Inspired by Cox’s personal journey and serving as the final project from legendary producer Norman Lear, ‘Clean Slate’ dives into a fresh comedic perspective on family, identity, and acceptance. […] ...

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It’s been over a decade since Time magazine declared the so-called “transgender tipping point” with a photo of Laverne Cox on its May 2014 cover. At the time, Cox was a year into her tenure as Sophia ...

The late Norman Lear‘s career was defined by centering underrepresented stories rarely seen on television, and “Clean Slate,” one of Lear’s final projects, continues that tradition.

At the center of the show is a prototypical crotchety yet goodhearted Lear patriarch, Wallace’s Harry Slate. Harry has lived for decades in the small Alabama town where he owns a car wash ...

In Clean Slate, Laverne Cox’s Desiree Slate returns to Mobile, Alabama to reconnect with her estranged father Harry, and collect herself after a combination career/relationship setback in New ...

Laverne Cox stars as Desiree Slate in "Clean Slate." Laverne Cox and George Wallace co-star as daughter and father in "Clean Slate." Laverne Cox and George Wallace co-star as daughter and father ...

But when the duo pitched the idea to the NBC comedy’s uncredited executive producer Norman Lear, he passed unless the series could be reformatted with a twist. That’s how “Stanford and ...

Prior to his December 2023 death, veteran TV comedy producer Norman Lear signed on to executive ... a future predicted in Neil Postman’s 1985 book “Amusing Ourselves to Death.” ...

Norman Lear never retired. In the decade leading up to his death at age 101, in 2023, the legendary creator of All in the Family, Maude, The Jeffersons, and too many other classic sitcoms to name ...

The show is one of the last TV series from pioneering sitcom producer Norman Lear, who died in 2023 ... streaming today on Prime Video. Coming up, book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews two ...