Geek Girl is an upcoming British-Canadian television series based on the 2013 young adult novel of the same name by Holly Smale.
Cast
Emily Carey as Harriet Manners
Sarah Parish as Jude Paignton
Emmanuel Imani as Wilbur Evans
Liam Woodrum as Nick Park
Zac Looker as Toby Pilgrim
Tim Downie as Richard Manners
Jemima Rooper as Annabel Manners
Daisy Jelley as Poppy Hemple-Cartwright
Rochelle Harrington as Natalie Grey
Sandra Yi Sencindiver as Yuji Lee
Production
In January 2023, it was announced Netflix had picked up a ten-part adaptation of Holly Smale's Geek Girl from Waterside Studios in association with Nelvana. The project would be a British-Canadian co-production made by RubyRock Pictures and Aircraft Pictures; producers include Zoë Rocha of RubyRock, and Anthony Leo and Andrew Rosen of Aircraft.
It was confirmed Emily Carey would lead the series as Harriet Manners in June 2023. Also joining the cast were Sarah Parish, Emmanuel Imani, Liam Woodrum, Zac Looker, Tim Downie, Jemima Rooper, Daisy Jelley, and Rochelle Harrington.
Principal photography began in early June 2023 in England before later moving to Canada. Cast and crew were spotted in Ottawa in July.