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.

Main

 * Katherine Heigl as Tully Hart, a famous host of a talk show known as The Girlfriend Hour
 * Ali Skovbye as Young Tully
 * Sarah Chalke as Kate Mularkey, Tully's best friend since high school and a housewife who is trying get back in the workforce while going through a divorce with her husband
 * Roan Curtis as Young Kate
 * Ben Lawson as Johnny Ryan
 * Beau Garrett as Cloud
 * Yael Yurman as Marah, Kate's teenage daughter

Recurring

 * Brandon Jay McLaren as Travis
 * Jon Ecker as Max Brody
 * Chelah Horsdal as Margie
 * Jenna Rosenow as Kimber Watts
 * Brendan Taylor as Mutt
 * Patrick Sabongui as Chad Wiley

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.

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.

Filming
Principal photography for the series began on September 17, 2019 and ended on January 21, 2020 in Burnaby, British Columbia. Vincent De Paula is the cinematographer for the series.

Release
On October 14, 2020, an official teaser was released as well as first look images. The series premiered on February 3, 2021.

Reception
For the series, review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 40% based on 15 critic reviews, with an average rating of 5.48/10. Metacritic gave the series a weighted average score of 59 out of 100 based on 18 critic reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".