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Paper Girls

Paper Girls

20227.31 Season8 EpisodesCanceled

Overview

It's the day after Halloween in 1988 when four young friends accidentally stumble into an intergalactic battle and find themselves inexplicably transported to the year 2019. When they come face-to-face with their adult selves, each girl discovers her own strengths as together they try to find a way back to the past while saving the world of the future.

Created by Stephany Folsom
Written by Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang
NetworksPrime Video

Top Cast

Camryn Jones

Camryn Jones

Tiffany Quilkin

Riley Lai Nelet

Riley Lai Nelet

Erin Tieng

Sofia Rosinsky

Sofia Rosinsky

Mackenzie Coyle

Fina Strazza

Fina Strazza

KJ Brandman

Themes & Keywords

time travelbased on graphic novel1980s2010s

About Paper Girls

Paper Girls is a drama, mystery, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 2022 exploring themes of time travel, based on graphic novel, 1980s, 2010s. Created by Stephany Folsom, it stars Camryn Jones, Riley Lai Nelet, Sofia Rosinsky. It's the day after Halloween in 1988 when four young friends accidentally stumble into an intergalactic battle and find themselves inexplicably transported to the year 2019. When they come face-to-face with their adult selves, each girl discovers her own strengths as together they try to find a way back to the past while saving the world of the future.

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