COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2020 Sexual ContentĪre there sex scenes and nudity in Firefly Lane? Yes. More about all that below.įIREFLY LANE (L to R) ALI SKOVBYE as YOUNG TULLY and ROAN CURTIS as YOUNG KATE in episode 102 of FIREFLY LANE. The Firefly Lane Netflix age rating is MA because it has a lot of mature content, such as nudity, sex, rape, drug use (marijuana and cocaine), divorce, abandonment, and excessive use of profanity. Why is Firefly Lane Rated MA?Ī TV-MA rating is usually reserved for TV shows which are suitable for adults and generally not suited for those under 17 years of age. But first, here’s a parents guide to help you decide whether or not the Netflix series is appropriate for kids, tweens, and teens. Is the series as good as the book? And is it different from the book? My overall thoughts about the series adaptation is listed below. I couldn’t wait to see this particular series on Netflix because the book is a favorite of mine. The series spans several decades and follows them, from the time they meet as teenagers to becoming adults. COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2020 Firefly Lane on Netflix: What Parents Need to Knowįirefly Lane is a coming of age story about two best friends named Kate (played by Sarah Chalke) and Tully (played by Katherine Heigl). Hannah confirmed that a lot of the character of Kate is based on her mother, and who she imagined she was like throughout her life.FIREFLY LANE (L to R) KATHERINE HEIGL as TULLY and SARAH CHALKE as KATE in episode 110 of FIREFLY LANE. 'Many people would do therapy for this, but as a writer, I go into my own head and create her.' 'I finally reached 40 and thought, Okay, it’s time for me to go in search of my mother, to try to understand who she was,' Hannah told Netflix. She wrote Firefly Lane partly to work through that grief. In fact, the author told Netflix she was inspired to begin writing Firefly Lane after her mother died from inflammatory breast cancer when she was 26 years old. 'I am also Kate.' Is it based on a true story?Īs the saying goes, you write from experience-and Hannah did unfortunately have a loss like the one featured in Firefly Lane.

That would be more fun,' Hannah told Netflix. When the streaming platform asked if Hannah based Tully's character on herself, the author gave a very definitive answer. How Does The 'Firefly Lane' Book End? What To Know.

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