*Add to my list* pic.twitter.com/pMOFroTfuT
— Netflix US (@netflix) January 17, 2016
Netflix will have a new release every month until August. It starts with Flaked, a comedy series about life in Venice, CA, on March 11. It will end on August 12, with the release of The Get Down, a series about teens coming-of-age in the Bronx, NY, during the rise of hip-hop.
🍊🚨 #WelcomeToLitchfieldpic.twitter.com/ehkbGV76St
— Orange Is the New... (@OITNB) January 17, 2016
There’s no release date for Marvel’s Jessica Jones series at of yet, but actress Krysten Ritter announced the renewal on Instagram. She used the caption, “GIRLS MAKIN SOME NOISE.”
Meanwhile, Grace & Frankie— which was hit despite a gender wage gap kerfuffle at the end of season 1 — will return on May 11. (To catch you up...Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin are the lead characters on the hit show, but were being paid as much as their co-stars, Sam Waterston and Martin Sheen. No-no.)
Grace and Frankie Season 2 = 🍸😜🎨💔😭🚗👨😍🔥👯 May 6, only on @Netflix. pic.twitter.com/AJHlu2WOay
— GraceandFrankie (@GraceandFrankie) January 17, 2016
Fonda said that the pay gap “doesn't make us happy” and fans launched a petition to get the leading ladies higher pay. Hopefully, they’ll get their just due this season.
That said, Netflix’s 2016 schedule is full of television goodness. This isn't accidental, since Netflix is spending $6 billion on content, according to the company's chief content officer, Ted Sarandos.
"We don't track it," Sarandos said.
Sarandos also confirmed that Netflix is gearing up for some other big projects. When asked if there are too many shows on television, the content officer said, “If there is, someone has to slow down, because we have big plans for 2016 and beyond.”
March 11 can’t come soon enough.
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