Fans have waited on bated breath to see what awaits Georgia Miller in season 3 of Ginny & Georgia — and according to Brianne Howey, the writers, cast and crew are just as excited for fans to find out.
In an exclusive interview with Us Weekly, Howey, 35, dished on where viewers will find the single mom of two, who was last seen getting arrested for murder during her over-the-top wedding to Paul (Scott Porter) in season 2’s shocking cliffhanger.
“All of the characters are now, as we see, on their own mental health journey, and it’s a really important part of the show,” the actress told Us while discussing her new movie, Kinda Pregnant. “Georgia, for the first time in her life, is realizing the catastrophic consequences of her actions that they have on her children.”
Howey continued, “As season 2 starts, Georgia has been so exposed — all of their private family secrets are now out in the open — and you can only imagine the domino effect of what this does to everyone in Georgia’s life, including Georgia.”
Brianne Howey Teases the ‘New Sides’ to Ginny and Georgia in Season 3
Though the first two seasons of the drama showed Georgia and Ginny (Antonia Gentry) butting heads, the mother-daughter duo experienced a slight breakthrough in season 2. Watching the pair navigate their highs and lows as both a single mother doing her best — and a teenager perceiving it differently — resonates with fans, which comes as no surprise to Howey.
“I think what we love so much about Ginny and Georgia is their love for each other,” Howey shared. “What Georgia is out there showing is that there’s no wrong way to love your child — it might look different on everybody, but there’s no wrong way to love your child.”
“Georgia, even with her limited toolbox — and she, of course, doesn’t get it all right — but she is trying so hard,” she added. “I think that’s what really matters.”
Filming season 3 as a new mom (Howey and husband Matt Ziering welcomed their daughter, whose name has not been shared publicly, in 2023) proved to be a “completely different experience” than the first two: “Having my own daughter going through these scenes … meant so much more in a new way.”
Being raised by a single mother herself, Howey told Us “100 percent, so much of this role is for my mom”— and she believes the show continues to be a hit because of how authentic the stories are. “The more personal you make the work, the more universal it becomes, and the writing, the story, the nuance, it’s so personal to everybody involved and it seems to be making waves,” she said. “No matter what walk of life you come from, there seems to be a character that you feel like you can really relate to and that you want to go on this journey with them.”
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With season 3 under her belt, Howey is excited for fans to see what’s in store for the Millers when Ginny & Georgia returns to Netflix on June 5. “It’s an incredible season,” she told Us. “It means so much to the cast and the crew, and I think everyone is so excited for the audience to finally get to see it — everyone really gave it their all.”
Georgia isn’t the mama Howey is bringing to life: In Netflix’s Kinda Pregnant, the Dear Santa actress co-stars alongside Amy Schumer as Megan, a fed-up mom of one with another on the way. “It was so fun,” Howey said of filming the rom-com. “Amy was really collaborative, and she really just wanted Meg to feel like the most grounded, real woman out there that everybody could relate to.”
Kinda Pregnant premieres on Wednesday, February 5, on Netflix.
