Scripted series · Disney Channel
Girl Meets World
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Rowan Blanchard
Riley Matthews
71 eps
Sabrina Carpenter
Maya Hart
71 eps
Peyton Meyer
Lucas Friar
71 eps
Corey Fogelmanis
Farkle Minkus
71 eps
August Maturo
Auggie Matthews
71 eps
Ben Savage
Cory Matthews
71 eps
Danielle Fishel
Topanga Matthews
71 eps
Ceci Balagot
Isadora Smackle
16 eps
Danielle Kennedy
The Librarian
1 eps
Olivia Stuck
Missy Bradford
1 eps
Kristanna Loken
Jennifer Bassett Minkus
1 eps
Ross Lynch
Austin Moon
1 eps
Aramis Knight
Brandon
1 eps
Nathaniel J. Potvin
Academic Top Half
2 eps
Ricky Garcia
Asher Garcia
1 eps
Kamran Lucas
Academic Bottom Half
2 eps
Joshua Hoffman
Dylan Orlando
1 eps
Devan Key
Alternate Lucas
1 eps
Uriah Shelton
Joshua Matthews
8 eps
Justin Ellings
Billy
1 eps
Matthew Lawrence
Jack Hunter
1 eps
Tanner Buchanan
Charlie Gardner
3 eps
Curran Walters
Evan
2 eps
Benjamin Wadsworth
Jordan
1 eps
Luke Benward
Thor
2 eps
Nicolas Bechtel
Monster Under The Bed / Simon P. Littleboyeater
1 eps
Charlotte Rae
Gammy Hart
1 eps
Samantha Boscarino
Sophie Miller
1 eps
Rider Strong
Shawn Hunter
7 eps
Betsy Randle
Amy Matthews
2 eps
William Russ
Alan Matthews
2 eps
Anthony Tyler Quinn
Jonathan Turner
3 eps
Lily Gibson
Morgan Matthews (as Lily Nicksay)
1 eps
Lindsay Ridgeway
Morgan Matthews
1 eps
William Daniels
George Feeny
5 eps
J.B. Gaynor
T.J. Murphy
1 eps
Tess Paras
TV Newscaster
1 eps
Lamont Thompson
Zachary T. Wolff
1 eps
Lee Norris
Stuart Minkus
5 eps
Danny McNulty
Harvey "Harley" Keiner
6 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Girl Meets World actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Girl Meets World reads strongest on Humour, Character Depth and Bingeability.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
The adventures of relatable and adventurous Riley Matthews, the tween daughter of Cory and Topanga Matthews, and her bold best friend Maya as they traverse the twists and turns of teenage years at Manhattan's John Quincy Adams Middle School where Riley's dad is their History teacher.
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 71 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
20151 episode
Best episode · S00E01 Girl Meets Demolition
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201420 episodes
7.9IMDbBest episode · S01E16 Girl Meets Home for the Holidays
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201530 episodes
7.5IMDbBest episode · S02E23 Girl Meets the Forgiveness Project
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
201621 episodes
7.4IMDbBest episode · S03E16 Girl Meets Her Monster
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E16 · Signature episode
Girl Meets Home for the Holidays
The Matthews clan hosts holiday dinner; Riley's grandparents and her Uncle Joshua come over, while Topanga stresses about her cooking skills; Corey's best friend Shawn sees his likeness in Maya and bonds with Riley.
S03E21 · Signature episode
Girl Meets Goodbye
Friends and family gather at the Matthews’ home to help make a difficult decision.
S01E02 · Signature episode
Girl Meets Boy
In an attempt to get the students in his class to stop texting and communicate in person, Cory gives them a homework assignment that teaches them how to communicate face to face, ultimately sparking a real connection between Riley and Lucas.
- Directed by Joel Zwick
- Written by Michael Jacobs
S01E03 · Signature episode
Girl Meets Sneak Attack
Riley becomes jealous when another girl flirts with Lucas, so she enlists Maya and Farkle's help to learn how to flirt too.
- Directed by Joel Zwick
- Written by Cindy Fang
S01E01 · Signature episode
Girl Meets World
When Maya leads a rebellion in class, Riley joins in to try to be like her - much to her father, Cory's, dismay.
- Directed by John Whitesell
- Written by Michael Jacobs
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S03E21 · Signature episode
Girl Meets Goodbye
S03E20
Girl Meets Sweet Sixteen
S03E19
World Meets Girl
S03E18
Girl Meets a Christmas Maya
S03E17
Girl Meets Hollyworld
S03E16
Girl Meets Her Monster
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Michael JacobsExecutive Producer
- April KellyExecutive Producer
- Randi BarnesProducer
Writing
- Matthew NelsonWriter
- Joshua JacobsWriter
- Mark BlutmanWriter
- Teresa KaleWriter
- Michael JacobsWriter
- April KellyWriter
Direction
- Ben SavageDirector
- Jonathan A. RosenbaumDirector
- John WhitesellDirector
- Joel ZwickDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- Disney PlusStreaming
- Apple TV StoreBuy
- Google Play MoviesBuy
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