Britt Robertson (The Longest Ride, Tomorrowland) is the latest Hollywood star to head to Netflix, with the actress set to headline a new comedy series.
The new show, titled Girlboss, is based on the best-selling autobiography #Girlboss, written by Sophia Amoruso – founder of Nasty Gal. Netflix have commissioned for a 13 half-hour episode series.
Robertson will lead the show as Sophia, “a rebellious, broke anarchist who refuses to grow up. She stumbles upon her passion of selling vintage clothes online and becomes an unlikely businesswoman. As she builds her retail fashion empire, she realizes the value and the difficulty of being the boss of her own life.”
Kay Cannon (Pitch Perfect) has created the show, and will executive produce and act as showrunner. Amoruso is also on board as an executive producer as well as Charlize Theron (Fast 8). Christian Ditter (Love, Rosie) will direct.
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Originally published June 8, 2016. Updated April 14, 2018.
