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“Queen Sugar” Announces Additional Women Directors for Season 4
Lacey Duke, C. Fitz, Pratibha Parmar, Deborah Kampmeier, and Stacey Muhammad will be among the ranks of “Queen Sugar’s” all-women directors. A press release has announced that these...
Trailer Watch: A Supernatural Agent Can’t Remember Her Past in “The Rook”
Myfanwy Thomas has no recollection of who she is. Her memory is a “massive black hole,” a terrifying condition worsened by the fact that she wakes up to find herself surrounded by a...
“Vida” Renewed for Season 3 at Starz
More “Vida” is on the way. Deadline confirms Tanya Saracho’s half-hour Starz dramedy has been renewed for a third season. Season 2 is currently airing, and the third is expected...
Weekly Update for May 31: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING Too Late to Die Young – Written and Directed by Dominga Sotomayor (Opens in NY; Opens in LA June 7) “Too Late To Die Young” Set in post-Pinochet Chile in...
Sarah Streicher’s Amazon Pilot “The Wilds” Ordered to Series, Amy B. Harris Will Showrun
Amazon’s newest show will be “Mean Girls” meets “Lost” or more specifically, “part survival drama, part dystopic slumber party.” According to The Hollywood...
Sally Wainwright’s “Last Tango in Halifax” Will Return in 2020
“Gentleman Jack” is in good company. Just a few days after HBO and BBC renewed the period drama about “first modern lesbian” Anne Lister, there’s news another Sally Wainwright...
British MP Jess Phillips’ Book “Everywoman” Will Be Adapted for TV
Jess Phillips is about to have her “Shrill” moment. The self-described “gobby MP,” who “has a tendency to shout about the stuff I care about,” will have her story told on TV....
Weekly Update for May 24: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING Booksmart – Directed by Olivia Wilde; Written by Sarah Haskins, Susanna Fogel, Katie Silberman, and Emily Halpern “Booksmart” is one of the best movies I...
“Gentleman Jack” Renewed for Season 2 at HBO and BBC
The Yorkshire lady of renown, the one who has the fairer sex under her spell, is sticking around. Deadline confirms “Gentleman Jack,” the HBO and BBC period drama about “first...
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...
Trailer Watch: Nova’s New Book Breaks Her Family’s Heart in “Queen Sugar” Season 4
The memoir Nova Bordelon was writing last season on “Queen Sugar” hits shelves in Season 4. “Blessing and Blood” makes quite a splash, but the buzz isn’t all positive. A...
Kari Skogland to Direct Disney+ Marvel Miniseries “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”
Kari Skogland is making her way from Gilead to the Marvel universe. The Emmy-nominated “Handmaid’s Tale” director has signed on to helm six-part Disney+ miniseries “The Falcon...
Weekly Update for May 17: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING The Sun Is Also a Star – Directed by Ry Russo-Young; Written by Tracy Oliver College-bound romantic Daniel Bae (Charles Melton) and Jamaica-born pragmatist Natasha...
Trailer Watch: “Black-ish’s” Rainbow Johnson Tells the Story of Her Childhood in “Mixed-ish”
In the summer of 1985, “Black-ish” matriarch Rainbow Johnson was 12 years old and living on a commune with her parents and two younger siblings. It was an idyllic, welcoming environment...
Cate Blanchett Will Star in “Stateless,” Immigration Limited Series She Co-Created
Cate Blanchett has another TV project in the works. On the heels of directing and casting news for “Mrs. America,” the FX show in which she’ll portray Phyllis Schlafly,...
“Full Frontal’s” Amy Hoggart Is Getting Her Own TBS Show
“Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” correspondent Amy Hoggart will soon have her own TBS project. She’ll deconstruct the problems facing Americans by playing a severely underqualified...
Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck to Direct First Two Eps of Cate Blanchett-Starrer “Mrs. America”
Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck made box office history with Marvel’s first female-led superhero pic, and now the “Captain Marvel” directors are set to tell a very different story with a...
Weekly Update for May 10: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING Poms – Directed by Zara Hayes It is always nice to see women over 40 on-screen, as central characters. “Poms” takes us into a retirement community where...
Trailer Watch: Nola Darling Commits to Opal and Her Art in “She’s Gotta Have It” Season 2
“This love shit is a motherfucker,” Nola Darling laments in the trailer for Season 2 of Netflix’s “She’s Gotta Have It.” After a season of juggling three male...
“Batwoman,” “Katy Keene,” and “Nancy Drew” Score Series Orders at The CW
The CW has ordered three women-driven series for its 2019-2020 season. Variety confirms the network picked up the Ruby Rose-led “Batwoman,” “Riverdale” spinoff “Katy Keene,” and...
Weekly Update for May 3: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING Tell It to the Bees – Directed by Annabel Jankel; Written by Henrietta Ashworth and Jessica Ashworth (Also Available on VOD) “Tell It to the Bees” Dr. Jean...
Trailer Watch: Emma and Lyn Revamp Their Mother’s Bar in “Vida” Season 2
A trailer for Season 2 of “Vida” has arrived and sisters Emma and Lyn have officially moved back to the old neighborhood and are determined to make their late mother’s failing,...
Liz Meriwether Signs Big Overall Deal with 20th Century Fox TV
Liz Meriwether is sticking with 20th Century Fox TV. Deadline confirms the prolific TV writer, creator, EP, and showrunner has inked a “rich four-year overall deal” with the studio,...
Hulu News: Projects from Nicole Kidman and Lynn Shelton On the Way, “Pen15” Renewed
Hulu dropped some major news at its 2019 upfront, held today in New York. Among other announcements, the streamer revealed that it’s adding major star power with a new series from Nicole Kidman...
Trailer Watch: June Is a Resistance Leader in “The Handmaid’s Tale” Season 3
The second season finale of “The Handmaid’s Tale” saw June, the series’ narrator and protagonist, opting to stay in the fundamentalist totalitarian state of Gilead instead of...
The Obamas’ Netflix Slate Includes Sundance Winner “American Factory” and a Callie Khouri TV Drama
Barack and Michelle Obama have finally announced the project slate for their Netflix-based Higher Ground Productions — and it does not disappoint. Currently, Higher Ground is producing seven...
Lucille Ball Archives to Be Digitally Preserved
It’s been over 60 years since “I Love Lucy” concluded its six-season run, but the iconic sitcom’s star and co-creator still has millions of fans. Lucille Ball’s many...
“Surviving R. Kelly” Follow-Up Will Air on Lifetime, Soledad O’Brien Hosting
Women — and women of color more specifically— have been making accusations of sexual abuse against R. Kelly for decades. Those allegations were finally taken seriously with the broadcast...
Weekly Update for April 26: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING Body at Brighton Rock – Written and Directed by Roxanne Benjamin (Also Available on VOD) “Body at Brighton Rock” Wendy (Karina Fontes), a part-time summer...
Amy Sherman-Palladino & Daniel Palladino Bringing Mary Gabriel’s “Ninth Street Women” to Amazon
If you enjoyed Midge and Rose’s adventures in the art world during Season 2 of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” you’re going to love Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel...
“The Good Fight” Renewed for Season 4 at CBS All Access
Diane Lockhart, Lucca Quinn, Maia Rindell, and Liz Reddick-Lawrence will keep up “The Good Fight” for at least another season. Per Variety, CBS All Access has renewed the “Good...
“Gentleman Jack’s” Sally Wainwright and Suranne Jones on Bringing Anne Lister to Life
Sally Wainwright (“Happy Valley”) has reclaimed Anne Lister in a bold way in the HBO limited series “Gentleman Jack.” Suranne Jones (“Scott & Bailey,”...
Weekly Update for April 19: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING Little Woods – Written and Directed by Nia DaCosta This Tribeca winner sees Tessa Thompson playing a woman facing a handful of crises in Little Woods, North Dakota....
Trailer Watch: Ava DuVernay’s “When They See Us” Spotlights Injustice of Central Park Five Case
“There is injustice happening here,” says an activist (Adepero Oduye, “Pariah”) in the trailer for Ava DuVernay’s Central Park Five story “When They See...
Jessica Mecklenburg Adapting Liv Constantine’s “The Last Mrs. Parrish” as Amazon Series
Jessica Mecklenburg is bringing a tale of social climbing and assumed identity to Amazon. The former “Stranger Things” co-executive producer will pen and EP a TV adaptation of Liv...
Middle Eastern Netflix Drama “AlRawabi School for Girls” On the Way, Features All-Female Cast & Crew
If “Derry Girls” left you craving more international, women-created young adult series set in all-girls schools, you’re in luck. Netflix’s newest project is “AlRawabi...
’60s-Set “Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries” Spinoff Coming to Acorn TV
Phryne Fisher’s legacy lives on. A spinoff of the feminist, sex positive “Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries” debuted earlier this year on Australia’s Seven Network and is now...
Aidy Bryant-Starrer “Shrill” Renewed for Season 2
Annie’s journey is just getting started, and the aspiring journalist has plenty more to say. “Shrill” has been renewed for a second season by Hulu, The Hollywood Reporter...
Weekly Update for April 12: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING Little – Directed by Tina Gordon; Written by Tina Gordon and Tracy Oliver “Little” is “Big” but reversed and centered on a black girl —...
Women in the World & IFC Center Join Forces for Fest Celebrating Women’s Stories
Tina Brown’s Women in the World organization and IFC Center are collaborating on a new women’s festival. According to a press release, the inaugural 51Fest will be held July 18-21 in...
Kate McKinnon Will Play Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes in Hulu Limited Series
The story of Elizabeth Holmes and the $9 billion hoax known as her company Theranos is coming to Hulu. Emmy winner Kate McKinnon is set to portray Holmes in a limited series based on ABC News/ABC...
“Killing Eve” Renewed for Third Season, Suzanne Heathcote to Showrun
Eve and Villanelle will continue to play the world’s sexist game of cat-and-mouse for at least another season. According to The Hollywood Reporter, “Killing Eve” has been renewed...
Stacie Passon Directing Miniseries Inspired by Anaïs Nin’s “Little Birds”
Anaïs Nin’s “Little Birds” is the latest book to receive the TV treatment. Cineuropa confirms “Concussion” director Stacie Passon is helming a six-part series based on...
Weekly Update for April 5: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING Unicorn Store – Directed by Brie Larson; Written By Samantha McIntyre (Available on Netflix) “Unicorn Store” After failing out of art school and taking a...
For the First Time in History, Women Are Running All Three Network Morning Shows
Yesterday Diana Miller was promoted to executive producer of “CBS This Morning,” succeeding Ryan Kadro, who stepped down three months ago. But Miller’s new position is much more...
Allison Pataki’s Empress Elisabeth of Austria Novels Being Developed as Series
Heads up, fans of “Victoria,” “The Crown,” and Starz’s Philippa Gregory series: another show about a trailblazing female monarch is on the way. Deadline confirms...
Susan Orlean’s “The Library Book” Being Adapted for TV
Brace yourselves, book lovers: another story about book burning is coming to the small screen, and this one is based on a true story. Less than a year after HBO debuted an adaptation of Ray...
Weekly Update for March 29: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING Slut in a Good Way – Directed by Sophie Lorain; Written by Catherine Léger One tipsy evening, Charlotte (Marguerite Bouchard), the recently heartbroken, Megan (Romane...
Freeform Developing Two Women-Driven Animated Series
Freeform is getting into the animation game with two women-centric, women-made pilots. Per Deadline, the network is developing “Betches” and “Woman World.” The former is an...
“Killing Eve” Dominates BAFTA TV Nominations
“Killing Eve’s” highly anticipated second season is just around the corner, but it’s Season 1 of the spy thriller that’s getting attention today. BAFTA has announced its...
Candace Bushnell’s Follow-Up Book to “Sex and the City” Is Getting the TV Treatment
More stories about sex, dating, friendship, New York City, and what it means for women to have it all are on the way. According to Deadline, “in a competitive situation,” Paramount...