Marti Noxon Unleashes Female Fury In June 4 'Dietland' Debut On AMC | Aisha Tyler Will Host Companion Talk Show 'Unapologetic'
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The Atlantic asks a key question, 50 years after women across America hit the streets, protesting in the second wave of an international women's movement: Is Television Ready for Angry Women?
Marti Noxon, 53, is not new to Hollywood or television. She has written, produced, and directed TV shows and films for more than two decades. Perhaps Hollywood has caught up with her and the voices in her head that propel her forward. In a Time's Up, post-Harvey Weinstein LA world of mostly white male popular culture
'Dietland' is one of two projects Marti Noxon has in her pipeline, and 'Sharp Objects' is the other.
When Noxon showed an early episode of 'Dietland' to a male friend, he was both impressed, and appalled at "how prescient it was". “Of course I didn’t.” Noxon responded. “But I’ve been alive.”
"The past two decades have seen an unparalleled explosion of creativity in TV, beginning with 'The Sopranos' and 'The Wire', running through 'Breaking Bad' and 'Mad Men', and ending up with the zillions of shows currently being made for streaming networks and premium cable", writes Sophie Gilbert . "In prestige TV, men could be adulterers, drug dealers, murderers, gangsters, even serial killers, and still be sympathetic anchors for popular dramas. But the same wasn’t true for women, until recently."
