Directed by Tate Taylor, the 13-episode series follows Grace (Fonda) and Frankie (Tomlin), longtime nemeses. The two women's husbands announce they are in love with each other and plan to get married; as a result, Grace and Frankie find themselves permanently intertwined.
Fonda is a two-time Tony nominee whose stage credits include , Strange Interlude and . The two-time Academy Award winner has appeared in "Coming Home," "Julia," "On Golden Pond" and "The China Syndrome."
Two-time Tony winner Tomlin has performed in . She wrote, directed and performed in . An Academy Award nominee, Tomlin's screen credits include "Nashville" and "I Heart Huckabees." She has appeared in the TV shows "The West Wing" and "Web Therapy."
"Grace & Frankie" was created by "Friends" co-creator Marta Kauffman and Howard J. Morris ("Sullivan & Son") and executive-produced by Paula Weinstein through Skydance Productions.
Here is the trailer for the new series:
