Source: Teen Vogue | Published: June 9, 2025 | By: P. Claire Dodson
“It was fun to watch bad*ss Ginny,” says Brianne Howey, who plays Georgia. “I loved it. She was evil.”
Major spoilers ahead for Ginny & Georgia season 3.
In the aftermath of the release of Ginny & Georgia season 3 on Netflix, fans have flocked to social media to express some version of this sentiment: I thought this was a fun, soapy show, and now it’s breaking my heart.
The third installment of the Netflix show is its best yet, in large part because it’s not afraid to go there — over the course of the season, we watch as Georgia (Brianne Howey) falls apart during her murder trial and Ginny (Antonia Gentry) makes choices for her family that will change all of their lives forever. In between the evolutions in Ginny and Georgia’s mother-daughter relationship, secondary characters grapple with the stakes of their own lives: twins Marcus (Felix Mallard) and Maxine (Sara Waisglass), for example, go through several heart-wrenching arcs this season.
“People love the drama, but they also love the very raw and the real moments of the show,” Antonia Gentry, tells Teen Vogue. “It’s nostalgic and fun, but it’s also dark and messy.”
Below, stars Antonia Gentry and Brianne Howey unpack the many twists and turns of Ginny & Georgia season 3, weighing in on the state of Max and Ginny’s friendship, Marcus’s recovery, and who they hope got Georgia pregnant.
Teen Vogue: What were you feeling going into production on this season?
Brianne Howey: I mean, it’s always exciting to go back. We love these characters so much. I think for me in particular, last season was Ginny’s breakdown season, so I knew going into season three, it was Georgia’s turn. This was Georgia’s breakdown season, so I had butterflies. I knew that we had a big hill to climb, but I love the writing. I knew that we were going to have our work cut out for us this season.
Antonia Gentry: Similarly, I was like, [this is] such a new dynamic to work with, because usually Georgia’s the one who is in control and she’s five steps ahead of everybody, but this time around it was the role switch, the role reversal. I knew Ginny was going to have to take on a little bit more on her plate.
How do you think their relationship changes over the course of the season?
Brianne Howey: It changes so much. It’s also kind of what I love about this season is that it poses so many questions. Are they better together or are they better apart? Are the kids better off without Georgia or are they better with Georgia? Is it really them against the world or not? They definitely get closer this season because they are literally wearing each other’s shoes, so there’s automatically more empathy, but then where the season ends, I think will create yet another wedge in typical Ginny and Georgia fashion. As soon as we get close, we have to pull apart, one step forward, two steps back. By the end, there’s quite a bit of tension yet again as she’s realizing her children are quite literally, yes, taking after her and that they’ve learned from the best, unfortunately.
Antonia Gentry: Yeah, I think that’s fun, though. That’s going to be really fun to explore [next season].
Brianne Howey: It was fun to watch bad*ss Ginny. I loved it. She was evil.
No, that’s so true. I wanted to ask about the moment in the final episode when Ginny tells Georgia that she wants Zion to have joint custody, and she says, “Please don’t make this about you,” and Georgia, to her credit, takes that moment to not make it about her for the first time.
Brianne Howey: A little bit of growth, yeah.
What did you guys make of that scene and how they’re kind of interacting with each other, what they each want in that moment?
Antonia Gentry: I really loved it. I think it’s so funny too that we played into the shock that even Ginny feels of her mom really for the first time maybe ever consistently taking accountability and listening and stepping away and respecting the wishes of her kids, and I think it’s beautiful. Bri has said before that the relationship between Georgia and Zion is so different now that they might never go back to what it once was. But at the same time, I think that’s a good thing in the sense that they now are able to really, I don’t know, co-parent and be involved in an equal way as opposed to one overshadowing the other. Oddly enough, through their division there’s more unity maybe.
Brianne Howey: I think so because there’s less ego. Once Georgia can remove her ego from the situation, look how her children thrive, look how the other men in her life can step in and step up and be there for their kids. Georgia was trying to paint this picture this whole time that Zion didn’t want to be there, wasn’t capable of being there. We learned that that’s not really the case. Zion is capable of being there. Granted, he needed to step it up too.
Antonia Gentry: Yeah, they’re his mistakes too, I think they’re both learning as parents.
I was talking to Sara Waisglass about this because Max gets such a moment at the end of the season, and that idea of making something about you is kind of a core thing the show explores over and over. The line of when to step back and remove your ego and when you’re actually going through something valid. Ginny is going through so much that is extremely valid. Where do you guys think that line is in your own lives — when are you prioritizing yourself? When are you being open to your friends or the people you love going through their own sh*t?
Brianne Howey: That’s a good question.
Antonia Gentry: Yeah, I mean I think it’s a difficult dance. I think in moderation, you don’t want to be too self-absorbed and put yourself first so much so that you’re ignoring your loved ones and ignoring their needs. I think with any relationship it’s just really about communication and respect because you can love someone, but if you don’t respect them, then that sort of poisons the relationship and it poisons any sort of growth that the relationship can have. I feel as though for me, if I’m going through a tough time, I’m fortunate enough to have people around me who are very understanding and I can just say, “I don’t have it in me. Can we see each other on this day? Because I woke up today feeling very overwhelmed with what’s going on,” and they’re very gracious and they know they can do the same with me and there’s no judgment. I think ultimately it’s the lack of judgment part that keeps things healthy and keeps us sane.
Brianne Howey: I think it’s actually been very interesting. I wouldn’t say I’ve ever been great at self-care. Truthfully, it wasn’t something I watched my mom do a lot. It wasn’t modeled for me a ton, so I’ve never been great at it until now I have a child. And now I understand that the most important thing I can be doing right now is taking care of myself because if I don’t take care of myself, I can’t take care of her. Which is like a tale as old as time. You put your oxygen mask on first before you put it on anyone else because you’re of no use if you aren’t healthy. So I think it’s a really good conversation starter on the show that adults and young adults alike can resonate with.
Yeah. Do you think the show has changed how you parent or might parent in the future, Brianne?
Brianne Howey: You know what? The reality of the situation is like, no. No one’s trying to emulate George’s mothering. That being said, of course, I’ve played Georgia all these years. Now I’m well aware of how possessive, obsessive she is, but now that I have a daughter, I almost understand Georgia more. I’m doubling down. I feel equally as possessive and obsessive with my child. Granted, she’s not even two yet, but yeah, she’s my best friend and I’m her best friend and she has to tell me everything for the rest of her life, so.
Very fair. Toni, I wanted to hear more about where Max and Ginny end up at the end of this season. They obviously have that very hard-to-watch fight in Brodie’s basement. Do you think there is hope for them in the future to recover this friendship?
Antonia Gentry: Oh, definitely. I definitely think there’s hope. It felt so wrong being mean to Sara [Waisglass, who plays Max], but I was also reveling in being evil Ginny.
Brianne Howey: Naughty Ginny, this season, left and right.
Antonia Gentry: Who is she? Who does she think she is?
Brianne Howey: Georgia.
Antonia Gentry: Georgia, that’s exactly what it is. No but I think it’s a very real aspect of high school friendship, especially female friendships, where you go in different directions, you grow apart and that is okay. It is okay to grow apart from someone, but I think if there’s something worth fighting for, which I do think Max and Ginny’s friendship is worth fighting for, eventually I hope that they’ll come back together. I know in my own experience, my longest oldest best friend, we grew apart a bit, especially towards the end of high school and going to college, but we’ve reconnected later and I love her so much and she’s moving to New York and I’m so excited. We grew as people separately and then came back together and had our own journeys and reconnected and now our friendship’s even deeper than it was all those years ago. So I think there’s hope. I don’t think it’ll take four or five years for them. We don’t have that kind of time.
Brianne Howey: Was going to say, let’s hope not. Diesel [La Torraca] will be too big.
How do you feel, Toni, about Ginny and Marcus and Marcus getting the help he needs? Do you think they’ll be able to have a relationship that is romantic on the other side of this?
Antonia Gentry: Man, do you know what, Marcus’s storyline, especially towards the end of this season, breaks my heart so, so much. I think Felix and Sarah, and I think they did such a beautiful job. I think the writers did such a great job of showcasing what it’s like to be self-destructive in a way that affects your entire family and the people who love you and just really show what that looks like.
And for Ginny, who is of course every single moment of her life going through such insane challenges that a lot of kids her age can’t relate to, not being able to fully be there for the person you love and have those romantic good-feeling good times and share that positivity together is just so sad. But I’m glad that Marcus is getting help. I’m very curious about his journey into the next season, and I do hope that they come together. First loves are so, so hard, especially at that age. It takes up so much space and it’s hard to see past it. I love them. They’re end game for me.
Love that. Obviously the season ends on this big cliffhanger for Georgia, in that she’s probably pregnant and we don’t know who the father might be. Who do you hope that it is?
Brianne Howey: I’m like, Zion. For Zion and Georgia, yeah, there’s no going back for them. I don’t know that Paul will ever forgive Georgia after the false pregnancy. So in that sense, I’m hoping Georgia just leaves Paul alone, but hey, it’s Ginny & Georgia, so anything could happen.
I was going to ask, we do see Paul kind of go in villain mode, understandably so in a lot of ways. Do you think there’s any redemption for him after they have that kind of tense moment where Georgia is like, “I didn’t pull out anything from you that wasn’t already there?” That’s kind of hard to come back from.
Brianne Howey: We really, really see a new side of the mayor this season. There’s probably no going back for them. They went to a point of no return, I think. Got really, really heated in the kitchen. They are both very resilient, but I think they’re maybe two people who are healthier not together. I don’t know if they brought out the best each other.
Antonia Gentry: It does suck for Austin.
Do you think there is a world where Austin capable of becoming a functional healthy adult on the other side of this?
Brianne Howey: With structure, a lot of mental health structure and support, absolutely. And Paul could be part of that. I think their relationship is so authentic and so genuine, and how wonderful would it be for Austin to have a father figure or a male figure in his life? Seeing as now Gil’s going to be TBD.
Antonia Gentry: Where did he go?
Brianne Howey: Time will tell. Who’s fleeing now, Gil? I think Austin and Paul are very healthy in each other’s lives, and I wouldn’t be surprised if that relationship hopefully continues to grow. I would love to see that for them.
Antonia Gentry: Plus Georgia, another factor of growth for her is not only is she going to therapy, but she agrees that it’s time to put Austin into therapy, and so hopefully that will reveal some things that Austin hasn’t been able to speak up about on his own and to see his mental health journey and hopefully everyone can, I don’t know, have a happy ending.
At the end of the season, Georgia and Joe make this decision to not be together for the kids, in her family’s best interest. Where do you think that leaves their romantic relationship?
Brianne Howey: It’s confusing because I think Georgia was only able to admit to herself she had feelings for Joe because she knew she wouldn’t see him again. I think if Georgia knew she would turn around and wasn’t leaving and was going to live the rest of her years out in prison, she would not have had that night with Joe. I don’t think she would’ve been that vulnerable. It was purely because she thought she was leaving town and that everyone else was better off without her. So now we’re in a predicament because we have opened Pandora’s box a little bit, but I do like what Joe brings out in Georgia. We’ve always said that Joe and Georgia are two people who maybe could have been together if Georgia hadn’t gone through all the trauma she had gone through. Joe sort of brings out just the “every girl” in her.
The future of their lives kind of depends on Georgia being able to resist the urge to murder as a protective instinct or her own sense of justice. Do you think she is able to not murder again?
Brianne Howey: I do. I think so. I am going out on a limb here. I’m taking a big risk. It’s a big swing. But I do, I think Georgia is capable of not acting on every impulse she has because she’s been going to go to therapy. I have faith in her.
How has this show affected your career and what kind of projects you want to do after this?
Brianne Howey: It’s affected it so much. I mean, for both of us, it’s completely changed our lives professionally and personally. I will say after doing something, a heavy season like this past season, definitely looking for levity on the horizon just to mix it up. I love doing dramas as much too, but maybe a little bit of a balance would be nice.
Antonia Gentry: Yeah, I think it would be super fun to be a part of some sort of comedy or something silly, something wacky or like a horror, something terrifying.
Brianne Howey: Something different.
Antonia Gentry: Something different, yeah. But for sure, the show has absolutely changed my life, our lives, and for me, I think it’s just something that I’ll always remember and hold so dear to me because it’s just, not only has it changed my life for the better, but I know that the audience and people who’ve seen the show, it connects to them so deeply. It’s just a privilege to be a part of storytelling like this that really reaches people in a way that is more than just entertainment.
My last question is about Ginny’s poetry reading in front of the school. She’s been through so much, but she’s always trying to be vulnerable and have these moments of connection with people. How do you think about Ginny’s character in terms of how she moves through the world? What do you think she’ll become in the future?
Antonia Gentry: I think that everything that Ginny is going through now that the broken people in her life are trying, it’s sort of an all hands on deck to put all the pieces back together. Now that she has more support and she’s more comfortable and has the tools to communicate her feelings in a healthy way, whether it’s poetry or therapy or her friends and now her parents who are just so open and willing to listen to her. In spite of the challenges [that have and] will be thrown her way, I would like to see a future Ginny who is someone who is very empathetic and sure of herself and is wise. I think she’ll turn into someone who will always lend the helping hand and really fight for the people she loves.