"Grace and Frankie" isn't the sitcom you may expect from the co-creator of "Friends." For one, it's not a multi-cam show with a laugh track. It's also heavy on the drama — think "Monica and Chandler can't have kids" heavy. It's a very "real" show about aging that won't shy away from digging deep into its core characters' inner turmoil. And that's exactly how Marta Kauffman likes it. Kauffman hasn't spearheaded a TV series since "Friends" ended more than a decade ago, but she spent that time away finding her voice. Before her new show premieres on Netflix, Kauffman — who works with Robbie Tollin and Hannah Ks at her production company Ok Goodnight — took some time to talk over the development (nabbing Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin took a bit of luck), why now is the time for her to get back into TV, the appeal (and terror) of Netflix's production...
- 5/6/2015
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire Television
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