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June 18, 2017. By Bill Pritchard. Netflix’s new wrestling themed series GLOW, which is based on the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling promotion from the 1980s, is funny, gritty, emotional...
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 Black...
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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 19, 2017 · By Noel Murray. June 19, 2017. Your complete what-to-know guide about Netflix's 'GLOW' – from the real-life wrestling league that inspired it to why this could be a must-binge hit. Erica...
Created by Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch and executive produced by Jenji Kohan for Netflix, GLOW is a fictionalized account of an actual ‘80s women’s wrestling TV show by the same name. The...
Jun 23, 2017 · Erica Parise/Netflix. Share. Netflix ‘s “ GLOW ” arrives at a time when women who step inside the squared circle are taken much more seriously than they were 30 years ago. The show re-creates 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,...
