This is a story full of mystery and science fiction that centers around four 12-year-old girls who deliver newspapers. While making deliveries the day after Halloween, the girls become involved in a conflict between two groups of time travelers. The setting of Paper Girls is the fictional town of Stony Stream, Ohio, outside of Cleveland, and the main characters are named Erin, MacKenzie, KJ and Tiffany. While it is not yet known who will be playing these girls, there was a virtual casting call late last year, as stated by Comic Book Resources. No previous acting experience was required, as Vaughan wanted a cast that was mostly made up of unknown actors. The IMDb page for Paper Girls does list Trinity Likins as May Coyle.
Folsom released a statement, along with Christopher Cantwell and Christopher C. Rogers, who will serve as the series’ showrunners: “As huge fans of what Brian and Cliff created in Paper Girls, we couldn’t be more excited by the opportunity to bring this incredible adventure to life. This is a story with so much heart, and so many unique colors and dimensions - Our sincere hope is not only to do justice to the source material but to make Paper Girls unlike anything else currently on TV.”
The award-winning comic book series has also been compared to Stranger Things. Susana Polo of Polygon said, “If you’re a fan of Stranger Things but wish the show handled its female characters or its queer coding or its rosy-eyed love of 1980s pop culture with a little more nuance more frequently, you’ll find a lot to like.”
