It looks like Vybrant will stay in business, as Deadline reports Netflix has renewed Grace And Frankie for a fifth season, which is expected to arrive in 2019.

In 5 To Watch, five writers from The A.V. Club look at the latest streaming TV arrivals, each making the case for a favored episode. Alternately, they can offer up recommendations inspired by a theme. The reasons for their picks might differ, but they can all agree that each episode is a must-watch. In this…

The dramedy genre remains very much in vogue on TV, to the consternation of awards show voters everywhere. Netflix’s Grace And Frankie is one offering in that increasingly popular hybrid format, but unlike its contemporaries Transparent or One Mississippi—or insert some other, non-Amazon title here—the series has…

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Netflix has announced its January 2018 offerings just in time to help you narrow down your New Year’s viewing resolutions.

It’s hard to believe that, with an acting career that spans five decades and multiple genres, there are some movies Martin Sheen has struggled to get made. 2011’s The Way, a family collaboration with his son Emilio Estevez and grandson Taylor Estevez, was only completed after Sheen mortgaged his home to provide the…

Netflix is sticking with the golden years camaraderie of Grace And Frankie for another season. The streaming service has renewed the series led by Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda for a fourth season, Variety reports. And with the new episodes will arrive a new friend, as Lisa Kudrow once again teams up with Friends creator…

One strength of this show that I have yet to mention is how well it develops its world and characters beyond what we see on screen. In every episode of Grace And Frankie, characters reference past events and stories that have unfolded in the margins, the shenanigans we don’t get to see. Besides often providing humor,…

Grace and Frankie may have gotten back together after their explosive split in “The Pot,” but the season isn’t done exploring friendship breakups. “The Labels” hints at the early stages of a more drawn-out, messier breakup, the kind where both people still love each other. The gun earlier this season severed their…

Episodes that split up Grace and Frankie usually have a hard time tapping into that delightful flow that makes this show so fun and effortless, but “The Apology” largely succeeds even with its central figures apart. Grace spends the episode with Robert, and the titular apology happens between the two, emotions stirred…

“The Alert” digs into some of the intricate challenges that arise with ageing. Beyond just the obvious obstacles like health issues and lowered mobility, ageing affects people on a much deeper level, and Grace And Frankie explores the depths of ageism and internal battles that people encounter as they get older. In…

Friendship breakups are real. They can be as devastating, drawn-out, and meaningful as breakups between couples, which are more often seen on television. But shows that hinge on love interests and love triangles make the mistaken assumption that sexual relationships are more compelling to viewers than friendship.…

After the touching display of friendship in “The Burglary,” Grace and Frankie’s relationship is suddenly, violently fractured by Grace’s little firearm stunt that punctuated last episode. By the end of “The Gun,” Frankie declares she’s done with Grace entirely, and it looks like the two women are back where they began.

Grace And Frankie portrays Grace and Frankie’s friendship as a relationship. They fight, but they always work through their shit and eventually make up. They drive each other mad, but they also need each other. When a detective called to investigate a break in at their beach house mistakes Grace and Frankie for wives,…

The ménage-a-moi has arrived on Grace And Frankie, and it’s got glow-in-the-dark control buttons, a soft-grip sleeve, easy-to-adjust angles, and a quiet buzz. The purple prototypes of Grace and Frankie’s first vibrators instantly become a great prop in the world of this show, and Grace and Frankie waste no time before…

In “The Incubator,” Grace drags Frankie, to an incubator which, to Frankie’s dismay, is not a chicken incubator but rather a tech startup. Parodying the tech startup world is certainly well-trodden territory on television, but Grace And Frankie largely succeeds in making it feel fresh. Frankie and Grace waltz into the…

Grace And Frankie’s third season jumps into the messy dynamics brought out in the final altercation between its titular characters and their families at the end of season two. Last season, Grace and Frankie were at their most fraught, pulled apart by Grace’s drinking problem. But the death of their dear mutual friend…

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