#Miniseries
Pick of the Day: “Maid”
In one of the early episodes of the new Netflix limited series “Maid,” the main character laments that she will need someone to watch her toddler daughter while she goes to interview for...
Limited Series About Nobel-Winning Scientist Jennifer Doudna in the Works
Jennifer Doudna and her breakthroughs in gene editing could be coming to the small screen. Mark Gordon Pictures has optioned the rights to Walter Isaacson’s bestseller “The Code Breaker:...
Pick of the Day: “The Underground Railroad”
“The Underground Railroad,” the new Prime Video show based on Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer-winning novel of the same name, makes for an interesting companion piece to “The Long...
2020’s Best New Television Created By and About Women
Thank goodness for TV this year. With social distancing, lockdowns, and quarantines, it has been the most reliable source of entertainment during the pandemic. Thankfully, 2020 was an especially good...
Pick of the Day: “Unorthodox”
Women and Hollywood has temporarily suspended our recommendations newsletter. We’ll be sharing some of the week’s highlights in TV, VOD, and streaming via blog posts. Netflix’s...
Pick of the Day: “Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker”
Women and Hollywood has temporarily suspended our recommendations newsletter. We’ll be sharing some of the week’s highlights in TV, VOD, and streaming via blog posts. The long-awaited...
Trailer Watch: A Young Woman Leaves Her Hasidic Jewish Community in “Unorthodox”
Esty (Shira Hass, “Broken Mirrors”) refuses to call her Hasidic Jewish community a prison in the trailer for “Unorthodox,” Netflix’s upcoming original series. After all,...
Maria Schrader Will Direct Netflix Miniseries Based on Deborah Feldman’s “Unorthodox”
Another woman-centric international series is in the works at Netflix. Production on “Unorthodox,” a miniseries inspired by Deborah Feldman’s best-selling memoir, has kicked off in...
Hayley Atwell and Tamara Lawrance to Topline BBC Miniseries “The Long Song”
Following her performance in Starz’s “Howards End,” Hayley Atwell is starring in another period piece, this time alongside “King Charles III’s” Tamara Lawrance....
Trailer Watch: Gina Prince-Bythewood Uncovers Racism and Police Corruption in Fox’s “Shots Fired”
A new trailer has arrived for “Shots Fired,” a 10-hour TV event from Fox. The police drama was created by wife-husband duo Gina Prince-Bythewood (“Beyond the Lights,” “The Secret Life of...