"Grace and Frankie" is Netflix's newest original comedy starring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin. The series is a sort of coming-of-age show for the not-so-young age group.
"We want to talk to you about something. Sol and I are in love," Martin Sheen's character, Robert, said.
"We want to get married," Sam Waterston's character, Sol, stated.
The trailer opened with Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Martin Sheen and Sam Waterston dining at a restaurant. It gave viewers a glimpse of the show's plot where Robert and Sol, husband of Grace (Jane Fonda) and Frankie (Lily Tomlin), respectively, decides that they are in love and want to get married.
The clip then went on to describe the different stages that Grace and Frankie go through in dealing with the changes in their lives. Stage one deal with their shock, stage two is denial, stage three tackles their confusion, stage four shows their rage and stage five is reflection.
"To be honest, the minute Netflix said "Nine to Five partial reunion" we were in-and even though she's not featured here, we're still holding out for a Dolly Parton cameo somewhere along the line," Vanity Fair reported.
Grace and Frankie become sparring companions and partners-in-crime as they form an unlikely bond in facing the future together. Executive producers of the show are Marta Kauffman ("Friends") and Howard J. Morris ("Home Improvement"). The series also stars Brooklyn Decker, Ethan Embry, Baron Vaughn and June Diane Raphael.
The Netflix comedy is definitely an original concept; not only with its story, but also with the age of its actors and actresses. Older women, although they make up 47 percent of the population in the United States, are vastly underrepresented on TV with only 26 percent. Plus, they are usually depicted as grandmas. However, "Grace and Frankie" shows the characters as their multifaceted, independent and vital selves. The series also created a way for older gay characters to exist on television.