BabySittersClub is streaming now on netflix! Check out what EP RachelShukert told ET about modernizing the beloved book series and possible season 2 plans:
. Like the books, which spawned a '90s movie and TV series, the latest iteration zeroes in on topical issues such as divorce, gender identity, health, family hardships, racism and, of course, boys. Plus, you can't forget homages to"It felt like an exciting time to bring them into the present day," executive producer and showrunnertells ET."I had been obsessed with these books as a kid. It was a dream come true to adapt them.
In episode 4, Mary Anne stands up for Bailey, the kid she is baby-sitting and who identifies as transgender, when the doctors make a mistake about their gender identity. Why was it important to include that scene? Boys orbit around the girls just by nature of where they are in their lives, as they're all forming their identities. But they were always there to support the girls' narratives and not the other way around. How did you maintain that balance?
I liked all of the romantic-ish relationships on the show -- they don't pair off in any kind of real way -- but they're friends, they have common interests. Logan and Mary Anne, they do the play together, Trevor and Claudia are very into art and can talk about it in an interesting way. You can't really have a relationship with the opposite sex -- and the same sex -- without that kind of friendship and understanding, and that more important piece of the puzzle.
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