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- Though it takes its time finding itself, the series -- starring the fantastic Alison Brie and Betty Gilpin -- is ultimately a win. Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch ’s new half-hour series, GLOW (short for the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling) feels like a spiritual combination of two other Netflix shows: Orange Is the New Black and Stranger Things.
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- Who Are the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling? The original series, GLOW: The Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling, broke glass ceilings and went on to become a cult hit.
- The First Season Is an Origin Story. Assuming GLOW will see future seasons to come for Netflix — and that the show within a show gets picked up — this first season functions as an origin story and takes its time building up to a big extravaganza in the finale.
- The Women Do Their Own Stunts. Thanks to wrestler-trainer Guerrero Jr. and stunt coordinator Shauna Duggins, the wrestling moves viewers will be seeing in the ring are primarily done by the actresses.
- Who Is the GLOW Audience? Given the fact that three of the four executive producers on GLOW hail from Orange Is the New Black, it’s no surprise that the comedy has a similar feel and will appeal to the same audience who has been tuning into the antics of Litchfield’s female prison for the last five seasons.
Jun 20, 2017 · Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch ’s new half-hour series, GLOW (short for the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling) feels like a spiritual combination of two other Netflix shows: Orange Is the New...
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The show is brought to you by the creative minds and producers behind Orange Is The New Black, Jenji Kohan, and Homeland, Tara Herrmann. Alison Brie stars as the main character Ruth Wilder and is joined by comedian and actor Marc Maron, who plays the ladies' sleazy but oddly likeable director Sam Sylvia. British pop star Kate Nash has also switched...
Ruth 'Zoya the Destroya' Wilder (Alison Brie) Ruth is an out-of-work, struggling actress in the 1980s who is desperate to reach stardom. She gives her career one final shot when she is thrust into the world of female wrestling. Speaking about her role, Alison revealed that she really related to the character because, at first, the producers din't t...
Sam Sylvia (Marc Maron) Comedian Marc Maron takes on the role of a washed-up, B-movie director who leads the group of misfit women into the wonderful world of female wrestling stardom. The cocaine-addled sleazebag begrudgingly takes on the project in the hope that it will help finance his dream. Speaking about his character Marc says: "He’s struggl...
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Set in 1985 in Los Angeles, “GLOW” is based on Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling, the real-life league and low-budget TV franchise that sought to cash in on that decade’s wrestlemania. The idea ...
Jun 23, 2017 · Not only am I a sucker for the 1980s—outrageous neon, the funky music, the hair heights sustained only by teasing and aerosol—but I also felt empowered watching it. The show is based on the eighties TV program "Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling," which showcased real-life female wrestlers in a lowbrow production meant to capitalize on the ...
Jan 27, 2019 · Erica Parise/Netflix. Netflix's leading ladies (and a few men) of wrestling, the cast of GLOW, had us in a headlock of entertainment during season 2. The show hit its stride in 2018,...
GLOW is an American comedy-drama television series created by Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch for Netflix. The series revolves around a fictionalization of the characters and gimmicks of the 1980s syndicated women's professional wrestling circuit Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (or GLOW) founded by David McLane .
