The Bold Type - The Way Up

Television series
German title	The Bold Type - The Way Up
Original title	The Bold Type
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Year (s)	since 2017
Production company	The District, Sarah Watson Productions, Universal Television
length	41-45 minutes
Episodes	46 in 4 seasons
genre	Dramedy
idea	Sarah Watson
production	Sandrine Gros d'Aillon, Neel Shah, Wendy Straker Hauser, James L. Thompson III, Celine Geiger, Hartley Gorenstein
music	Lyle Workman
First broadcast	June 20, 2017 (USA) on Freeform
First publication in German	February 9, 2018 on Prime Video
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The Bold Type - The way up (Original title: The Bold Type ) is an American television series , which celebrated its premiere on June 20, 2017 on the channel Freeform . The title is a play on words, as "bold" can mean either "bold" or "bold". It is based on the life of former Cosmopolitan Editor-in-Chief Joanna Coles. It is about the professional and private environment of three young women who work for a women's magazine .

The first season consists of ten episodes that aired from June to September 2017. In October 2017, Freeform announced in October 2017 that there would be two more seasons, each of which will also consist of ten episodes. The second season first aired on June 12. In Germany, the series has been on Prime Video since February 9, 2018 . The third season aired in the United States on April 9, 2019. The start of Germany took place one day later. On May 14, 2019, the series was extended by a fourth season, which celebrated its premiere on January 23, 2020, but broadcasting was paused after March 26 until June 10 due to production restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic , it will also consist of 16 episodes instead of the originally planned 18.

The series received a positive response, especially from LGBT circles, as the main character Kat falls in love with a woman.

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season 1

After three years as an assistant, Jane Sloan has been promoted to editor at Scarlet women's magazine . Her best friends Kat Edison and Sutton Brady work for the same magazine. Kat heads the social media department , Sutton is an editor's assistant.

Their job often presents the three protagonists with unexpected problems. Jane is sued by a stripper for defamation based on an article , Kat is vilified online, and Sutton is frustrated because she has long dreamed of working in the fashion section.

In her private life, Kat finds out that she is a lesbian and meets the artist Adena. Sutton has an affair with board member Richard. Jane falls in love with Ryan, the editor of a men's magazine.

At the end of the season, the three main characters part ways. Jane changes magazines, Kat goes abroad with her friend, and Sutton stays with Scarlet but becomes an assistant to another employee.

season 2

After a gross mistake with an interviewee, Jane is released and wants to return to Scarlet . The editor-in-chief Jacqueline does not want this for the time being, because Jane should learn to deal with a failure. Meanwhile, Kat is happy in her relationship with Adena, with whom she also occasionally works professionally, while Sutton has some difficulties as Oliver's new assistant due to rumors in the company and unexpected problems.

The three protagonists are also confronted with problems in their private lives. Jane finds out that she will soon be unable to have children due to a mutation, and she meets Ryan again, to whom she is still drawn, although she has a new relationship. Kat is still unsure of her sexuality, which is straining her relationship with her friend Adena, and Sutton sees her alcoholic mother again after many years.

At the end of the season, Jane and Ryan reconcile, while Kat and Adena's relationship falls apart, Sutton finds Richard again and has apparently finally found her place in the company.

season 3

Jane's relationship with Ryan shakes because she doesn't want him to freeze her eggs and he has sex with another woman. Kat is heartbroken after breaking up with Adena and resolves not to shut herself off from her future partners. Meanwhile, Sutton and Richard have a relationship that is not always harmonious.

Jane and Jacqueline do a research to find out that several women were mentally abused by a well-known fashion photographer. The exposure of the scandal not only benefits them and the magazine. Meanwhile, Kat is running for councilor and falls in love with her assistant Tia, while Sutton is again unsure whether she would rather work in the foreground or background of the fashion department.

In the last episode of the season, Jane and Ryan make it up for good, while Kat revives her relationship with Adena and Sutton wants to marry Richard. However, the professional future of the three is uncertain when one day they find the editorial rooms empty.

characters

Jane Sloan

Jane grew up with three brothers in Colorado . Her mother died of breast cancer , which is why it is very difficult for her to write about the disease in one episode. In the same episode, a visit to the doctor reveals that she has an increased risk of developing the disease due to a mutation in the BRCA1 gene. In one episode of the second season, she argues with Sutton because they find a gun in their shared apartment. She explains that she is extremely hostile to the guns policy in the country because the daughter of her then kindergarten teacher was killed in the rampage in Columbine and Jane threw away her light shoes because she was afraid of being discovered by a gunman.

Jane begins a relationship with Ryan Decker (known as the Pinstripe Guy ), a columnist for the men's magazine Pinstripe , with whom she also experiences her first orgasm . After a few months, however, the two separate again, as she realizes that he prefers open relationships to normal relationships. She is recruited by the political magazine Incite because of her article about a congressman . At the end of the season, she accepts the offer and leaves Scarlet.

In the second season, Jane writes an article that is heavily criticized by her interviewee. When she tries to apologize to this via voice message, the recording accidentally ends up on the Internet. Because of this incident, Jane is fired and temporarily works as a freelance journalist. During this time she met Ben Chau, a gynecologist . The two arrange to meet, but Jane does not approve of Ben's religiosity and an argument arises with him because she is angry with religions due to the early death of her mother. However, the two reconcile shortly afterwards. Before that, she meets Ryan, who now works for a tabloid and invites her to a party, but Jane quickly realizes that he still prefers open relationships.

During another visit to the doctor, she learns that her fertility is severely restricted due to the BRCA1 mutation. That's why she opts for social freezing . This threatens to fail as your health insurance does not cover the treatment. Ben suggests that she pretend to be his partner, as the treatment is free for women who live in families. When Jane tells Pinstripe about her plan in the last episode of the second season, he offers her his financial support and admits that he still has feelings for her and kisses her.

Kat Edison

Kat comes from a well-to-do family as her parents are well-paid psychologists . She helped bring the magazine's official Twitter account to 2 million followers. When she published an article about gender inequality, she was bullied on the Internet : first a troll insulted her with vulgar expressions, then he posted a nude photo of her on the Internet.

Kat meets Adena El-Amin, a photographer from Iran , and the two spend a lot of time together. Although Kat first insured themselves heterosexual to be, she noticed gradually her feelings for the artist. When Adena returns to the United States from a short stay in Paris and is stuck at the airport because of her origins , Kat comes to her. She uses her parents' money to buy a ticket to be with Adena, and the two of them have sex in a first class lounge . At the end of the season, Kat decides to follow Adena for a short vacation to South America .

In the second season Kat returns from South America, she now lives with Adena in a relationship that is initially allowed to stay in New York because her visa has been extended. Although the connection is initially happy, Kat is disappointed because her friend does not want to tell her how many people she has slept with, and Kat has sex with a friend of Adena's in a dream . Since Kat is still unsure about her sexuality, Adena suggests that they have an open relationship. The relationship seems to become more stable again when Kat Adena confesses her love and they fly to Paris for a few days with Jane and Sutton. There Kat learns that Adena has not continued her artistic activity since they were together, which is why they quarrel and Adena does not appear at a party in the last episode of the season that she wanted to go to with Kat.

Sutton Brady

Unlike Jane and Kat, Sutton is still an assistant. She works for Lauren Park, who is a senior executive. She will move to the fashion department of the magazine as the season progresses, though she would get a much higher pay for the position in the marketing department. Your new manager will be Oliver Grayson, a fashion designer from Oklahoma .

Sutton has a secret relationship with Richard Hunter, who works as a corporate attorney for the magazine. Sutton eventually breaks up with Richard and then goes on to hang out with Alex Crawford, a former Wall Street Journal editor, but that connection breaks down when Alex realizes that Sutton still has feelings for Richard.

At the beginning of the second season, Sutton can have a relationship with Richard again due to a new regulation of the company, but this is strained because rumors circulate that Sutton slept up and therefore kept the job in the fashion department, which is why the connection does not last long. When Sutton got stuck with her work for Oliver Grayson, she befriends Brooke Langley, an influencer , who Sutton takes advantage of and uses her company credit card to buy cocaine worth $ 500. She also begins a relationship with another man, but is outraged when it turns out that she is his affair and apologizes to his wife.

When Jane finds a shotgun in the apartment where she lives with Sutton, she is angry and demands that Sutton get rid of it. To appease Jane, Sutton takes her to the shooting, which confirms Jane's negative opinion about guns. Jane eventually finds out that Sutton's visits to the shooting range originated in her youth, growing up with an alcoholic mother. Sutton finally melts her gun into earrings .

Since Sutton is helping Oliver get a bag for a photo shoot , he invites her to a party in Paris. Since Sutton needs a passport for this, but can not apply for it without a birth certificate , she drives Jane and Kat to her mother Babs so that she can give her the document. Babs tells her daughter that she now has a job and is a different person, which her Sutton does not believe at first, when she learns that Babs is dry , she decides to contact her regularly. At the end of the season, Sutton is in Paris with Jane, Kat, Adena and Oliver when she meets Richard, who he tells her he loves her.

Jacqueline Carlyle

Jacqueline Carlyle is the newspaper's editor-in-chief. She is often on hand to give good advice to her employees, especially Jane. She demands good performance from her employees, is always helpful to them, so she paid Kat's bail when she had to briefly go to jail for a physical abuse.

Jacqueline is married to Ian Carlyle and has two sons, James and Connor. At the end of the first season it is revealed that she was the victim of a serial rapist .

In the second season, Jacqueline hires Jane again when she is fired from Incite , but treats her very strictly. She also allows Kat, who, at the insistence of Cleo, a new board member, to produce an advertisement for a skin care product, during which she exposes the extremely conservative views of the company's CEO , to only advertise companies that inspire her personally. At the end of the season, Richard finds a list with the names of a possible replacement for Jacqueline.

Adena El-Amin

Adena describes herself as a proud, lesbian Muslim woman . She visits New York because it is the first time her paintings are exhibited in a gallery. At first she doesn't want it to be featured in Scarlet because she doesn't see it as a feminist magazine, but she changes her mind after Kat persuades her. Actually, she already has a relationship with a French woman named Coco, but after she can no longer save this crumbling connection, she chooses Kat.

In the second season, Adena is Kat's boyfriend. Although Adena does not want to talk to Kat about previous connections and Kat exchanges caresses with a friend of hers, the two stay together. When they have a disagreement at the end of the season over Adena hasn't produced any photographs since their relationship began, a breakup is hinted at as Adena doesn't go to Oliver Grayson's party with Kat.

Cast and dubbing

The German-language dubbing takes place under the dialogue direction of Marion von Stengel and Robert Kotulla at Hamburger Synchron GmbH.

Main cast

Role name	actor	Main role	Supporting role	Voice actor
Jane Sloan	Katie Stevens	1.01–		Franciska Friede
Kat Edison	Aisha Dee	1.01–		Merete Brettschneider
Sutton Brady-Hunter	Meghann Fahy	1.01–		Katharina von Keller
Richard Hunter	Samuel Page	1.01–		Henning Nöhren
Alex Crawford	Matt Ward	1.01–		Jacob Weigert
Jacqueline Carlyle	Melora Hardin	1.01–		Marion von Stengel
Oliver Grayson	Stephen Conrad Moore	2.01–	1.03-1.10	Robert Kotulla
Adena El-Amin	Nikohl Boosheri	2.01-2.10	1.01–1.10, 3.08–	Neda Rahmanian

Supporting cast

role	actor	Supporting role	Voice actor
Lauren Park	Emily C. Chang	1.01-1.03, 3.06	Freya Trampert
Andrew	Adam Capriolo	1.01–	Tommaso Cacciapuoti
Ryan "Pinstripe Guy" Decker	Dan Jeannotte	1.02–	Tobias Diakow
legend	Stephanie Costa	1.02–	Nadine Woebs
Ben Chau	Luca James Lee	2.02-2.10	Patrick tribe
Cleo	Siobhan Murphy	2.02-2.10
Patrick Duchand	Peter Vack	3.01-3.10
Tia Clayton	Alexis Floyd	3.03-3.10
Cody	Tom Austen	4.05–
Alice Knight	Raven-Symoné Pearman	4.07–

Episode list

season 1

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast in the USA	German language first broadcast (D)	Director	script
1	1	Everything at the beginning	pilot	20th June 2017	9 Feb 2018	Gary Fleder	Sarah Watson
Four years ago, Jane Sloan, Kat Edison, and Sutton Brady started working as assistants for fashion magazine Scarlet . In the present, the three are good friends and are assigned various tasks by their superior Jacqueline Carlyle: Jane should find out as much as possible about her ex-boyfriend without resorting to social networks. Kat, who heads the social media department, wants to persuade the Iranian photographer Adena El-Amin, who withdrew her editorial for the magazine, to publish it. Sutton is a little frustrated because, unlike Jane and Kat, she still works as an assistant, and she could get in trouble because she has a secret relationship with Richard Hunter, the in-house attorney, which management does not actually approve.
2	2	O, no O!	O Hell No	11th July 2017	9 Feb 2018	Victor Nelli Jr.	Sarah Watson
Sutton admits to editor Lauren Park, who she works for as an assistant, that she wants to advance in her career. Lauren supports Sutton and, with Richard's help, gets her a job in the fashion department. Jacqueline hires Jane to write an article about sex, which she doesn't like because she has never had an orgasm . That's why she first goes to a sexologist and then buys a yoni egg , with which she has a mishap, which Jane then processes in her article. Meanwhile, Adena returns to New York, Kat is unsure of her sexuality because she has feelings for the openly lesbian artist. Kat is also disappointed when she learns about Adena's girlfriend.
3	3	The woman behind the clothes	The Woman Behind The Clothes	18th July 2017	9 Feb 2018	Tara Nicole Weyr	Justin W. Lo
Kat publishes an online article about gender inequality, which is why she is harassed by several trolls . Jane and Sutton worry about their friend, who responds with derision to the malicious Internet comments until a user posts a nude photo of her online. Sutton is now both the assistant to Lauren Park and on a trial basis to Oliver Grayson, the head of fashion, and it is difficult for her to reconcile these two tasks. Jane cancels a date with her friend Ryan Decker to research an article on a congressman . When her version is rejected by Jacqueline, she writes the new article from a completely different angle, which impressed her boss and earned her a lot of praise.
4th	4th	Never without feeling!	If You Can't Do It With Feeling	July 25, 2017	9 Feb 2018	Anna Mastro	Wendy Straker Hauser
Adena asks Kat to write a letter of recommendation for her so that her work visa can be extended. While walking together, a man insults Adena with racist expressions, which is why Kat hits him in the face and is arrested. Jacqueline pays her bail, Kat and Adena meet again and kiss. Jane is supposed to give a speech about young political activists at an event, which is not really to her satisfaction. Sutton is concerned that Oliver has confused her professional background with that of a colleague, which is why she fears that she will not be able to work for him. She creates a collage that impresses Oliver so much that Sutton becomes his permanent assistant from now on.
5	5	A formidable feminist	No Feminism In The Champagne Room	Aug 1, 2017	9 Feb 2018	Jamie Travis	Lynn Sternberger
Jane is sued for writing an article about a woman who quit her job in finance and became a stripper. This accuses her of defamation, since they cannot agree on a financial settlement, Jane has to deal with the consequences of an article for the first time. Kat and Adena spent the night together, Kat is unsure how to go on with the two of them, as she is afraid of forming strong bonds. When Kat decides to start a relationship with Adena, she reveals that she will fly to Paris to reconcile with her friend Coco. Sutton receives an employment contract from Oliver, but her salary is significantly lower than expected. In the end, they agree to keep the wages at the same level, in exchange for which Sutton receives some perks.
6th	6th	The number with the chest	The Breast Issue	8 Aug 2017	9 Feb 2018	Jamie Travis	Matt McGuinness
Kat starts a campaign to end the censoring of nipples on social networks and to raise awareness of breast cancer and mammograms among readers . Jane is supposed to write an article about a doctor who tests young women for a mutation in the BRCA1 gene. Since Jane's mother died of the disease, the task is extremely difficult for her, and she hesitates when Kat, Sutton and Jacqueline suggest that they also get tested. Meanwhile, Sutton is supposed to pick up a $ 5,000 necklace for Oliver. She panics when she forgets it in a taxi and tries to get it back with the help of her colleague Alex Crawford.
7th	7th	Three women in a tub	Three Girls In A Tub	15 Aug 2017	9 Feb 2018	Jann Turner	Ian Deitchman & Kristin Robinson
Kat is supposed to teach a new employee how to use Scarlet's official Twitter account , which presents her with some difficulties. Sutton begins making connections in the fashion world in order to be at an advantage in her job. She is invited to a high tea offering hemp tea and petit fours , which is why she is very lively after a short time . Jane, Kat and Sutton have dinner at Richard's and spend the night in his bathtub. The following day, Jane separates from Ryan because, unlike him, she does not want an open relationship . Sutton ends the relationship with Richard because she is no longer able to cope with the pressure to keep it secret.
8th	8th	The end of the beginning	The End Of The Beginning	22 Aug 2017	9 Feb 2018	Jann Turner	Justin W. Lo & Wendy Straker Hauser
Kat has to stay in Jane and Sutton's shared apartment because her apartment is infested with bed bugs . The three go out together as they are all not in a relationship for the first time in many years. When rumors emerge that there will be massive layoffs at Scarlet , Jane and Alex decide to apply for jobs at the online political magazine Incite . Sutton has to lead a photoshoot because Oliver is stuck in Cuba , which poses unimagined problems because she does not initially have enough self-confidence to convince Jacqueline. Kat is delighted when Adena tells her that she cannot reconcile with Coco and that she wants to come back to New York because of that.
9	9	Another morning	Before Tequila Sunrise	29 Aug 2017	9 Feb 2018	Victor Nelli Jr.	Lynn Sternberger
Sutton, Jane, Ryan and Alex can not leave the Scarlet building because Donald Trump is back in town and the traffic is extremely dense. Adena is stuck at the airport because she is banned from entering the country due to a new presidential decree . Kat rushes to her and buys a ticket to go to a first class lounge with Adena. Meanwhile, Sutton and Alex start a conversation at Scarlet's . After a few drinks, they kiss and have sex. Kat finally confesses her love to Adena, the two also have sexual intercourse in the lounge. Adena decides to go on vacation in South America and offers Kat to come with her, but after some hesitation she refuses.
10	10	The burden with the burden	Carry The Weight	5th Sep 2017	9 Feb 2018	Victor Nelli Jr.	Sarah Watson
Sutton and Alex want to start a relationship, but it fails because Jacqueline catches the two kissing in the stairwell. Richard Sutton also admits that he should have fought for her. Meanwhile, Jane is writing her final Scarlet article as she is going to join Incite . She is supposed to write an article about Mia who survived a rape . During her research, Jane is shocked to discover that Jacqueline was also raped. Meanwhile, Kat buries herself in her work because she regrets not following Adena. At the end of the episode, Jane starts at Incite , Kat follows Adena to South America, and Sutton represents Oliver at a major fashion show.

season 2

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast in the USA	German language first broadcast (D)	Director	script
11	1	Feminist Army	Feminist Army	June 12, 2018	19 Sep 2018	Victor Nelli Jr.	Amanda Lasher
Kat is met by Jane and Sutton at the airport. Adena is there too, as her visa has been extended for three months. Kat is deeply in love with Adena and shares this with everyone. Adena is getting annoyed as Kat can't stop bragging about their new relationship. Meanwhile, Jane writes her first article for Incite , but her interviewee reacts to it in an unexpectedly negative way for Jane. A new rule allows Sutton and Richard to be together again, but Sutton discovers that the company now claims that she "slept up".
12	2	Through rose-colored glasses	Rose Colored Glasses	June 12, 2018	19 Sep 2018	Victor Nelli Jr.	Wendy Straker Hauser
Kat is hired by Jacqueline to write an article about herself. When Alex suggests writing about her intercultural background, Kat gets into an identity crisis because she feels it is unimportant. Sutton can't concentrate during a photoshoot as she wonders if Oliver hired her for her skill or attractiveness. Meanwhile, Jane leaves a voice message for Emma, ​​her interviewee. The recording accidentally ends up on the internet when Jane tries to apologize on the news for being fired. At the end of the episode, Kat introduces Adena to her parents.
13	3	The Scarlet Letter	The Scarlett Letter	19th June 2018	19 Sep 2018	James Travis	Celine Geiger
Sutton works with Adena at Kat's request. Adena is supposed to take the photos for a shoot that Sutton is leading, but that doesn't really work. After a while, the two of them have a new idea and improvise together, and the shoot is a success. Jane cannot find a new permanent position and therefore works as a freelancer for magazines. During an interview, she met the gynecologist Ben and made an appointment with him. Jacqueline and the new board member Cleo get into a dispute because they cannot agree on how the new theme of body positivity should be presented. Jane asks Jacqueline to reinstate her, but the latter refuses because, in her opinion, Jane first has to learn what failure feels like.
14th	4th	Oh my God	OMG	June 26, 2018	19 Sep 2018	Jamie Travis	Neel Shah
During her date with Ben, Jane realizes that he is very religious, which she openly displeases. When she leaves the date in an argument, she meets Ryan, who now works for a gossip sheet . He invites her to a company party, where Jane realizes that this kind of journalism is not for her. Jane apologizes to Ben and explains that she is very critical of God and religion in general because of her mother's early death. Meanwhile, Sutton feels like she's not developing at work, which is why she befriends influencer Brooke Langley. That friendship doesn't last very long as Brooke uses Sutton's Scarlet credit card to purchase $ 500 worth of cocaine . Kat meets Adena's friends, but is unsettled because Adena doesn't want to tell her how many sex partners she has already had. Adena tells Kat that she just wants to protect her and not endanger their relationship, the two then confess their love again.
15th	5	Steps of pride	Stride of Pride	3rd July 2018	19 Sep 2018	Anna Mastro	Michelle A. Badillo & Caroline Levich
Jane is dejected after she was rejected again at Scarlet because the magazine wants a more diverse staff. Kat explains to Jane that she is already privileged because of the color of her skin. Meanwhile, Sutton finds out that the man she's dating is married and confesses to his wife, who, to Sutton's amazement, thanks her. Shortly afterwards, she sees that Richard, whom she broke up with, appears to have a new girlfriend. Kat is supposed to hire new staff, but her preferred candidate is turned down because she does not have a college degree. Kat can finally convince the board of directors to hire the woman anyway. She later has a sexual dream about a friend of Adena's and wakes up in horror.
16	6th	Domino effect	The Domino Effect	July 10, 2018	19 Sep 2018	Anna Mastro	Amy-Jo Perry
Jane's article on Jacqueline's rape is nominated for an award, so she is asked to write another article on the subject. During her research, it turns out that Jacqueline's tormentor is most likely a serial offender. Meanwhile, Kat goes out with some of Adena's friends and gets very close to a woman . Kat confesses this to Adena and also tells her that she is still not sure about her sexuality. Adena doesn't want to part with her and forgives her. Sutton is supposed to redress Richard's girlfriend, who quickly discovers that Sutton and Richard were once a couple. At the end of the episode, Jane gets back her old job at Scarlet from Jacqueline .
17th	7th	Betsy	Betsy	17th July 2018	19 Sep 2018	Marta Cunningham	Matt McGuiness
Jane is shocked to find a gun in her apartment, so she writes an article about Sutton and her affinity for firearms. Sutton shows Jane and Adena their shotgun, whereupon Jane explains that she is against guns because she has a connection to the Columbine High School rampage . Jane accompanies Sutton to the shooting in order to understand her passion, the shooting range confirms her negative opinion and she asks Sutton to dispose of her shotgun. Sutton later reveals to her that she's been shooting since she was a teenager to process her relationship with her alcoholic mother. Sutton then melts her gun into earrings. Meanwhile, Adena suggests that Kat try an open relationship to find out her true sexuality, which is why she has sex dates with her Uber driver. Sutton is supposed to get a seldom handbag for Oliver, so she turns to Brooke, which fails. Sutton admits he doesn't have the bag, but Oliver receives it anyway because someone owes him a favor. He tells her that they can and must tell each other everything because they are a team.
18th	8th	Plan B	Plan B	July 24, 2018	19 Sep 2018	Marta Cunningham	Becky Hartman Edwards
During a visit to the gynecologist, Jane learns that because of the BRCA1 mutation, her biological clock is slowing down and that she should be concerned about having children. So she writes an article about motherhood and tells Ben about her mutation, her reaction angered her. She later decides that she can hardly imagine becoming a mother because she has little memories of her own, so she calls one of her brothers to find out more about her mother. Kat is hired by Cleo to advertise a skin care company when she learns from Ryan that the CEO of this company donates to very conservative , sometimes homophobic and racist organizations, she makes this public in the commercial. Then Jacqueline allows her to only advertise for manufacturers who inspire her personally. Sutton has to run the fashion department since Oliver is out. She tries to make the most of a photoshoot that is on a very limited budget. When Oliver returns, he is delighted with the result and invites Sutton to accompany him to Paris Fashion Week .
19th	9	The trip	Trippin	July 31, 2018	19 Sep 2018	Victor Nelli Jr.	Celine Geiger & Neel Shah
Sutton prepares for her trip to Paris, but cannot find her birth certificate, but needs it, otherwise she will not receive a passport. That's why she's going to their hometown Harrisburg with Jane and Kat , as the certificate is probably in her old house. There the three meet Babs, Sutton's mother. She tells her that she graduated, is working and is a different person, which Sutton doesn't believe. When Babs tells her that she has faced her addiction in order to become part of Sutton's life, she agrees to get in touch again. Then Kat is hired to manage the outdated company website. Actually, Jacqueline wants to deactivate the comment function on this, but after several protests she gives in. Jane, meanwhile, feels that Ben is interfering too much with her fertility health and eventually decides to freeze her eggs . In the end, Sutton receives her passport on time, and Kat tells her that she and Adena will come to Paris with her.
20th	10	We still have Paris	We'll Always Have Paris	7 Aug 2018	19 Sep 2018	Tara Nicole Weyr	Annie Weisman
Jane wants her eggs to be frozen, but her health insurance doesn't want to pay for it. Ben says this process is free for families, so he suggests that she pretend to be his partner. Jane is not pleased when she meets Ryan on the street. He offers her to pay half the costs and admits that he still feels something for her, which is why the two kiss. Jane decides to fly to Paris too. There, Kat meets Coco and notices that Adena has not taken photos since her stay in New York. Kat gets into an argument with her because she believes she is responsible for her artistic break. Richard also travels to France and confesses his love to Sutton. He also finds a list that indicates that Jacqueline is to be replaced as a manager. Adena is nowhere to be found at a Fashion Week after party, which depresses Kat. Jane and Sutton comfort her with words of encouragement.

season 3

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast in the USA	German language first broadcast (D)	Director	script
21st	1	The new normal	The New Normal	9 Apr 2019	10 Apr 2019	Victor Nelli Jr.	Wendy Straker Hauser
Jacqueline remains the chairman of the print editorial team, Patrick Duchand becomes the editor-in-chief of the online edition. Jane researches him but does not discover anything unusual or dubious. Meanwhile, Kat is heartbroken over the breakup with Adena and comes to the conclusion that in future relationships she must no longer hide her true feelings. Sutton's relationship is going better, she and Richard are happy together, which is why they consider moving in together.
22nd	2	High levels	Plus it up	April 16, 2019	April 17, 2019	Ellen S. Pressman	Amanda Lasher & Matt McGuinness
Jane and Ryan's relationship falls into a crisis because she doesn't want him to be with her when her eggs are frozen, even though he is helping to finance it and is her partner. Meanwhile, Kat realizes that her regular lesbian bar is about to close, which she wants to prevent at all costs. Sutton finds it difficult to get used to living in the same apartment with Richard, and she also suspects that Oliver is hiding something from her at work.
23	3	Stroke of genius	Stroke of Genius	23 Apr 2019	Apr. 24, 2019	Jamie Travis	Neel Shah
Alex meets with a woman who wrote an article about how much she felt pressured during sex. He is very surprised when she tells him that he was her sex partner on a one night stand . Kat is now working on a voluntary basis for a local politician who is running for city council. She is asked by Tia Clayton, the campaign manager, to help her manage the social media channels. Jane finds out that Ryan has been watching porn on her computer , and in their subsequent conversation he confesses to her that he finds their sex a little boring. Meanwhile, Sutton wants to become a designer and applies for a position at a fashion seminar.
24	4th	New ways	The deep end	April 30, 2019	1st May 2019	Jamie Travis	Becky Hartman Edwards
While doing research for an article, Jane discovers that several models have been treated very badly by photographer Pamela Dolin. While she suggests to Jacqueline that she be allowed to write a text on this subject, she gets the impression that her superior Patrick might just let Patrick go ahead. Kat decides to run for the city council herself, but an abortion from her past could negatively affect her campaign. Meanwhile, Oliver has to take care of Carlie, the daughter of an old friend. He gets advice from Sutton, who, in turn, would like him to advise her on choosing clothes for the seminar.
25th	5	Technical difficulties	Technical Difficulties	May 7, 2019	May 8, 2019	Anna Mastro	Lijah J. Barasz & Celeste Vasquez
Jane tracks down a model who became a victim of Pamela and interviews her. When Scarlet is blackmailed with ransomware , however, she fears that the hackers could reveal the identity of the model, who wants to remain anonymous. Meanwhile, Sutton learns that she has been accepted into the fashion seminar and has dinner with Richard, Jane, Kat and other mutual friends. There she is very disappointed when she learns that Richard has been talking to his friends behind her back about their future together. The following day, Kat and Tia get closer, when Kat asks her how she feels about her, Tia evades.
26th	6th	#TBT	#TBT	May 14, 2019	15th May 2019	Anna Mastro	Celine Geiger & Amy-Jo Perry
The hackers made several Scarlet emails available to the public; according to an email from Jacqueline in 2014, an unspecified person almost died. Jane, Kat and Sutton reminisce about their first year at the magazine: Jane, then an intern, was assigned to Lauren as assistant, Kat was already in the social media department and had several more or less good ideas, but those from Jacqueline all were rejected. Sutton's position was limited in time, which is why she was always threatened with unemployment. In the present, Sutton reconciles with Richard and talks to him about the day they first met, Kat confronts Tia, who confirms that she also feels something for her.
27	7th	Contradicting signals	Mixed messages	May 21, 2019	May 22, 2019	Geary McLeod	Wendy Straker Hauser & Nikita T. Hamilton
Since Sutton now lives with Richard, Jane starts looking for a new roommate. One of the possible candidates is Alex, but Ryan is apparently not very enthusiastic about her idea. In the meantime, Sutton wants to organize a birthday party for Richard, and there is tension between the two when he tells her that he does not want to celebrate his special day. Meanwhile, Kat and Tia are campaigning when they become victims of racial profiling . Both have very different methods of processing this experience. At the end of the episode, Jane and Jacqueline track down a photographer who used to work for Pamela.
28	8th	Survived	revival	May 28, 2019	29 May 2019	Geary McLeod	Matt McGuinness
Jacqueline and Jane ask a former Pamela model for an interview. This agrees on the condition that other models can also have their say. An article is written about the women, Adena photographs them. Kat meets her and realizes that she still feels something for her. This suspicion is confirmed by Adena herself, who confides in Jane that she regrets separating from Kat. Meanwhile, Pamela learns about the planned article and threatens to file a lawsuit against the models, which is why the magazine asks her to comment. Meanwhile, in Sutton's seminar, participants are tasked with designing clothes for a fashion show, which could be a career springboard. Sutton struggles with her financial dependence on Richard while Kat meets with Adena to discuss their breakup.
29	9	Final sprint	Final push	4th June 2019	5th June 2019	Kimberly McCullough	Neel Shah
Adena admits to Kat that their breakup was a mistake, which amazes Kat. Jacqueline later reveals to her that she will have to quit her job at Scarlet if she becomes a councilor, which she is dismayed to see. She tells Adena that she doesn't want to leave Scarlet and is comforted by her. At the election party that followed, the result was announced: Kat did not make it to the city council. At the election party, Ryan surprises Jane and admits that he kissed another woman during their short break from relationship, to which Jane reacts very angry. The next day, Jane and Jacqueline confront Pamela with the allegations, which everything denies. They later find out that Pamela gave an interview to another magazine to question Scarlet's credibility . Because of this, they publish their own article in the online edition before the competitor. In the meantime, Oliver asks Sutton to take care of Carlie because she is sick. Actually, Carlie is not sick at all, as she confesses to Sutton, but did not want to go to school because it is photo day and she is ashamed of her appearance. Sutton feels inspired by Carlie and decides to hire "real women" instead of models for her photo shoots in the future. Richard is offered a position in San Francisco , which he declines to stay with Sutton.
30th	10	Out of line dance	Breaking through the noise	June 11, 2019	June 12, 2019	Victor Nelli Jr.	Lijah J. Barasz & Becky Hartman Edwards & Celeste Vasquez
Kat vacillates between Adena and Tia. She finally has sex with Adena, who tells her that she has never stopped loving Kat. At work, Kat decides to cover the issues she would have addressed as a councilor in her articles. She finally breaks the connection with Tia and meets with Adena, who announces that Scarlet has given her a full-time position as a photographer. Meanwhile, Ryan tries to appease Jane, who is still angry with him but eventually forgives him when she realizes how strong her love for him is. Sutton's appearance at the fashion show is successful, which is why she receives a design contract for a dress. But when she designs and directs a photo shoot at the same time, she realizes that working behind the scenes is more important to her than designing. She then tells Richard that he can take the job in San Francisco if he wants. Meanwhile, Jane notes that some Scarlet models are only 14 years old, which is why Jacqueline hired the editors to create an issue that had a better message for younger readers. The next day, Jane, Kat and Sutton find the office empty, Jacqueline is nowhere to be seen.

Season 4

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast in the USA	German language first broadcast (D)	Director	script
31	1	-	Legends of the Fall Issue	Jan. 23, 2020	-	Geary McLeod	Neel Shah
32	2	-	#scarlet	Jan. 30, 2020	-	Geary McLeod	Wendy Straker Hauser
33	3	-	marathon	Feb 6, 2020	-	Kimberly McCullough	Matt McGuinness
34	4th	-	Babes in Toyland	Feb 13, 2020	-	Kimberly McCullough	Chase Baxter & Nikita T. Hamilton
35	5	-	Tearing Down the Donut Wall	Feb 20, 2020	-	Erica Dunton	Sascha Rothchild
36	6th	-	To peg or not to peg	Feb. 27, 2020	-	Erica Dunton	Lara Azzopardi
37	7th	-	The space between	5th Mar 2020	-	Anne Renton	Ashley Skidmore
38	8th	-	Stardust	March 12 2020	-	Anne Renton	Lori Lakin Hutcherson
39	9	-	5, 6, 7, 8	19 Mar 2020	-	Victor Nelli Jr.	Lauren Parks & Celeste Vasquez
40	10	-	Some Kind of Wonderful	26th Mar 2020	-	Victor Nelli Jr.	Lara Azzopardi
41	11	-	Leveling up	June 11, 2020	-	Geary McLeod	Neel Shah
42	12	-	Snow Day	June 18, 2020	-	Melora Hardin	Sascha Rothchild
43	13	-	Lost	June 25, 2020	-	Erin Ehrlich	Celeste Vasquez
44	14th	-	The Truth Will Set You Free	2nd July 2020	-	Erin Ehrlich	Ashley Skidmore
45	15th	-	Love	July 9, 2020	-	Aprill Winney	Wendy Straker Hauser
46	16	-	Not far from the tree	July 16, 2020	-	Aprill Winney	Chase Baxter & Neel Shah

reception

In the Internet Movie Database, the series received a rating of 8.0 out of 10 stars based on 8165 votes.

The first season achieved a critic rating of 96 percent on Rotten Tomatoes based on 28 reviews and a viewer rating of 88 percent based on 497 votes. The second season achieved a critic rating of 100 percent on Rotten Tomatoes based on 30 reviews and an audience rating of 81 percent based on 208 votes. The third season also achieved a critic rating of 100 percent on Rotten Tomatoes based on nine reviews and an audience rating of 88 percent based on 50 votes. On Metacritic the score was 58 out of 100 based on 13 reviews (as of March 28, 2020).

“First of all : The new Freeform series The Bold Type is not particularly realistic (...) Nevertheless, this new format, conceived by Sarah Watson, creates something that few others succeed: It looks dazzling at the same time, entertains and transports several political messages. Your story from the opening episode is the one that you would most likely expect in a series from Freeform. But here, too, well-known role models are broken up. After just a few sex dates, which of course all have to be kept secret, Sutton is no longer in the mood for secrecy (...) The trio in overpopulated New York has long since found an outlet for the frustration at recent failures: it just screams when people drive by Subway cars. Sometimes you want to scream as a viewer yourself when you see how unrealistic the external features of this series are constructed. At its core, however, it tells a true, understandable story - that of three young women trying to reconcile careers, interests and love with one another. There is really nothing wrong with that. "

- Axel Schmitt : Serienjunkies.de

Elena Witzeck wrote in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung that the conflict, the challenge for the protagonists and the inner tension of the plot are not clear. The fact that other topics than the “annoying, mundane requirements of the glossy magazine” seem more urgent to the three main characters is only mentioned in passing. The show doesn't want to appeal to viewers who wistfully remember Sex and the City movie nights, but to those just old enough to have heard of Carrie Bradshaw. The image of women in the production is made up of "three protagonists with freshly blown hair" who miss each other after just a few hours and who have practice in removing their underwear at work. There is only room for a handful of character traits: fearful and self-critical, stormy and self-confident. The main actresses are moved from scene to scene like “cardboard figures”, the audience does not get to see much of the complexity of the main characters, Carrie Bradshaw is more complex in comparison. It would have been brave to give the female main characters a less remarkable appearance and more character, as well as to forego scenes in which they sit giggling and drinking champagne on the office floor, as this is unrealistic. The memory of the Good Girls Revolt series , which is about the true story of women who sought recognition as full-fledged editors in the 1970s, has not yet faded. In contrast, there will be more seasons of The Bold Type because nobody seems to want to see too much reality.

Matt Zoller Seitz of New York thought the series was the best television surprise of the summer of 2017. She is equally interested in portraying a journalism drama and female friendship in the style of a Sex and the City- like romantic comedy, which she manages very well and achieves more than one might think. The situations the three main female characters get into might seem well-known and trite in other series, but The Bold Type surprises viewers with a fresh perspective on the characters' problems. In addition, despite its "glamor and luxury", which is rarely seen on television, the production knows how journalism will be done in 2017. The production is also conscientious in telling a story of women, which can be seen, among other things, from the focus on subtle gestures that women immediately notice, without depicting the male figures as caricatures. Kat would initially get the most captivating storylines about her sexuality and the effects of online trolls, while Jane and Sutton would not be as dynamic but just as convincingly delved into their search for their places in the editorial office. The best figure, however, is Jacqueline because, unlike similar figures, she is neither a “pampered sect leader” nor a “hateful witch”, but a quiet, charismatic person who draws her strength from a “mixture of polite directness and tactical silence “Scoop. In contrast to other mentor figures on television, their advice is also really helpful. Not many “shamelessly entertaining” series are as smart as The Bold Type .

Laura Bradley wrote in Vanity Fair that the drama is often contrived in the plot, the understanding of a magazine editorial even for a television series is uninformed and the tone is "caries-causing sweetness" for even the most patient viewer. However, it is difficult to watch an episode without feeling drawn to the charming ensemble in a strange and terrifying way. The three main actresses are attractive, serious and about the same age as their characters, which gives them additional credibility. While The Bold Type will likely never be as bold as Girls , don't even try. The series is Freeform's idea of ​​boldness, in a fun, ambitious, “ Pinterest- friendly” way. This is not only okay, but also necessary, since in these times an opportunity to relax with a glass of rosé wine and immerse yourself in a world in which social advancement, true love and dream fulfillment are possible are welcome. In addition, the series is appealing for New York citizens, as the city is full of nice people and the subway is not a "bastard". Although Jacqueline would initially be presented as a Miranda Priestley guy, she quickly turns into a helpful, friendly mentor. The affair between Sutton and Richard is not disgusting and cheesy, but a really empathetic and heartwarming relationship, even if it would probably not play out in reality. The only weak moments are when the series dares to tackle heavier topics like cyber-bullying and misogyny . The show is best when it focuses on the characters' relentlessly supportive interpersonal relationships.

Nominations

Teen Choice Awards 2017

• Nomination : Choice Summer TV Show

• Nomination : Choice Summer TV Star: Female, for Aisha Dee

GLAAD Media Awards 2018

• Nomination : Best Comedy TV Series

Teen Choice Awards 2018

• Nomination : Choice Summer TV Show
• Nomination : Choice Summer TV Star, for Aisha Dee
• Nomination : Choice Summer TV Star, for Meghann Fahy
• Nomination : Choice Summer TV Star, for Katie Stevens

Imagen Awards 2018

• Nomination : Best Actress in a TV Series, for Katie Stevens

Satellite Awards 2018

• Nomination : Best Drama Series

Teen Choice Awards 2019

• Nomination : Choice Summer TV Show

Web links

• The Bold Type - The way up in theInternet Movie Database(English)
• The Bold Type - The way up at Fernsehserien.de

Individual evidence

1. ^ Lesley Goldberg: Freeform Orders Marvel Drama Series 'Cloak and Dagger,' Cosmopolitan Pilot. In: The Hollywood Reporter . April 7, 2016, accessed March 28, 2020 . 
2. ^ Vlada Gelman: The Bold Type Renewed for Seasons 2 and 3, With a New Showrunner. In: TVLine. October 4, 2017, accessed on March 28, 2020 . 
3. ^ The Bold Type. In: Fernsehserien.de. Retrieved February 6, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Adam Arndt: The Bold Type: Season 3 from April on Freeform. In: Serienjunkies.de . February 6, 2019, accessed March 19, 2019 . 
5. ↑ Serienjunkies.de: The Bold Type Season 3 episode guide. Retrieved June 12, 2019 . 
6. ↑ Nellie Andreeva: 'The Bold Type' Renewed For Season 4 By Freeform With Wendy Straker Hauser As New Showrunner. In: Deadline.com . May 14, 2019, accessed June 12, 2019 . 
7. ↑ Samantha Highfill: Freeform announces January premiere dates for The Bold Type, Good Trouble, and more. In: Entertainment Weekly . November 7, 2019, accessed January 31, 2020 . 
8. ↑ Vlada Gelman: The Bold Type Season 4 To Return in June - Watch a New Teaser. In: TV Line. April 21, 2020, accessed on June 14, 2020 . 
9. ^ Sarah Karlan: People Are Loving The Queer Storyline On "The Bold Type". In: BuzzFeed . August 3, 2017, accessed June 12, 2019 . 
10. ↑ The Bold Type - The Way Up. In: synchronkartei.de. German dubbing index , accessed on February 7, 2018 . 
11. ↑ The Bold Type: Season 1 - Rotten Tomatoes. In: Rotten Tomatoes . Accessed March 8, 2018 . 
12. ↑ The Bold Type: Season 2. In: Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 12, 2019 . 
13. ↑ The Bold Type: Season 3. In: Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 12, 2019 . 
14. ^ The Bold Type. In: Metacritic . Retrieved March 28, 2020 . 
15. ↑ Axel Schmitt: The Bold Type 1x01 Everything at the beginning (pilot) . In: serienjunkies.de . July 13, 2017. Accessed March 28, 2020.
16. ↑ Elena Witzeck: Giggling and drinking champagne. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . February 10, 2018, accessed on March 28, 2020 . 
17. ↑ Matt Zoller Seitz: Freeform's The Bold Type Is the Best TV Surprise of 2017 So Far. In: New York . July 11, 2017, accessed on March 28, 2020 . 
18. ↑ Laura Bradley: The Bold Type Is the Bubbly, Ridiculous Dramedy You Need This Summer. In: Vanity Fair . July 11, 2017, accessed on March 28, 2020 . 
19. ↑ Mike Vulpo: Teen Choice Awards 2017 Reveal "Second Wave" of Nominations. In: E! Online . July 12, 2017, accessed June 12, 2019 . 
20. ↑ Kimberly Nordyke: GLAAD Media Awards: 'Call Me by Your Name' Wins Best Film. In: The Hollywood Reporter . May 5, 2018, accessed June 12, 2019 . 
21. ↑ Jess Cohen: Teen Choice Awards 2018: Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther and Riverdale Among Top Nominees. In: E! On-line. June 22, 2018, accessed June 12, 2019 . 
22. ^ Imagen Foundation Announces Nominees for the 33rd Annual Imagen Awards. In: The Imagen Foundation. June 28, 2018, accessed June 12, 2019 . 
23. ↑ 2018 Winners. In: International Press Academy. February 22, 2019, accessed June 12, 2019 . 
24. ↑ Andy Swift: Teen Choice Awards: Stranger Things Leads Final Wave of 2019 Nominations. In: TVLine. July 8, 2019, accessed December 10, 2019 .