''Florida Girls'' is an American

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created by and starring

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. It follows four women who live in a trailer park, played by Chinn, Melanie Field, Patty Guggenheim, and Laci Mosley. The series premiered on

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on July 10, 2019. On October 3, 2019, the series was renewed for a second season, but on March 3, 2020, Pop cancelled the show along with several other originals.

Synopsis

''Florida Girls'' follows a group of four women, who live in a trailer park in Florida. When one of their friends receives her

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and moves out of state, Shelby becomes unsatisfied with the status quo, and aspires to do the same with her friends.

Cast

as Shelby * Melanie Field as Kaitlin * Patty Guggenheim as Erica * Laci Mosley as Jayla *Patrick Roper as Ken * William Tokarsky as Chuck *

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as Shelby's Mom * Constance Schulman as Deborah * Chris Williams as Harold *

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as Devo * Courtney Pauroso as Crystal Meth * Ben Bladon as Wattie

Episodes

Reception

Critical response

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, the series holds an approval rating of 85% based on 13 reviews." On

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, it has a weighted average score of 69 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". ''Time'' wrote "Florida Girls may well turn out to be the most enjoyable new show of the summer." ''

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'' described the show as "more endearing than challenging, more amiable than thought-provoking, clever enough to engage but not necessarily funny enough to enchant."

References

External links

* {{Pop (American TV channel) programming 2010s American single-camera sitcoms 2019 American television series debuts 2019 American television series endings American English-language television shows Television series by 3 Arts Entertainment Television series by Lionsgate Television Television shows set in Florida Women in Florida Pop (American TV channel) original programming