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Trailer Watch: Michelle Obama Reflects on Her Past, Present, and Future in “Becoming”
“I am from the south side of Chicago. That tells you as much about me as you need to know,” says Michelle Obama in a new trailer for Nadia Hallgren’s “Becoming.” The...
Pick of the Day: “The Half of It”
I remember going to see Alice Wu’s directorial debut, “Saving Face” — probably at the Angelika in NYC. It was the first movie I saw with queer Asian women. It was a great jolt....
A “Borgen” Netflix Revival Is On the Way
After seven years off the air, “Borgen” is coming back. The drama about Denmark’s first female prime minister will get a fourth season on Netflix, Deadline reports. The streamer is...
Jenji Kohan and “Orange Is the New Black” Team Line Up Social Distancing Anthology at Netflix
The COVID-19 crisis has halted production on most film and television projects for the foreseeable future — but Jenji Kohan and her fellow “Orange Is the New Black” production team...
Watch: First Look at Michelle Obama Netflix Doc “Becoming”
“Becoming” sees former First Lady Michelle Obama figuring out who she is — and who she wants to be — following eight years served in the White House alongside her husband,...
Trailer Watch: The “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” Takes on the Reverend Again in Interactive Special
The audience will choose Kimmy Schmidt’s (Ellie Kemper) next adventure in Netflix’s upcoming interactive special, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend.”...
Pick of the Day: “Never Have I Ever”
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. Funny, heartfelt, and savvy,...
Trailer Watch: Christina Applegate & Linda Cardellini Get Rid of a Body in “Dead to Me” Season 2
Christina Applegate is “freaking the fuck out” and “lying to everyone all the time” in a new trailer for “Dead to Me’s” second season. After some...
Trailer Watch: “A Secret Love” Celebrates a Lesbian Couple’s Decades-Long Romance
Terry Donahue and Pat Henschel have spent nearly seven decades as a couple. Few realized the nature of their relationship, which they decided to keep a secret. Set to be released on Netflix April 29,...
“Unorthodox” Director Maria Schrader Talks Portraying Satmar Judaism and Berlin’s Complex History
Maria Schrader’s latest project is “Unorthodox,” the critically acclaimed Netflix miniseries based on Deborah Feldman’s memoir of the same name. The German multi-hyphenate...
“Circus of Books” Director Rachel Mason on Making a Doc About Her Parents’ Iconic LGBTQ Bookstore
Rachel Mason is a Los Angeles-based artist and director. Working across mediums as a songwriter, performer, sculptor, and multi-media artist, Mason’s work has appeared in shows at museums and...
Trailer Watch: Cyntoia Brown Fights for Justice and Freedom in Netflix Doc “Murder to Mercy”
In 2004, 16-year-old Cyntoia Brown was sentenced to life in prison for murder. In self-defense, she shot a 43-year-old man who solicited her for sex, and was tried as an adult. It was clearly a major...
Trailer Watch: Mindy Kaling Takes on High School in “Never Have I Ever”
“High school’s a dick,” says Devi Vishwakumar (newcomer Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) in a new trailer for “Never Have I Ever.” Created by Mindy Kaling and based on the...
“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend” Interactive Special Gets a Release Date
Kimmy Schmidt is coming back, and her return couldn’t be better timed. The eternal optimist promises to bring some much-needed light and laughter during the COVID-19 pandemic. Netflix announced...
Going Behind the Scenes of “Unorthodox” with Co-Creator and Exec Producer Anna Winger
Anna Winger is a Berlin-based American writer-producer whose new miniseries, “Unorthodox,” recently made its debut on Netflix. The show, in English and Yiddish, sees a young woman bravely leaving...
Trailer Watch: “Circus of Books” Explores the Legacy of an Iconic Gay Porn Shop
Growing up, filmmaker Rachel Mason and her siblings told friends, school teachers, and everyone else that their parents ran a bookstore. They never specified what kind of store it was, and contrary...
Hannah Gadsby’s Next Stand-Up Special, “Douglas,” Gets a Release Date
After rewriting the rules of comedy with “Nanette,” Hannah Gadsby will reckon with her breakout success in “Douglas.” The Australian comedian’s 11th stand-up show just...
Trailer Watch: Alice Wu’s “The Half of It” Is a Different Kind of Teen Rom-Com
Sparks fly between a jock and a shy nerd in a new trailer for “The Half of It.” We’ve seen this story hundreds of times, but never quite like this. Paul Munsky (Daniel Diemer,...
Pick of the Day: “How to Fix a Drug Scandal”
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. Erin Lee Carr is tackling...
Pick of the Day: “There’s Something in the Water”
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. Ellen Page has been known...
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...
Trailer Watch: Kids Send Their Parents on a Dangerous Adventure in “The Willoughbys”
“All the Willoughby children ever wanted was to have a normal family, but their loving parents have no love left over for them,” a narrator explains in a new trailer for “The...
Pick of the Day: “Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution”
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. “I wanted to be part...
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...
Date Announcement: Mindy Kaling’s Coming-of-Age Netflix Series “Never Have I Ever”
“What’s popping?” asks a teenage girl praying before a Hindu shrine in a new trailer for “Never Have I Ever.” Self-described as the gods’ “favorite Hindu...
Trailer Watch: “How to Fix a Drug Scandal” Explores the Effects of a Drug Lab Chemist’s Addiction
Erin Lee Carr is tackling another scandal. The documentary filmmaker has explored everything from rampant sexual abuse and the culture that enabled it in “At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA...
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,...
Netflix and UN Women Team Up to Launch “Because She Watched”
March 8 marks International Women’s Day, and Netflix and UN Women are celebrating the occasion by launching a special collection of titles curated by 55 women in entertainment. Titled...
Janet Mock to Make Feature Directorial Debut with Netflix Drama About Janet Cooke
Janet Mock is set to direct her first feature. The Emmy-nominated “Pose” writer, director, and producer will helm “Janet,” a Netflix drama inspired by the true story of Janet...
Trailer Watch: Octavia Spencer Is Madam C.J. Walker in “Self Made”
“It’s time to tell my story,” says Octavia Spencer in a new trailer for “Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker.” Netflix’s upcoming four-part series...
Sandra Oh Will Star in “The Chair,” an Academia-Set Netflix Dramedy from Amanda Peet
Sandra Oh’s latest will see her dealing with overworked grad students, funding crises, and office politics. Best known for her roles as a surgeon on “Grey’s Anatomy” and an...
Trailer Watch: A Recovering Addict Wants to “Feel Good” in Mae Martin’s Netflix Series
“Aren’t you guys tired of trying to do the right thing all the time? When was the last time that any of us felt any joy?” asks Mae Martin in a new trailer for “Feel...
Trailer Watch: Sophia Lillis Discovers Her Superpower in “I Am Not Okay With This”
A self-described “boring 17-year-old white girl” who is “not special” discovers that she’s actually extraordinary in a new trailer for “I Am Not Okay With...
Sundance Winner Garrett Bradley Directing Netflix Docuseries About Naomi Osaka
Garrett Bradley recently won Sundance’s Directing Award: U.S. Documentary for “Time,” the story of a real-life superheroine fighting to free her incarcerated husband. Her next...
Ava DuVernay to Direct Nipsey Hussle Documentary for Netflix
Ava DuVernay’s next film will honor late rapper and activist Nipsey Hussle. She’s set to direct a feature-length documentary about him for Netflix, Deadline confirms. “A...
“Sex Education” Has Been Renewed for a Third Season on Netflix
Otis has plenty more to teach — and learn — about sex and relationships. Deadline reports that Netflix has renewed “Sex Education” for a third season. The second season of the...
Radha Blank’s Sundance Winner “The 40-Year-Old Version” Lands at Netflix
Radha Blank’s banner week continues. Just days ago her feature directorial debut, “The 40-Year-Old Version,” landed her the Directing Award: U.S. Dramatic at Sundance Film Festival,...
Toni Collette Will Star in Netflix’s “Pieces of Her” Series Adaptation
Toni Collette is joining another Netflix series. She’ll follow up her Golden Globe-nominated role in “Unbelievable” with “Pieces of Her,” an adaptation of Karin...
Sarah Shahi to Topline Netflix Series”Sex/Life,” Stacy Rukeyser Will Serve as Showrunner
Sarah Shahi is teaming up with former “UnREAL” showrunner Stacy Rukeyser on “Sex/Life,” a look inside an unusual love triangle that sees a woman torn between her past,...
Julie Delpy Will Write and Star in Netflix/Canal+ Dramedy Series
Julie Delpy is taking on another medium. The prolific multi-hyphenate is set to write, exec produce, and star in a dramedy series that will air on Canal+ in France and Netflix around the rest of the...
“The Crown” to End with Season 5, Imelda Staunton Will Star
“Harry Potter” actress Imelda Staunton will wear “The Crown” for the Netflix drama’s final season. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the epic saga of Queen Elizabeth...
Netflix Commissions British Figuring Skating Drama “Zero Chill”
Kat Baker isn’t the only figure skater on Netflix’s radar. The streamer, which is home to “Spinning Out,” has commissioned “Zero Chill,” a YA figure skating drama...
Trailer Watch: Anne Hathaway Is a Journalist in Peril in Dee Rees’ “The Last Thing He Wanted”
“In a perfect world, we make perfect choices. In the real world, we make real choices,” says Anne Hathaway in a new trailer for “The Last Thing He Wanted.” Dee Rees’...
Trailer Watch: Taylor Swift Embraces Her True Voice in “Miss Americana”
“A nice girl doesn’t force their opinions on people. A nice girl smiles and waves and says thank you. I became the person everyone wanted me to be,” explains Taylor Swift in a new...
Trailer Watch: Alison Brie Makes Her Screenwriting Debut with “Horse Girl”
Alison Brie conquered the squared circle as Zoya the Destroyer and now the “GLOW” star is continuing to flex her muscles behind the scenes. In 2019 Brie made her directing debut on the...
Trailer Watch: Amy Ryan Leads the Search for Her Missing Daughter in Liz Garbus’ “Lost Girls”
A trailer has arrived for Liz Garbus’ first narrative feature. “Lost Girls” is inspired by true events and sees the Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker telling the story of a...
Trailer Watch: Leslie Jones Fondly Recalls Drunk Shenanigans in Netflix’s “Time Machine”
Netflix just dropped a trailer for “Time Machine,” Leslie Jones’ stand-up special. The spot sees the “SNL” alumna reflecting on her past, present, and future. Jones is...
Trailer Watch: Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin Start a New Business in “Grace and Frankie’s” Sixth Season
“Ever since you and I became you and me, we’ve done a lot of crazy shit, but we’ve always done it together,” says Jane Fonda in a new trailer for “Grace and...
Fortune Feimster Comedy Special in the Works at Netflix
Fortune Feimster is taking center stage. Best known for her supporting roles on the small screen in “The Mindy Project,” “Life in Pieces,” and “Champions” and on...
Ali Wong Has Two Netflix Stand-Up Specials on the Way
Ali Wong is in serious demand. The stand-up comedian and “Always Be My Maybe” star and co-writer has inked “a rich deal” with Netflix to do two new stand-up specials for the...
Trailer Watch: Michelle Wolf Drops Truth Bombs About the Animal Kingdom in Her New Netflix Special
A trailer has dropped for Michelle Wolf’s upcoming standup special, “Joke Show.” In it, the “Daily Show” alumna shares a story about seeing otters and documenting the...