Directed by award-winning duo Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine, Girls State is an incisive and empowering documentary that follows young women from different backgrounds as they navigate ambition, friendship, and the machinery of US government as part of a weeklong experiment in democracy.
Girls State made its global streaming debut on Apple TV Plus on Friday, April 5. But, if you find yourself in a country that doesn’t offer the streaming service, you can watch Girls State on Apple TV Plus from anywhere with a VPN.
Time: Girls State debuted on April 5, 2024.
Global stream: Apple TV Plus
Abroad? Use a VPN to watch any stream
There’s been some iconic female figures in US politics (all rise, Ruth Bader Ginsberg!) Yet the US hasn’t had one woman president in the country’s 235-year history. It’s a galling fact a speaker delivers to an audience of politically-engaged teens at Girls State—Missouri’s weeklong leadership program—and who rhetorically asks the 500-plus audience, “How do we change that? We step up.”
Documentarians McBaine and Moss follow girls of diverging backgrounds and political opinions as they throw themselves into the challenge of forming a mock government. Some of the “Founding Sisters” joining the program include Tochi Ihekona, the daughter of Nigerian immigrants looking to build bridges with her fellow Missourians; liberal, queer activist Maddie Rowan and her unlikely pal, conservative Christian Emily Worthmore; and Nisha Murali, the academic yet socially awkward attendee who’s eyeing up the position of Supreme Court Justice.
Described as “Magnetic” by The Guardian, “Crowdpleasing” by The Hollywood Reporter, and boasting a 93% score on Rotten Tomatoes, this new feature documentary is a moving portrait of girl power, and a hopeful depiction of the future of US politics.
Below we explain how to watch Girls State online on Apple TV Plus, where it makes a compelling double-bill with the Emmy-winning Boys State, and stream the new documentary film from anywhere in the world.
How to watch Girls State free online
Documentary film Girls State is exclusive to Apple TV Plus, where it debuted on Friday, April 5. The acclaimed follow-up to Boys State is an hour and a half long, and is available to stream right now.
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How to watch Girls State from anywhere with a VPN
You can watch Girls State on any of the streaming services above by using a VPN – no matter where you are in the world!
Normally a streaming service will know where you are trying to tune in from and block you if you're not in the right country but a Virtual Private Network (VPN) is an app that hides your location. That means you can access your usual sports and entertainment services even while you're traveling abroad.
Our favorite VPN is NordVPN, which is the No. 1-rated VPN in the world right now according to our sister site, TechRadar.
How to use a VPN to watch any stream
- Download the app at NordVPN
- Choose the location of the streaming service you want to watch (UK, US, etc)
- Navigate to the streaming service and start watching!
Girls State trailer
What is the Girls State release date?
Acclaimed documentary Girls State received its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2024. It received its streaming debut on Apple TV Plus on Friday, April 5, 2024.
