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The Baby-Sitters Club returns for a second season next week, hooray! But unlike the original book series on which the programme is based, there are unlikely to be a further 129 series to follow.<\/p>\n
Ann M. Martin\u2019s original series of children\u2019s books spanned a total 131 novels (of which she wrote the first 35), plus almost 100 spin-off books. We\u2019re exhausted just thinking about it!<\/p>\n
The author acted as producer on Netflix\u2019s reboot of the stories, the first 10 episodes of which were released on the streaming platform in July 2020.<\/p>\n
The series follows five middle-schoolers, who run a baby-sitting business together in the fictional town of Stoneybrook, Connecticut.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s everything you need to know about season two.<\/p>
CONFIRMED: Netflix has now announced a release date for season two, and there\u2019s not long to wait.<\/p>\n
Series two of The Baby-Sitters Club will drop on Netflix on Monday 11th October.<\/p>\n
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What is The Baby-Sitters Club about?<\/h2>\n
The programme follows five friends who run a baby-sitting business together, and charts their friendship dramas and anxieties about growing up (from parental punishments to crushes and first periods).<\/p>\n
The girls also encounter baby-sitting rivals in the form of teenager-run business The Baby-Sitters Agency, the members of which attempt to sabotage the BSC.<\/p>\n
Not every part of the story is derived from the original books, and one storyline sees club member Mary Anne babysitting a transgender child called Bailey.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Baby-Sitters Club books were so inclusive for the time that they were written, and we wanted to carry that through to the present day,\u201d series creator Rachel Shukert told Vanity Fair<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n
\u201cTrans kids exist, and they need baby-sitters, and they need to be acknowledged. And to see Mary Anne recognise that and be able to advocate for this girl, and find her own strength in doing that, just felt like a really lovely way of carrying it through into the present day.\u201d<\/p>\n
Director Lucia Aniello also described the show\u2019s source material as \u201cahead of its time\u201d.<\/p>\n
Is there a trailer for season two of The Baby-Sitters Club?<\/h2>\n
Yes! If you want to get in the mood for series two, you can watch the official trailer right here:<\/p>\n\n
When announcing season two in October 2020, Netflix released a video of the cast revealing the news and lip-syncing to the theme song for the original 1990 HBO TV adaptation. Check it out below:<\/p>\n\n
Looking for something else to watch? Check out our guide to the best series on Netflix<\/a> and best movies on Netflix<\/a> \u2013 you can also visit our TV Guide<\/a> or our Drama<\/a> hub for all the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\n
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