Grace and Frankie 

Finding out that their husbands are not just work partners, but have also been romantically involved for the last twenty years, two women with an already strained relationship try to cope with the circumstances together.

Creators:

Marta Kauffman, Howard J. Morris

Stars:

June Diane Raphael, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 39 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
June Diane Raphael	...	Brianna Hanson / ... 57 episodes, 2015-2019
Jane Fonda	...	Grace Hanson 55 episodes, 2015-2019
Lily Tomlin	...	Frankie Bergstein 55 episodes, 2015-2019
Sam Waterston	...	Sol Bergstein 55 episodes, 2015-2019
Martin Sheen	...	Robert Hanson / ... 55 episodes, 2015-2019
Brooklyn Decker	...	Mallory Hanson 55 episodes, 2015-2019
Baron Vaughn	...	Nwabudike Bergstein / ... 55 episodes, 2015-2019
Ethan Embry	...	Coyote Bergstein 53 episodes, 2015-2019

Storyline

Finding out that their husbands are not just work partners, but have also been romantically involved for the last twenty years, two women with an already strained relationship try to cope with the circumstances together.

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Plot Keywords:

homosexual relationship | male male relationship | best friends | odd couple | netflix | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

Netflix Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 May 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Grace and Frankie

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Skydance Media,Skydance Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sam Waterston and Michael Gross have both appeared on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

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Connections

Referenced in The Graham Norton Show: Jane Fonda/Nicole Kidman/Colin Farrell/Bryan Cranston/Matt Lucas/Niall Horan (2017)

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Soundtracks

Stuck in the Middle with You
(uncredited)
Written by Gerry Rafferty and Joe Egan
Performed by Grace Potter

User Reviews

I Love This Show!

I will admit the first episode is kind of "meh." I wasn't thrilled. I mean this was Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda! It should have been rolling funny.

It wasn't. And the second episode? Well...

But then!! OMGosh!

By the third episode the writers and cast and crew had found their stride and I was in love. So clever! So funny! So sweet! So engaging! Yes, that is a lot of explanation points but I couldn't help it. The show deserves them all.

Lily is simply wonderful as Frankie. I mean I fell in love with her. I want her as my BFF. Fonda was wonderful as well as the uptight Grace. She could have played it as a cliché but I was happy to find myself slowly warming up her as the episodes passed. In other words, Fonda showed up the person beneath the outer shell.

I liked Sheen but was crazy about Waterston playing the men who leave their wives to be with each other.

I wasn't crazy about some of the kids, but that wasn't the actor's faults. They did great. I just didn't find them very likable people. But again that was all right.

For instance is Brooklyn Decker cold as Mallory--but she was a chip off her old mother (Fonda). And Fonda's other daughter, June Diane Raphael as Brianna, is a bit of a bit*h. But again, she was a product of a mother who was never there and very self involved.

I did however love Ethan Embry as Coyote (one of Tomlin's adopted kids). He is a recovering addict of all kinds and my heart went out to him. The only member of the cast that I was cold to was Baron Vaughn as Nwabudike (the other adopted son). I don't want to be mean but he was terrible. He approached his character as if this show were a 70s sitcom and not a Netflix dramedy--his acting over the top. He jolted me out of the story every time.

I really hope this show comes back for a second season. I loved it!