Ageing gracefully and fearlessly

Grace And Frankie - Netflix's longest-running original series - has been lauded for its inspiring depiction of older women finding friendship, joy and purpose

Jane Fonda (left) as Grace and Lily Tomlin as Frankie. PHOTO: NETFLIX
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Even as Hollywood fixates on action-packed comic-book adaptations and other genres deemed safe bets, Grace And Frankie - a comedy about two women in their 70s - is quietly on track to becoming Netflix's longest-running original show.

Debuting recently is the sixth season of the series, which launched in 2015 with veteran performers Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin playing the title characters - women who restart their lives and become unlikely friends and business partners after their husbands come out as gay and leave them for each other.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on January 16, 2020, with the headline Ageing gracefully and fearlessly. Subscribe