In Westeros, Emily Carey was a queen-in-the-making. But now, she\u2019s facing something even more terrifying than the House of the Dragon<\/a>: the cutthroat world of modelling.<\/span><\/p>\n In new <\/span>Netflix<\/span><\/a> series <\/span>Geek Girl<\/span><\/a>, Carey plays Harriet Manners, a timid, socially awkward and relentlessly bullied nerd whose life changes forever during a high school trip to London Fashion Week.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Scouted by hotshot talent agent Wilbur Evans (Emmanuel Imani) after a classic case of falling over her own feet, Harriet is soon thrust into an unfamiliar world, all while juggling her tormentors, jealous modelling rivals and crippling anxiety.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n As she hides her new career path from her best friend Nat (Rochelle Harrington), who also has her sights set on becoming a model, she thankfully has the swoon-worthy Nick Park (Liam Woodrum) to take her mind off things and teach her the runway ropes.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n Based on the Holly Smale novel series of the same name, Geek Girl feels like Gen Z\u2019s version of Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging in a way that almost feels deliberate. <\/span><\/p>\n A coming-of-age story about finding the path that\u2019s right for you as your hormones rage is a tale as old as time. But while Georgia is doing her best to be the cool girl in the 2008 movie, Geek Girl sees Harriet just wanting to blend in, even when she\u2019s being forced to stand out.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Bright and boldly coloured, the series even has a killer soundtrack that would feel right at home in the late 2000s, courtesy of Ladyhawke and Franz Ferdinand, both of which are set to welcome in a whole new generation of fans.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Carey is adorable as Harriet, whose inner monologue when navigating all that life and modelling throws at her is funny and sharp. But it\u2019s hard to buy into <\/span>why the fashion world is falling over itself to secure Harriet when she literally trips over her own feet more than times than any one person should.<\/span><\/p>\n But away from the dazzling lights and haute couture, the<\/span> relationships in Harriet\u2019s life truly bring the heart of the series, especially her family unit, who are eager for her to emerge from her shell \u2013 but fear modelling will come at too high a cost.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Her father Richard (Tim Downie) struggles with knowing how to handle his teenage daughter, while her stepmother Annabel (Jemima Rooper) wants to be a mother figure to Harriet, but never quite knows where her responsibilities lie and when she\u2019s crossing a line.<\/span><\/p> Harriet and Nick\u2019s blossoming relationship is also<\/span> a joy to watch as they clumsily feel their way through the early stages of first love. Sh<\/span>e brings out his hidden nerdy side and he teaches her the art of posing. <\/span>They\u2019re impossible not to root for.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n With a leather jacket, a jawline that could cut glass and the essence of an injured puppy in need of some TLC, Nick is straight out of the teenage dream boy handbook.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n But the show also comes with flaws that are difficult to ignore.<\/span><\/p>\n The format is a little run-of-the-mill, even by teen romcom standards. And the suspension of disbelief required to truly believe that Harriet would take the fashion world by storm, <\/span>despite causing chaos wherever she goes, is substantial.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Poppy Hepple-Cartwright, Harriet\u2019s #sponcon hustling model rival (Daisy Jelley), also falls a little too far into vapid and cruel trope territory when she doesn\u2019t need to, while at the same time still not feeling like much of a true threat to Harriet\u2019s growing career.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n But overall, Geek Girl is a feel-good, cosy watch that will be happily approved by dedicated fans of the best-selling source material.<\/span><\/p>\n All ten episodes of Geek Girl are available to stream on Netflix on Thursday 30th May from 8am<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0sign up from \u00a34.99 a month<\/a>. Netflix is also available on\u00a0Sky Glass<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Virgin Media Stream<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Check out more of our\u00a0Drama<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.\u00a0<\/strong>For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n Forget dragons \u2013 Emily Carey is taking on something infinitely more frightening in the 10-part teen drama… fashion. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":52318,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/geek-girl-review-is-house-of-the-dragon-stars-new-netflix-show-any-good.jpg",1620,1080,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/geek-girl-review-is-house-of-the-dragon-stars-new-netflix-show-any-good-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/geek-girl-review-is-house-of-the-dragon-stars-new-netflix-show-any-good-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/geek-girl-review-is-house-of-the-dragon-stars-new-netflix-show-any-good-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/geek-girl-review-is-house-of-the-dragon-stars-new-netflix-show-any-good-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/geek-girl-review-is-house-of-the-dragon-stars-new-netflix-show-any-good-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/geek-girl-review-is-house-of-the-dragon-stars-new-netflix-show-any-good.jpg",1620,1080,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Forget dragons \u2013 Emily Carey is taking on something infinitely more frightening in the 10-part teen drama... fashion.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/52317"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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