For its next original series, Netflix is workin' 9 to 5.
Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, who co-starred with Dolly Parton and Dabney Coleman in the 1980 hit comedy film, are colleagues once more for Grace and Frankie, the story of two women thrust together when their husbands decide to marry.
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Grace and Frankie comes to Netflix next year for a 13-episode run. And yes, you can binge-watch the latest from Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman and Howard Morris (writer and co-producer of Sullivan and Son).
“Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin are among the funniest and most formidable actresses ever, and it's an incredible privilege to give them the opportunity to run riot on Netflix,” Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos said. “The show created for them by Marta and Howard is warm, very funny and anything but wholesome. We can't wait.”
With House of Cards, Orange is the New Black, several new original series coming this year, a sweet deal with Marvel and now Grace and Frankie, in the pipeline, Netflix’s original programming master plan is in full swing.
Binge-watchers, clear your social calendars.
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