Grosse Pointe Garden Society

Grosse Pointe Garden Society is an American drama television series written and created by Jenna Bans and Bill Krebs. It premiered on NBC on February 23, 2025. In June 2025, the series was canceled after one season.

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Premise

Four members of a suburban gardening club in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, near Detroit, share a murderous secret.

Cast and characters

Main

Melissa Fumero as Birdie, the newest member of the garden society
Aja Naomi King as Catherine, a married real-estate agent
Ben Rappaport as Brett, a divorced father who gave up his career dreams for his wife's legal career and now works as a manager of the Gardening club
AnnaSophia Robb as Alice, a teacher at Grosse Pointe North High School married to Doug
Matthew Davis as Joel, a police officer and the adoptive father of Birdie's son
Alexander Hodge as Doug, Alice's husband
Nancy Travis as Patty, Doug's mother
Felix Wolfe as Ford, Birdie's biological son

Recurring

Daniella Alonso as Misty, the adoptive mother of Ford
Jennifer Irwin as Marilyn, the president of the garden society and wife of the mayor
Saamer Usmani as Gary, a realtor who is having an affair with Catherine
Ron Yuan as Keith, Doug's dad and Patty's husband
Nora Zehetner as Melissa, Brett's ex-wife
Jocko Sims as Tucker, Catherine's husband
Josh Ventura as Connor, Melissa's new husband
Frederick Stuart as Charlie, Birdie's wealthy ex-husband who she still has a friendship with

Guest

Ginger Gonzaga as Cricket, Brett's new girlfriend
Artemis Pebdani as Olga, Birdie's housekeeper who looks out for Birdie

Production

NBC began developing Grosse Pointe Garden Society in 2022, and opened a writers' room for the show in 2023. The project received a series order from the network in July 2024. The series was created by Jenna Bans and Bill Krebs—who, with Casey Kyber, act as showrunners and executive producers—and is produced by Universal Television. The pilot was directed by executive producer Maggie Kiley.
The main cast includes Melissa Fumero, Aja Naomi King, Ben Rappaport, AnnaSophia Robb, Alexander Hodge, Nancy Travis, Matthew Davis, and Felix Wolfe. In January 2025, Jocko Sims, Saamer Usmani, Josh Ventura, and Nora Zehetner were cast in recurring roles. On June 27, 2025, the series was canceled after one season.

Broadcast

The series premiered on NBC on February 23, 2025. In Canada, the series airs on Citytv, and streams the next day on Citytv+.

Reception

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 71% approval rating with an average rating of 6.6/10, based on 24 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Naughty and not so nice with its salacious tour through the suburbs, Grosse Pointe Garden Societys twists aren't the sharpest shears in the shed but a game cast keeps the series watchable." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 58 out of 100 based on 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.