Grace and Frankie
Grace and Frankie is an American comedy series created by Marta Kauffman and Howard J. Morris for Netflix. The series stars Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin in the title roles of Grace and Frankie, two unlikely friends who are brought together after their husbands announce that they are in love with each other and plan to get married. Sam Waterston, Martin Sheen, Brooklyn Decker, Ethan Embry, June Diane Raphael, and Baron Vaughn co-star in supporting roles. It premiered on Netflix on May 8, 2015, with all 13 episodes of the first season released simultaneously. The second through sixth seasons, also consisting of 13 episodes each, were released on May 6, 2016, March 24, 2017, January 19, 2018, January 18, 2019, and January 15, 2020 respectively.
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| Country of origin | United States
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| Original language | English
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| No. of seasons | 6
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| No. of episodes | 78 (list of episodes)
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| Running time | 25–35 minutes
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| Original release | May 8, 2015 –
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- In "The Spelling Bee" (s1e7) a contestant on the spelling bee named "Josiah" is asked to spell the word Fartlek, an ode to Martin Sheen's character on the West Wing "Josiah Bartlet"
- When Frankie catches Grace trimming the rug under the table with the chairs stacked on top she asks "Do we have a poltergeist?". The star of that 1983 movie Poltergeist, Craig T Nelson appears later in the season.
- Jane Fonda and Sam Waterston previously appeared together in The Newsroom.
- In "The Spelling Bee" (S1:E7), while Sol (Sam Waterson) is watching the spelling bee on TV, the child is asked to spell "subpoena", (a legal term) Sam Waterson was the District's Attorney on Law & Order for years.
- The show has been renewed for a second season, but Sam Waterston and Martin Sheen haven't been confirmed for season 2 yet.
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