#Television
Trailer Watch: Emmy Rossum Plays an LA Icon in “Angelyne”
Emmy Rossum vows to “get the love of the world” in “Angelyne,” a Peacock limited series about its titular LA icon, best known for appearing in billboards around the city....
Pick of the Day: “Russian Doll”
In Season 2, “Russian Doll” has broken out of the time loop but can’t seem to escape the past. On the verge of her 40th birthday, Nadia Vulvokov (Natasha Lyonne) — who,...
Sarita Choudhury to Topline “The Colony,” Potential HBO Max Series from Sonejuhi Sinha & Charlotte Rabate
Sarita Choudhury is making herself at home at HBO Max. Her character Seema became a fan favorite during the first season of its “Sex and the City” revival, “And Just Like...
Pick of the Day: “Roar”
In the new show from “GLOW” creators Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch, a tall, statuesque blonde model becomes an actual trophy wife. A Black author realizes no one can see or hear her. A...
Amy Berg Docuseries About Grooming in the Works at Freeform
Amy Berg’s latest project, “Phoenix Rising,” debuted on HBO last month. The documentary miniseries sees “Westworld” actress Evan Rachel Wood revisiting the emotional,...
April 2022 Television Preview
Though the most notable holiday of April is one that celebrates pranks, which are definitely not enjoyed by all, this month’s television premieres offer something for everyone. If you, like so...
Join the Girls Club for a Conversation with “The Dropout” Creator Liz Meriwether
“The Dropout” creator, showrunner, and executive producer Elizabeth Meriwether will sit down with the Girls Club to talk about the buzzy Hulu miniseries on Wednesday, March 30, at 6:30 p.m. EST....
Trailer Watch: Anne Is at the Center of a Love Triangle in “Gentleman Jack” Season 2
In Season 2 of “Gentleman Jack,” Anne Lister (Suranne Jones) and Ann Walker (Sophie Rundle) have tied the knot and settled down together at Shibden Hall. But, as a new trailer for the...
Pick of the Day: “Pachinko”
An epic story relayed in Korean, Japanese, and English, Apple TV+’s “Pachinko” is — like many of the best stories of recent years — both universal and highly specific....
“CODA,” “Hacks,” and “Maid” Win Big at WGA Awards
“CODA” continued its hot streak, while “Hacks” and “Maid” received some much-deserved love at the WGA Awards Sunday night. Writer-director Siân Heder won the...
Pick of the Day: “Life & Beth”
There are some experiences in life that color everything that follows: a heartbreak, a humiliation, a success, a surprise. Amy Schumer’s new show, “Life & Beth,” portrays its...
Pick of the Day: “Minx”
Tired of seeing headlines about how to “find your thin within” and “snag a spouse,” a young feminist vows to create a publication worthy of its women readers in “Minx,” an HBO Max comedy...
Teaser Watch: Kaley Cuoco Is a CIA Asset in “The Flight Attendant” Season 2
Cassie Bowden is back, and she’s not quite the flaming hot mess she once was. But she’s still messy. A new teaser for “The Flight Attendant’s” second season sees...
Trailer Watch: “Derry Girls” Is Back for a Third and Final Season
“Just try to enjoy what time you have left,” we’re told in a new trailer for “Derry Girls.” It’s nearly time to say goodbye to Erin (Saoirse-Monica Jackson), Orla...
Trailer Watch: Life Gets a Little More Complicated for Jessie and Tom in “Starstruck” Season 2
“Starstruck” is back — and Jessie (Rose Matafeo) and Tom (Nikesh Patel) are back together. A trailer has dropped for Season 2 of the HBO Max rom-com series, created and co-written...
Scripts About Riot Grrrls, LGBTQ+ Divorce, & Women Filmmakers Selected for 2022 Athena Writers Lab
This year, the Athena Writers Lab is offering virtual mentorship, networking opportunities, and peer-to-peer review sessions to the scribes of an adventure pic about an all-women expedition across...
Marlee Matlin Will Make Directorial Debut with an Episode of Fox’s “Accused”
Weeks after landing the SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture alongside her “CODA” co-stars, Marlee Matlin is stepping behind the camera. She’s set to...
Teaser Watch: Anne Lister and Ann Walker Embark on Married Life in “Gentleman Jack” Season 2
When we last saw Anne Lister (Suranne Jones) and Ann Walker (Sophie Rundle) — at the end of “Gentleman Jack’s” first season, nearly three years ago — they had just taken...
Projects from Robin Roberts, Kristen Lappas, & More Added to ESPN’s Title IX Anniversary Programming
Fifty/50, ESPN’s previously-announced initiative celebrating Title IX’s 50th anniversary, has unveiled its current programming lineup. As we reported last fall, Dawn Porter (“John...
Pick of the Day: “The Dropout”
Amanda Seyfried follows up her Oscar-nominated portrayal of silver screen legend by taking on the role of a Silicon Valley fraudster in “The Dropout.” The “Mank” actress heads...
March 2022 Television Preview
From criminal masterminds and crime-solvers, to creative artists and competitive athletes, this Women’s History Month contains a strong slate of thought-provoking and downright shocking new...
Trailer Watch: Youn Yuh-Jung Is the Center of a Sprawling Family Saga in Apple’s “Pachinko” Adaptation
When Sunja is born, it is predicted that “she will thrive.” As we learn in the new trailer for Apple TV+’s adaptation of Min Jin Lee’s 2017 novel “Pachinko,”...
Join the Girls Club for a Conversation with “The Gilded Age” Director/EP Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Actress, director, and producer Salli Richardson-Whitfield will join the Girls Club for a discussion about her latest project, “The Gilded Age,” on Tuesday, February 8, at 3 p.m. EST. The...
Trailer Watch: Change Is Hard in the Fourth and Final Season of “Killing Eve”
The more things change, the more they… well, you know. That’s a lesson Eve (Sandra Oh) and Villanelle (Jodie Comer) are still learning in the final season of “Killing Eve.” A...
Trailer Watch: A New Documentary Takes Us Behind the Scenes of “And Just Like That…”
“And Just Like That…,” HBO Max’s “Sex and the City” revival, has generated plenty of headlines, conversation, and controversy since its December premiere. Now, a...
February 2022 Television Preview
Although it will be dominated by sports — i.e. the Winter Olympics and the Super Bowl — television is also offering plenty of intriguing projects by and about women this February. A new...
“Pachinko” Showrunner Soo Hugh Introduces Asian Pacific Story Incubator
Soo Hugh is bringing Min Jin Lee’s work to the screen with her television adaptation of “Pachinko,” set to premiere in March. Now there’s word that Hugh will help other Asian...
DGA TV Nominations: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Lorene Scafaria, Lucia Aniello, and More
The TV nominations are in for the 2022 Directors Guild of America (DGA) Awards. Oscar favorites Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin are among the directors in the running for Documentary Feature...
Lulu Wang & Dani Melia Set Up New Production Company, Ink First-Look TV Deal with Amazon
“The Farewell” filmmaker Lulu Wang and producer Dani Melia are setting up shop at Amazon. Deadline reports the duo have entered into a first-look TV deal with Amazon via their new...
Trailer Watch: Julia Garner Gets Caught “Inventing Anna” in Shonda Rhimes’ New Netflix Show
“Her name is Anna Delvey, or Anna Sorokin — no one’s sure,” a journalist says in the trailer for “Inventing Anna.” “She’s either a rich German heiress...
Trailer Watch: Gugu Mbatha-Raw Moves into a Haunted House Designed by a Creepy Architect in “The Girl Before”
Gugu Mbatha-Raw crosses paths with another predator in “The Girl Before.” The “Morning Show” star toplines the four-part HBO Max series about a woman offered the opportunity...
“Hacks,” “CODA,” and More Land SAG Award Nominations
Nominations for the 2022 SAG Awards have been announced, with the casts of “Hacks” and Siân Heder’s “CODA” among the actors being recognized. “CODA,” a...
Trailer Watch: Kat Dennings Is Figuring Out Her Future in “Dollface” Season 2
The new season of the Hulu comedy “Dollface” sees its characters flailing. “My life is going nowhere,” protagonist Jules (Kat Dennings) laments in the trailer for Season 2....
January 2022 Television Preview
As we welcome 2022 and make plans for the upcoming months, we have new shows to match our moods, grab our attention, and guide us through the first 31 days of the year. The TV premieres this month...
2021’s Best Series and Docuseries By and About Women
Our favorite series and docuseries of 2021 revisited one of Hollywood’s biggest scandals from an intimate angle, introduced us to hilarious new voices like Rose Matafeo and Hannah Einbinder,...
Trailer Watch: Susan Sarandon Is the One and Only Queen of Country Music in “Monarch”
Susan Sarandon is a queen who’s having trouble relinquishing her crown in “Monarch,” a Fox drama about the “first family of country music.” In the trailer for the new...
Trailer Watch: Claire Foy Becomes Embroiled in “A Very British Scandal”
“I meet men, I dine with men. It doesn’t follow that I have affairs with every single man that I meet,” Claire Foy stresses in the new trailer for “A Very British...
Pick of the Day: “Anne Boleyn”
Over the past few years, there have been an increased number of historical dramas that employ color-blind, or color-conscious, casting. Sometimes these projects feature people of color yet completely...
Teaser Watch: Kristen Bell Is “The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window”
Offering a satirical twist on psychological thrillers like “The Woman in the Window” and “The Girl on the Train,” Kristen Bell’s latest sees the “Good Place”...
December 2021 Television Preview
2021 promises to go out with a bang, with a gamut of festive television releases adding warmth to this chilly season. The TV offerings this month are full of holiday cheer, extending from sitcoms to...
Trailer Watch: Suranne Jones Investigates a Murder On Board a Submarine in “Vigil”
“How are you with confined spaces?” Suranne Jones is asked in a new trailer for “Vigil.” The thriller sees the “Gentleman Jack” actress playing Amy Silva, a...
Trailer Watch: Carrie, Miranda, and Charlotte Are Back in “And Just Like That…”
The more things change for the women of “Sex and the City,” the more they stay the same. The trailer for the much-anticipated “SATC” revival, “And Just Like...
Teaser Watch: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” Decides to Change Show Business in Season 4
Midge Maisel knows the secret to her success. She does her best comedic work “when I’m me,” she tells her manager in the new teaser for “The Marvelous Mrs....
EbonyLife Media CEO Mo Abudu Inks Development Deal with BBC Studios, Sets Heist Series “Reclaim”
EbonyLife Media founder and CEO Mosunmola “Mo” Abudu is bringing an adventure story about colonialism, history, and cultural repatriation to BBC Studios as part of a new development deal....
Pick of the Day: “Black and Missing”
Even if you don’t know the ins and outs of her story, you’ve probably, at one point or another, heard of Natalee Holloway. Have you heard of Tamika Huston, who went missing around the...
Teaser Watch: Secrets, Betrayal, & Wine Abound in “The Kings of Napa” from Janine Sherman Barrois
If you’re dreading the end of “Claws” and/or “Queen Sugar” and looking for even more family and business drama, Janine Sherman Barrois and OWN have got you covered. A...
Pick of the Day: “The Sex Lives of College Girls”
“The Sex Lives of College Girls” isn’t nearly as raunchy as its eye-catching title suggests. The HBO Max comedy is unapologetically horny, yes, and considerably more invested in...
Pick of the Day: “Sort Of”
A selection at TIFF this year, the Toronto-set “Sort Of” adds a much-needed perspective to the ubiquitous “20-something trying to figure things out” subgenre of comedy. Like...
“Gentefied” Co-Creator Linda Yvette Chávez Inks Overall Deal with 20th Television
Linda Yvette Chávez is set to “create her own as well as supervise other writers’ dramas and comedies for all platforms” at 20th Television. Deadline reports the...
Trailer Watch: Activists Derrica and Natalie Wilson Are Dedicated to Finding “Black and Missing” Persons
“There are so many missing people of color in the U.S.,” we’re told in the trailer for the HBO docuseries “Black and Missing.” “African Americans remain missing...
Trailer Watch: Sarah Kendall Can’t Escape Australia in “Frayed” Season 2
Despite her best efforts, the past catches up with Sammy (Sarah Kendall) in the new season of “Frayed.” The down-on-her-luck former London housewife/current Australia working girl is...