If you aren’t onto Pop network’s acclaimed Florida Girls yet, you’ll have time to catch up before Season 2 of the sitcom set in Clearwater.

Pop says the series, created by and starring Tampa Bay native Laura Chinn, has been renewed for more episodes.

The comedy series that follows a group of longtime friends navigating life’s obstacles “near or below the poverty line” was praised by critics for not only its fresh approach to women’s friendships, race and poverty, but also for having a hilarious take on the Sunshine State while avoiding the pitfall of Florida Man cliches.

Chinn plays Shelby, one of four chronically broke high school dropouts who over the first season begin to question their lifestyle choices. It’s set amid the Swamp Crews, “ghetto stores,” island parties and days spent working at a bar that requires one member of the crew to dress as a mermaid and hang out in a giant fish tank, a nod to Weeki Wachee. Locals will catch many such Tampa Bay references.

Chinn, who attended Dunedin High School but dropped out at 16, told the Tampa Bay Times in July she grew up “lower middle class” in Clearwater watching perfect sitcom families she couldn’t relate to. She also based some of the stories from the first season directly on her own experiences in Tampa Bay.

“I couldn’t fathom how expensive those lifestyles were,” she said. “I always wanted to make a show I could have related to growing up.”

Pop has not announced a premiere date for Season 2 of Florida Girls yet. The series is available for streaming on the Pop app, if you have a cable subscription that includes the network. The show is also available for streaming with a YouTube TV subscription, and individual episodes can be purchased on YouTube, Amazon Prime, Vudu and Google Play.

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