For decades, the success of a TV series had been measured by its longevity. The standard series regular contracts are for six years, which has been considered a threshold for a show to be deemed reasonably successful. Netflix might be rewriting the rulebook with a business model that involves shows often running for…

Season 6 of Grace and Frankie promises the return of a popular character and the addition of a new one. The cast and co-creators of the Netflix comedy filled fans in on the series Saturday afternoon at PaleyFest in Hollywood. Taking part in the conversation were series stars Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Sam Waterston…

They’ll be back. Grace and Frankie will return for a sixth season in 2020 on Netflix. The internet network announced the renewal Tuesday, three days ahead of the Season 5 premiere. Pre-production on Season 6 is currently underway. In Grace and Frankie, Jane Fonda (Grace) and Lily Tomlin (Frankie) star as two women…

Grace and Frankie are at a crossroads. No, really. At one point in this trailer for this month’s Season 5 debut of the Netflix comedy starring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, the title characters are in no hurry to get from one side of a street to another, to the consternation of an impatient cop. Snaps Fonda’s Grace…

Netflix has set January 18 for the Season 5 premiere of Grace and Frankie, starring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as the respective title characters. As the press notes puts it — and fans of the series will understand: “They're back, and out of f*cks to give.” Check out an announcement GIF below. That’s not the first…

“There’s actually a story arc for the house in Season 4 and it’s the same parallel arc for the characters: Everything is falling apart,” says Grace and Frankie production designer Devorah Herbert, who this year counts her second consecutive Primetime Emmy nomination in the half-hour narrative production design…

Homeland alum Jackson Pace is set for a recurring role on the upcoming fifth season of Netflix’s hit comedy Grace and Frankie. Pace will play Luke. Character details are being kept under wraps. The series from Skydance Television follows the title characters Grace (Jane Fonda) and Frankie (Lily Tomlin), whose lives…

Less than a month after Season 4 of Grace and Frankie went live on Netflix, the streamer has ordered another go-round for 2019. The acclaimed comedy will have a new character: RuPaul is set to guest as Benjamin Le Day, a formidable and quick-witted adversary who faces off with Grace (Jane Fonda) and Frankie (Lily Toml…

“So, did you sign up for that dating site I signed you up for,” Lily Tomlin’s Frankie asks Grace (Jane Fonda). “Yes, and oddly I didn’t find the love of my life on hippie-round-up-dot-com,” Grace replies. That exchange kicks off the official Season 4 trailer for Grace and Frankie ahead of its January 19 premiere on Net…

Netflix has slotted the Season 4 premiere date for its praised hit comedy Grace and Frankie. The series starring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin premieres globally January 19 on Netflix. Watch a clip of the date announcement below. Fonda and Tomlin star as two women whose lives are turned upside down when their husbands…

Crew Call Podcast: In a very short time in Hollywood, production designer Devorah Herbert has left an everlasting visual impression in film and television. She brought a gritty, South Central L.A. authenticity to David Ayer’s crime dramas such as End Of Watch and Harsh Times, and she boldly established a red palette…

If you ever feel homesick, Netflix’s Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated original series Grace and Frankie may be one of the quickest shortcuts to feeling right at home. Featuring an excellent ensemble of actors with strong chemistry, the series’ portrayal of a warm, lived-in world is supported by the work of production…