--- title: "Girl Meets World" year: 2014 kind: "series" canonical: "https://film.one/tv/girl-meets-world" fi1m_id: "girl-meets-world" imdb_id: "tt2543796" tmdb_id: 46028 wikidata_id: "Q15070536" fi1m_score: 67 critics_score: 63 critics_reviews: 4 published: "2026-09-24T03:53:33.659416+00:00" updated: "2026-09-24T03:54:10.378981+00:00" region: "IT" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Girl Meets World (2014) Created by Michael Jacobs · 23m · MiC T · Comedy, Family ## Identity Girl Meets World - **Canonical:** https://film.one/tv/girl-meets-world - **Type:** Series - **Fi1m ID:** girl-meets-world - **IMDb ID:** tt2543796 - **TMDB ID:** 46028 - **Wikidata ID:** Q15070536 - **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2543796/, https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/46028, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15070536 **Fi1m score: 67** · Critics 63 (early) from 4 reviews *In a sentence:* Riley and Maya could carry this sitcom without all the help it insists on giving them > *Girl Meets World* has an affecting friendship and an appealing lead in Rowan Blanchard. Its sweetness becomes wearing, though, and the comedy does too little to distinguish itself from other family sitcoms. ## Synopsis Riley Matthews (Rowan Blanchard) and Maya Hart (Sabrina Carpenter) are the friends at the centre of *Girl Meets World*, a family comedy told in 23-minute episodes. Alongside them are Lucas Friar (Peyton Meyer) and Farkle Minkus (Corey Fogelmanis). Cory Matthews (Ben Savage), Topanga Matthews (Danielle Fishel) and Auggie Matthews (August Maturo) also feature. Riley and Maya’s connection is central to a series concerned with friendship and caring for other people. Created by Michael Jacobs, the programme follows this ensemble across three series, with Riley and Maya’s relationship at the heart of its comedy. ## Review *Girl Meets World* is a decent family sitcom whose central friendship is more persuasive than its comedy. Creator Michael Jacobs gives Riley Matthews and Maya Hart a bond worth following, even when the programme becomes too pleased with its own sweetness. There is enough affection here to make a family evening agreeable, but the writing can be cloying. Our recommendation is for those who enjoy an earnest sitcom and do not need every joke to earn its place. Rowan Blanchard plays Riley Matthews with an appeal that helps when the material grows sugary. She is a good reason to keep watching through the less convincing stretches, since the programme needs a lead we can care about before it asks us to care about everyone. Sabrina Carpenter plays Maya Hart, and their friendship receives the attention it deserves. We were moved by their attachment. The series takes their need for each other seriously, allowing friendship to matter without apologising for the strength of the feeling. Michael Jacobs, who also writes, is on firm ground in making that relationship central. Family comedy has good reason to take friendship seriously: being wanted, understood or simply included can matter without requiring a large crisis. Here, Riley and Maya’s connection is worth caring about on its own terms. That gives the programme something useful to offer families watching together, since the affection is clear enough to recognise without much explanation. The warmth works when it stays close to these two. The trouble is how frequently the writing presses for the same response. Its sweetness becomes tiring when there is so little resistance to it, and a comedy needs more variation than a steady invitation to feel fond of everyone. Rowan Blanchard’s charm helps, but charm cannot provide all the laughs that the material leaves wanting. The friendship would benefit from sharper jokes and less comfortable observations around it, giving these appealing characters something that does not feel quite so carefully approved. The directors include Joel Zwick and John Whitesell, and the emphasis on the central performers is sensible. A programme with such an appealing lead does not need to work hard to draw our attention to her. At 23 minutes an episode, however, the sentiment still manages to feel overextended. The compact sitcom format needs a steadier supply of jokes than the writing provides, especially when the emotional point has already landed and we are ready to move on. There is no need to make this an evening-long commitment. One episode should be enough to establish how much patience its earnestness requires, and we would give it that much time. It is better suited to shared family viewing than to anyone hunting for a sitcom with bite. If the sweetness is already tiring after 23 minutes, we would not advise making an evening of it. *Fi1m score 67, published 24 September 2026.* ## Straight answers **Is Girl Meets World worth watching?** *Girl Meets World* is worth trying for families who enjoy an earnest sitcom, and we score it 67 out of 100. Riley and Maya’s affecting friendship and Rowan Blanchard’s appeal keep it agreeable, but the sweetness becomes wearing and the jokes are too uneven to recommend it to anyone seeking sharper comedy. **How long is Girl Meets World, and what is it rated?** *Girl Meets World* has episodes of about 23m and is rated T by the MiC in Italy. It is a comedy and family series. **Where can I watch Girl Meets World in Italy?** *Girl Meets World* is streaming on Disney+ in Italy. Availability is checked daily; the links above go straight to each service. **How does Girl Meets World compare to Derry Girls?** *Girl Meets World* is the gentler choice for shared family viewing, while we recommend [*Derry Girls*](https://film.one/tv/derry-girls) to older viewers who want friendship with sharper jokes. Riley and Maya’s bond gives *Girl Meets World* its warmth, but its comedy is less persuasive; *Derry Girls* is faster and foul-mouthed, though its plotting can repeat itself. **What should I watch after Girl Meets World?** After *Girl Meets World*, try [*Derry Girls*](https://film.one/tv/derry-girls) (2018, Fi1m 83): For older viewers, friendship with sharper jokes and considerably less good behaviour. Then [*My So-Called Life*](https://film.one/tv/my-so-called-life) (1994, Fi1m 87): Adolescent feelings receive more room, with awkwardness allowed to remain awkward. ### Reviews we read (4) - **The AV Club**, Erik Adams (B): The review finds the pilot promising, though it has not yet escaped the shadow of its predecessor. It particularly praises the deeply felt friendship between Riley and Maya. [Read](https://www.avclub.com/like-its-main-character-girl-meets-world-yearns-to-esc-1798180769) - **The Guardian**, Cassie Tongue (70/100, inferred): Tongue finds the reboot earnestly warm and ultimately moving, though slighter and less able to deepen with its characters than the original. She praises the friendship between Riley and Maya, and the show’s belief in caring connections. [Read](https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/aug/03/boy-meets-world-a-teen-franchise-that-delivers-blankets-of-warm-and-fuzzies) - **Variety**, Brian Lowry (30/100, inferred): Lowry finds the sitcom cloying and tediously self-referential, with little to distinguish it from other Disney Channel series. He praises Rowan Blanchard as an appealing lead, whose performance may be enough to carry the show. [Read](https://variety.com/2014/tv/reviews/tv-review-girl-meets-world-1201251523/) - **Paste**, Ross Bonaime (7.9): Bonaime finds the pilot promising, balancing its new characters with nostalgia for the original series. He especially praises how it feels familiar without simply copying its predecessor. [Read](https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/girl-meets-world-review-girl-meets-world) ## Details - **Created by:** Michael Jacobs - **Creator:** Michael Jacobs - **Director:** Joel Zwick, John Whitesell, Ben Savage, Jonathan A. Rosenbaum - **Screenplay:** David Kendall - **Writer:** Michael Jacobs, April Kelly, Teresa Kale, Joshua Jacobs, Cindy Fang, Randi Barnes, Mark Blutman, Matthew Nelson - **Producer:** Randi Barnes - **Cast:** Rowan Blanchard as Riley Matthews; Sabrina Carpenter as Maya Hart; Peyton Meyer as Lucas Friar; Corey Fogelmanis as Farkle Minkus; August Maturo as Auggie Matthews; Ben Savage as Cory Matthews; Danielle Fishel as Topanga Matthews; Ceci Balagot as Isadora Smackle - **Runtime:** 23m - **Certificate (MiC):** T - **Release (Italy):** 27 June 2014 - **Genres:** Comedy, Family - **Trailer:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYZhGgc63II ## Where to watch in Italy - Disney+: streaming, hd *Checked 2026-09-24.* Also available in: AR, AT, AU, BE, BG, BR, CA, CH, CL, CO, CZ, DE, DK, EC, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IN, IS, IT, JP, KR, LT, MX, NL, NO, NZ, PA, PE, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SG, SI, TR, US. Add `?region=XX` to this URL for another country. ## If you liked this - *The Baby-Sitters Club* (2020): Another group of friends whose care for one another earns the sentiment. - *Derry Girls* (2018), Fi1m 83: For older viewers, friendship with sharper jokes and considerably less good behaviour. — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/tv/derry-girls.md) - *My So-Called Life* (1994), Fi1m 87: Adolescent feelings receive more room, with awkwardness allowed to remain awkward. — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/tv/my-so-called-life.md) - *Our Little Sister* (2015): A gentler family story that lets affection emerge without much insistence. - *Anne with an E* (2017): Earnest companionship and growing pains, with more space for the difficult feelings. --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/tv/girl-meets-world