Max has set a March 14, 2024 premiere date for the original drama series The Girls on the Bus, inspired by series co-creator Amy Chozick’s time spent as a political reporter. The first two episodes will air on March 14th, followed by new episodes on Thursdays.
The launch date announcement was accompanied by the first photos from the 10-episode season. The photos feature the series’ stars Melissa Benoist (Supergirl) as Sadie McCarthy, Carla Gugino (The Fall of the House of Usher) as Grace, Natasha Behnam (American Pie Presents: Girls’ Rules) as Lola, and Christina Elmore (Insecure) as Kimberlyn. We also get our first look at Scott Foley and Brandon Scott.
Additional season one stars not pictured include Griffin Dunne and Mark Consuelos.
“The Girls on the Bus invites viewers to hit the campaign trail alongside four female journalists, each of them different in their reporting styles and personalities. The story centers on Sadie McCarthy (Benoist), a journalist who romanticizes a bygone era of campaign reporting and scraps her whole life for a shot at covering a presidential candidate for a paper of record,” reads Max’s official synopsis. “Sadie joins the bus and eventually bonds with three female competitors, Grace (Gugino), Lola (Behnam), and Kimberlyn (Elmore). Despite their differences, the women become a found family with a front-row seat to the greatest soap opera in town – the battle for the White House.”
Chozick and Julie Plec (Vampire Academy, The Originals) created the series and serve as executive producers. Showrunner Rina Mimoun also executive produces along with Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Leigh London Redman, and Marcos Siega. Jesse Peretz executive produced and directed the pilot. Melissa Benoist is a producer.
