Five, middle-school girls create a baby-sitting business in Netflix’s brand new, live-action series, The Baby-Sitters Club, based on the best-selling book series by Ann M. Martin. With over 180 million copies sold, The Baby-Sitters Club book series has resonated with a countless amount of fans and has stood the test of time. Needless to say, fans of the book series will be thrilled to see The Baby-Sitters Club adapted into a live-action Netflix show. This show will be a favorite for both old and new fans of the renowned novel series.
The Baby-Sitters Club “follows the friendship and adventures of Kristy Thomas, Mary-Anne Spier, Claudia Kishi, Stacey McGill, and Dawn Schafer as the middle-schoolers start their babysitting business in the town of Stoneybrook, Connecticut” (source: press release).
Netflix recently revealed the talented cast of The Baby-Sitters Club comprising of Sophie Grace as Kristy Thomas, Malia Baker as Mary-Anne Spier, Momona Tamada as Claudia Kishi, Shay Rudolph as Stacey McGill and Xochitl Gomez as Dawn Schafer. Previously announced cast-members include Alicia Silverstone and Mark Feuerstein. Profound actress Alicia Silverstone will play the role of Elizabeth Thomas-Brewer, “the selfless single-mother of Kristy Thomas and love interest of all around good guy Watson Brewer, played by Mark Feuerstein” (source: press release).
The Baby-Sitters Club author, Ann M. Martin will also serve as producer for the series, with Rachel Shukert as showrunner and Lucia Aniello as executive producer and director.
Ann M. Martin shared her enthusiasm over the series and said, “I’m amazed that there are so many passionate fans of The Baby–Sitters Club after all these years, and I’m honored to continue to hear from readers – now grown, who have become writers, editors, teachers, librarians, filmmakers – who say that they see a reflection of themselves in the characters of Kristy and her friends. So I’m very excited about the forthcoming series on Netflix, which I hope will inspire a new generation of readers and leaders everywhere” (source: press release).
Let’s take a look at how the cast of The Baby-Sitters Club shared the exciting news with all of their fans:
Sophie Grace shared a photo of the show’s key-art on her Instagram account and wrote, “wow! i’ve been waiting forever to tell you all, IM KRISTY THOMAS!!”
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Malia Baker wrote along with a post she shared on her Instagram account, “The secrets out! Meet the new Baby-Sitters Club!! I’m SO excited to finally say that I’m playing Mary Anne Spier. I am honored and can’t wait to tell you more!”
Momona Tamada shared her excitement by posting a photo with the caption, “hi, im gonna go scream now because the secret is out! I am Claudia kishi on @netflix @babysittersclub 💜#babysittersclub.”
Shay Rudolph wrote, “am i dreaming? the secret is finally out!! i’m stacey mcgill on @netflix @babysittersclub 💞 brb lemme go freak out a bit #babysittersclub #staceymcgill #younghollywood.”
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Xochitl Gomez wrote along with a post she shared on her Instagram account, “SECRET is OUT! I am so excited to tell you all — I’m DAWN in the Netflix series BABY-SITTERS CLUB!”
The magnificent series focuses on many great topics including friendship, entrepreneurialism, and empowerment. We can’t wait to see these amazing baby-sitters and #BossLadies in Netflix’s The Baby-Sitters Club. Comment below and tell me or tweet me at @alexisjoyvipacc, are you excited to see this series?!