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‘Ginny & Georgia’: A look at the Season 3 cast and what to remember from Season 2
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Buckle up, buttercup, and start perfecting that Southern accent. The madness of Netflix’s “Ginny & Georgia” has returned for its third season, and viewers will see how manipulative matriarch Georgia Miller (Brianne Howey) handles her arrest.
In the January 2023 Season 2 finale, it appeared that Georgia might’ve found her happy ending. She’d married an enamored mayor (Scott Porter) who could provide emotional and financial security. But as she danced with her groom at their wedding reception, she considered the worry that accompanies joy: “Happiness is the scariest thing to be,” she thought. “Once you’re happy, you have so much more to lose.”
Enter the police to apprehend Georgia for the murder of Cynthia Fuller’s (Sabrina Grdevich) comatose husband Tom (Vincent Legault). Georgia thought placing a pillow over Tom’s face would end his family’s suffering, but it might just be the start of hers.
Before beginning the new 10 episodes for Season 3, familiarize yourself with the series’ beloved characters.
Brianne Howey as Georgia Miller
Georgia is the resourceful mom stops at nothing – not even the law – to create the best possible life for her two children, Ginny and Austin. “We may not have had a traditional childhood,” Ginny says in the finale, “but my mom’s love was our white-picket fence, our safety net. She’s a force.”
To protect her brood, Georgia has killed two husbands and framed Austin’s abusive dad for embezzlement.
Who is Brianne Howey? Fans of “Ginny & Georgia” may be surprised to learn that Howey was born in 1989 outside of Los Angeles and speaks with a Southern accent only for the role. Howey, who studied acting at NYU, has appeared in Fox series “The Exorcist” and “The Passage.” She also played Amy Schumer’s pregnant friend in Netflix’s comedy “Kinda Pregnant,” released in February 2025.
Nikki Roumel as young Georgia Miller
Roumel portrays Georgia in flashbacks, showing how much she sacrificed, swindled and stole to provide for Ginny and Austin.
Who is Nikki Roumel? Roumel, 25, is a Canadian actress who also guest-starred in ABC and Netflix’s 2016-19 series “Designated Survivor,” starring Kiefer Sutherland.
Antonia Gentry as Ginny Miller
Ginny is an artful soul who has internalized the chaos of her upbringing as the child of a loving, but lawless mother. Ginny is also head over boots for her neighbor, Marcus.
Who is Antonia Gentry? Ginny is the first big role for the Atlanta-born Gentry, 27, who appeared in Netflix’s feature “Candy Jar” and series “Raising Dion.”
Diesel La Torraca as Austin Miller
Austin is the son of Georgia and the recently freed from prison Gil (Aaron Ashmore). Austin shot his dad to protect Georgia and witnessed his mom suffocate Tom.
Who is Diesel La Torraca? The Australian actor, who turned 14 in March, also counts NBC’s “La Brea” and the short film “Sweet Tooth” among his credits.
The men in Georgia’s life: Nathan Mitchell as Zion Miller
Zion is the handsome photographer hoping to make up for lost time with his daughter Ginny, as advancing his career and a split with Georgia kept them apart.
Who is Nathan Mitchell? You might’ve seen Mitchell, 36, as Black Noir in Amazon Prime’s superhero series “The Boys.”
Scott Porter as Mayor Paul Randolph
Paul is the ambitious public servant who comes from money and fell in love with Georgia.
Who is Scott Porter? Porter, 45, got his TV start on the CBS soap “As the World Turns” in 2006, and continued to consistently find work on series like NBC’s “Friday Night Lights,” CBS’ “The Good Wife” and CW’s “Hart of Dixie.”
Raymond Ablack as Joe
Joe is the attractive and kind owner of Wellsbury’s eatery the Blue Farm Café, where Ginny works. Joe has feelings for Georgia but swallows them for her happiness.
Who is Raymond Ablack? Ablack, 35, played Sav Bhandari on “Degrassi: The Next Generation.” He also appeared in Netflix’s series “Narcos” and “Maid,” starring Margaret Qualley.
The Millers’ neighbors, the Bakers: Jennifer Robertson as Ellen Baker
Ellen is a friend to Georgia and mother of twins Marcus and Maxine.
Who is Jennifer Robertson? Vancouver-born Robertson, 53, is perhaps best known as Roland Schitt’s wife Jocelyn on “Schitt’s Creek.” She’s also hosted the reality program “The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down,” executive produced by Seth Rogen.
Felix Mallard as Marcus Baker
Marcus struggles with his mental health and finding where he fits in. But he shares an undeniable connection with Ginny.
Who is Felix Mallard? Australian actor Mallard, 27, had a recurring role on the long-running Aussie soap “Neighbours,” in addition to playing a rock star who seeks refuge at his accountant’s house in CBS’ short-lived “Happy Together.”
Sara Waisglass as Maxine Baker
The theater enthusiast with a flair for drama.
Who is Sara Waisglass? Waisglass, 26, is another “Degrassi” alum. She played Frankie Hollingsworth on “Degrassi: The Next Generation” and “Degrassi: Next Class.” The Canadian actress also appeared in two episodes of USA Network’s “Suits.”
CHARLOTTE, N.C. –Georgia Tech softball (30-27, 10-14 ACC) collected its second postseason conference honor as first baseman Addison Leschber was named to the 2026 ACC All-Tournament Team, as was announced by the conference following the 2026 ACC Softball Championship game on Saturday.
Leschber is Tech softball’s first All-Tournament honoree since Emma Kauf during the 2023 season. During the First Round of the ACC Championships, Leschber was nothing short of exceptional as she went 2-for-4 with one home run, one double, and five RBI. Leschber’s first-inning home run brought her to 13 home runs this season, the third most of any Yellow Jacket this season. In Tech’s fourth meeting of the season with Notre Dame, Leschber saw her 12th multi-RBI game and ninth multi-hit game of the season. The senior finished the season with 26 runs, 37 hits, seven doubles, 13 home runs, 42 RBI, and 83 total bases.
2026 ACC Softball Championship All-Tournament Team
Jessica Oakland, Duke
Addison Leschber, Georgia Tech
Bri Despines, Louisville
Madison Pickens, Louisville
Bree Carrico, Virginia Tech
Michelle Chatfield, Virginia Tech
Emma Mazzarone, Virginia Tech
Jasyoni Beachum, Florida State
Ashtyn Danley, Florida State
Jazzy Francik, Florida State (MVP)
Isa Torres, Florida State
UP NEXT
The Yellow Jackets will await their fate in the NCAA Tournament Selection show on Sunday, May 10, at 7 p.m. on ESPN2.
Full Steam Ahead
Full Steam Ahead is a $500 million fundraising initiative to achieve Georgia Tech athletics’ goal of competing for championships at the highest level in the next era of intercollegiate athletics. The initiative will fund transformative projects for Tech athletics, including renovations of Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field (the historic home of Georgia Tech football), the Zelnak Basketball Center (the practice and training facility for Tech basketball) and O’Keefe Gymnasium (the venerable home of Yellow Jackets volleyball), as well as additional projects and initiatives to further advance Georgia Tech athletics through program wide-operational support. All members of the Georgia Tech community are invited to visit atfund.org/FullSteamAhead for full details and renderings of the renovation projects, as well as to learn about opportunities to contribute online.
For the latest information on the Georgia Tech softball team, follow us on Twitter (@GaTechSoftball), Facebook, Instagram (@GaTechsoftball) or visit us at www.ramblinwreck.com.
Kirby Smart hasn’t hid from how Georgia goes about doling out dollars to its roster.
He wants veterans to make more than newcomers.
“I don’t want you to have to take a discount,” Smart recently told Josh Pate. “OK, a discount might be a little less than year one or two. We have we have traditionally paid our players junior and senior year as much as anybody at those positions. We don’t want to start [earlier] because I want you to earn it and work your way up.”
Smart acknowledges that route might hurt Georgia in recruiting. The 2026 recruiting cycle seems to reflect that. It was the first time Georgia signed a recruiting class that finished outside the top five of the 247Sports Composite rankings since Smart’s first class back in 2016. The Bulldogs had just two players finish in the top 50 of the player rankings, the fewest ever for a Smart signing haul.
Coming out of spring practice, it seems like the Bulldogs did a good job of identifying players who could fit and play immediately. Craig Dandridge, Tyriq Green, Khamari Brooks and Zykie Helton all had strong springs. None were viewed as top 50 overall prospects.
As for the top players on Georgia’s 2026 roster, most of them are in either their third or fourth seasons. KJ Bolden, Ellis Robinson, Nate Frazier and Chris Cole all signed as members of the 2024 recruiting class. Gunner Stockton is in his fifth year at Georgia and second as a starter.
Georgia’s 2026 team will be an older team compared to the one the Bulldogs had last season. Consider that Georgia started the year with only 10 members of the 2022 class on the roster and 13 players from the 2023 recruiting class.
This year, that number is up to 29 when you combine the number of players from the 2023 and 2024 recruiting classes on the Georgia roster. Georgia’s 2026 team will have 34 players with at least three years of experience in Athens. Last season, that number was just 25.
Part of the reason Georgia’s roster is a better reflection of its spending in 2026 is because it did a much better job of retaining talent with its 2024 class than it did with the 2023 group.
Going into last season, 13 of the 26 members of the 2023 recruiting class were no longer a part of the roster.
With the 2024 group, Georgia still has 23 of the 29 players it signed from the 2024 high school recruiting ranks. Georgia also has transfers London Humphreys and Xzavier McLeod entering their third seasons in Athens.
The gap between the two classes is particularly stark at the top. Georgia has not had just one of the 10 top 100 players it signed in the 2024 class depart the program before their third season in Athens. With the 2023 group, six of the 12 top-100 signees had already left Athens.
For as much fretting as there might about the state of Georgia’s current recruiting, the 2024 class was ranked first in the country. That collection of players, which Georgia has been able to keep together, is set to enter their season in Athens.
Georgia paid big to keep players like Bolden, Robinson and Frazier from entering the transfer portal. There was a kernel of truth when Smart ribbed Miami coach Mario Cristobal about sitting too close to Robinson at an award ceremony.
Robinson figures to be one of the best players in the country this coming season. We’ve often seen top recruits — CJ Allen and Monroe Freeling are examples from the 2023 class — have their best seasons in year three, before heading off to the NFL.
That is why it’s so important to keep recruiting classes together and retain talent on an annual basis. Georgia has done a better job with the 2024 class compared to the 2023 class to this point. That’s a big reason why there aren’t as many questions and concerns about Georgia this offseason compared to last offseason, even if it has made Georgia a bit boring to talk about from a national perspective.
Texas, Miami and LSU all spent big money to bring in new talent. With Georgia, it paid top dollar to keep its roster together. No SEC team had fewer players transfer out than Georgia’s 12. That offsets some concern about the Bulldogs also making the fewest additions in the transfer portal.
“We had some new guys on our roster,” Smart told Pate. “We had 26 new freshmen. We had eight new portals. So like with all that going on, we had new people. But at least we knew they were ours. And going through spring practice to me was much more enjoyable because you didn’t have this big dark cloud brewing of was he going to be here?”
Georgia still built a very successful team in 2025, as the Bulldogs won the SEC and made it back to the College Football Playoff. But Georgia has bigger goals and Smart knows it.
“Apparently, all we can do is win the SEC championship right now, so that’s not good enough,” Smart told Finebaum.
The Bulldogs are hoping that a more veteran team will set them up for even more success than they had a season ago. And that veteran element was acquired by keeping its one-time recruits in Athens for seasons three and four.
Georgia
A council meeting is called in a small Georgia town whose mayor fired the entire police department
COHUTTA, Ga. (AP) — The town council in a small north Georgia mountain community called a special meeting Friday evening to discuss reinstating the police department after the mayor fired the chief and all the officers.
The notice for the meeting, posted outside the Cohutta Town Hall, says the council will also consider a request for the mayor’s “immediate resignation.”
Another sign posted earlier this week in the town of about 930 people announced that the police department had been dissolved “per Mayor Ron Shinnick.” It told people who need help to call a non-emergency county number.
The jobs of the chief and about 10 officers were terminated as of Wednesday morning. Exact reasons haven’t been shared publicly, and townspeople are hoping to get some answers at Friday’s meeting.
Shinnick said he took action because of some comments officers posted on social media. The now-former Sgt. Jeremy May said it involved a complaint that he and other officers had raised about the mayor’s wife Pam Shinnick, who had served as the town clerk.
“This all comes to personal vendetta from the mayor, and I wholeheartedly believe that,” May told WRCB-TV. “We took a stand for transparency, and in result, every one of them has lost their jobs.”
The now-former Cohutta Police Chief Greg Fowler told WRCB that he couldn’t comment in detail as the officers were clearing out the police department and removing equipment from the building this week. The mayor told the station he’s not sure what will happen next.
Phone calls and emails left Friday by The Associated Press for Shinnick and the town’s attorney were not immediately returned.
With no police officers working, the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office said in a brief statement that deputies will help the townspeople if they need it. Cohutta, just south of the Tennessee line, is about 100 miles (161 kilometers) northwest of Atlanta.
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