby, British Columbia. Vincent De Paula is the cinematographer for the series. Filming for the second season began on August 30, 2021 and is scheduled to conclude on April 20, 2022. Michael Spiller, Winnifred Jon, Shannon Kohli and Katina Medina Mora are directing episodes in season 2. Release. On October 14, 2020, an official teaser was released as well as first look images. The series premiered on February 3, 2021. Reception. Audience viewership. For the week of February 1 to 7, "Firefly Lane   was ranked number one in the Nielsen ratings, who announced that the show had been viewed for a total of 1.3 billion minutes. The following week, it was ranked number one in the Nielsen ratings again, with a total of 1.288 billion minutes of viewing. On April 20, 2021, Netflix announced that 49 million people watched the series in its first 28 days after its release. Critical response. For the series, review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 47% based on 30 critic reviews, with an average rating of 5.53/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Firefly Lane	Firefly Lane
1065875	 has some solid ideas and a winning pair in Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke—if only the writing could live up to all that potential." Metacritic gave the series a weighted average score of 57 out of 100 based on 21 critic reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Judy Berman of "Time" wrote, "By most metrics, Firefly Lane is simply not a good show. Yet despite its many limitations, there's something lovable about it." Joel Keller of "Decider" said, "The chemistry between Sarah Chalke and Katherine Heigl will carry Firefly Lane."