Like The Boys on the Bus, the nonfiction bestseller about journalists like Hunter S. Thompson on the road to cover the 1972 presidential election, the 10-part dramedy The Girls on the Bus chronicles the fast-paced, messy, and often hilarious lives of reporters on the campaign trail.
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But instead of the all-male cohort of The Boys , The Girls on the Bus follows modern-day fictional female journalists who form a “found family” while covering a Democratic primary. “It’s about the kind of friendship you never knew you needed, but can’t live without,” says co-creator Amy Chozick, whose career as a political journalist covering prominent figures like Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren inspired the series.
Supergirl's Melissa Benoist stars as idealistic reporter Sadie McCarthy. "She's an old soul," Chozick explains. "She romanticizes an era of journalism that doesn't really exist anymore… when you could write in your own voice and have a huge impact."
Sadie struggles with the balance between journalistic objectivity and her enthusiasm for candidates she believes in, and “she’s really starting to wrestle with the question of whether the truth matters” in our current political climate, Chozick says.
