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Study: The Number of Women Screenwriters in the UK Has Barely Changed in 10 Years
In 2017 women represented 11 percent of the writers on the United States’ top 250 films. They accounted for 33 percent of television writers during the States’ 2016-17 season. Obviously,...
BY Rachel MontpelierMay 23, 2018“UnREAL” Season 4 Gets First-Run Deal at Hulu
“UnREAL” is relocating for its fourth season. Lifetime’s drama about the behind-the-scenes machinations at a “Bachelor”-esque reality show will get a first-run on Hulu...
BY Rachel MontpelierMay 22, 2018Join Women and Hollywood for a Special Screening of “Dietland” with Creator Marti Noxon
Women and Hollywood is teaming up with AMC to help spread the word about “Dietland,” Marti Noxon’s new series tackling fat-shaming, diet culture, sexual predators, feminism, and so...
BY Laura BergerMay 22, 2018“The Split” Star Nicola Walker on the Show’s Depiction of Women, Relationships, & Divorce
Two-time BAFTA nominee Nicola Walker has acted in many series, including “Last Tango in Halifax,” “Collateral,” and “River.” She’s also appeared in features...
BY Melissa SilversteinMay 22, 2018“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” Gets a Third Season
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” hasn’t even debuted its second season yet, but it’s already received a third. According to Variety, Amy Sherman-Palladino’s period comedy...
BY Rachel MontpelierMay 21, 2018Quote of the Day: Veena Sud Is Tired of Seeing Asian-Americans Play “The Quirky Best Friend”
In news that’s disappointing yet entirely unsurprising, “The Killing” creator Veena Sud has revealed that when she was first pitching the crime drama, she wanted the homicide cops...
BY Laura BergerMay 21, 2018Weekly Update for May 18: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
Films About Women Opening This Week Book Club – Co-Written by Erin Simms Diane (Diane Keaton) is recently widowed after 40 years of marriage. Vivian (Jane Fonda) enjoys her men with no strings...
BY Rachel MontpelierMay 18, 2018Trailer Watch: Sisters Learn About the Power of Three in the CW’s “Charmed” Reboot
The Book of Shadows is being passed down. The CW has released an extended first look at the network’s “Charmed” reboot and the young women who have inherited the “guide to...
BY Laura BergerMay 17, 2018All-Women Directing Team Set for Starz’s “The Spanish Princess”
Starz has let some news slip about “The Spanish Princess,” the follow-up series to “The White Queen” and “The White Princess”: all episodes will be...
BY Rachel MontpelierMay 17, 2018Trailer Watch: The Cluster Prepares for Battle in the “Sense8” Series Finale
“Even after everything we’ve been through, would any of us go back to the world we’re used to?” Will (Brian J. Smith) asks in the “Sense8” series finale trailer....
BY Rachel MontpelierMay 17, 2018Trailer Watch: Kimmy Is Accused of Sexual Harassment in Season 4 of “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
“I know you’re just a sweet girl who don’t know how to act,” Titus (Tituss Burgess) tells Kimmy (Ellie Kemper) in a new trailer for the fourth and final season of...
BY Laura BergerMay 17, 2018Trailer Watch: The Bordelons Are at a Crossroads in “Queen Sugar” Season 3
Nova, Charley, and Ralph Angel Bordelon are back in the trailer for “Queen Sugar’s” third season — and they are still reeling from the events of Season 2. Each of the siblings...
BY Rachel MontpelierMay 16, 20182018-19 TV Season: Women Directors Have Higher Pilot-to-Series Ratio Than Men
The 2018-19 pilot season has been a marked improvement over 2017-18. Last year only one drama pilot was directed by a woman and it wasn’t ordered to series. This year 14 drama pilots are...
BY Rachel MontpelierMay 14, 2018Ann Dowd, Essie Davis, and Jessica Barden to Star in Gothic Series “Lambs of God”
Ann Dowd is heading from Gilead to a convent. The “Handmaid’s Tale” actress will star alongside Essie Davis (“The Babadook”) and Jessica Barden (“The End of the...
BY Laura BergerMay 14, 2018Weekly Update for May 11: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
Films About Women Opening This Week Breaking In “Breaking In” Gabrielle Union stars as a woman who will stop at nothing to rescue her two children being held hostage in a house designed...
BY Rachel MontpelierMay 11, 2018Lena Waithe, Pamela Adlon, & More Talk Representation and #MeToo in THR Showrunner Summit
Conversations about pay equality, the #MeToo movement, and gender and race representation have dominated cultural headlines lately, and The Hollywood Reporter’s recent Showrunner Summit was no...
BY Rachel MontpelierMay 11, 2018Amy Poehler-Produced Pilot “Three Busy Debras” Heads to Adult Swim
More women are finally joining Adult Swim’s ranks. “Three Busy Debras,” a surreal, women-created comedy pilot from producer Amy Poehler has been ordered at the network, Deadline...
BY Rachel MontpelierMay 10, 2018Trailer Watch: Liza Isn’t Playing by the Rules in “Younger” Season 5
“The world is ageist,” says Liza (Sutton Foster) in the trailer for “Younger’s” fifth season. “And until that changes, I can’t play by the rules.” She,...
BY Rachel MontpelierMay 10, 2018Meredith Vieira Unveils Initiative for Women Documentary Filmmakers
Meredith Vieira is stepping up for women directors. The TV anchor and journalist has introduced a new initiative for female filmmakers seeking funding for documentary films and series, The Hollywood...
BY Rachel MontpelierMay 8, 2018Rory Gilmore Might, Indeed, Be the Worst. Or She Might Be Seriously Depressed.
Rory Gilmore is the most polarizing TV character since Hannah Horvath first put her foot in her mouth in 2012. At least, that’s the consensus judging from the recent think pieces and word-of-mouth...
BY Rachel MontpelierDecember 8, 2016