Prime Video's adaptation of the PaperGirls comic book series is an exciting sci-fi saga that blends powerful emotional arcs with a nostalgic adventure story.
Time travel, preteen coming-of-age drama, giant robots — there’s a lot going on in the first season of Prime Video’s new series Paper Girls. And yet somehow, it all blends together perfectly.
The series’ four, eponymous “paper girls” include aspiring engineer Tiffany Quilkin , shy new girl Erin Tieng , rich girl KJ Brandman , and rebellious Mac Coyle , who begin the series with little connection to each other beyond their early-morning job, but grow closer as the fantastic events transpiring around them first turn them into reluctant allies, and eventually, friends.
While the language and body count in Paper Girls is considerably harsher than that of the 1985 film, both feature a ragtag group of ’80s kids forced to problem-solve their way out of a dangerous situation in order to protect their lives and the futures they envision for themselves. And like The Goonies, Paper Girls feels like a story about a bunch of kids that’s likely to resonate most powerfully with today’s adults.
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