"GLOW" is a new Netflix dramedy series that focuses on the personal and proffesional lives of a group of women who perform for a wrestling organization in 1980s Los Angeles.
The title GLOW is actually an acronym for Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling, a women's proffesional wrestling promotion originally created by
David McLane that premiered on television in 1986 and continued in various forms after it stopped airing. The performers were usually actresses, models, dancers and stunt women looking for a job in show business. The show features a fictionalized version of G.L.O.W.
The series was created by
Liz Flahive (
"Nurse Jackie", producer/writer) and
Carly Mensch (
"Orange is the New Black", producer/writer) and it stars
Alison Brie, Betty Gilpin, Ellen Wong, Sydelle Noel, Britney Young, Britt Baron, Sunita Mani, Marianna Palka, Kia Stevens, Jackie Tohn, Kate Nash and
Marc Maron.
The first season of
"GLOW" consists of 10 episodes and was released on June 23rd, 2017 via Netflix. The show received positive reviews from critics that praised its writing, cast and production design.
Find out more about the movie after the jump.
