Series like Jane Fonda in Five Acts

Find more than 34 similar TV shows like Jane Fonda in Five Acts

Jane Fonda in Five Acts

Jane Fonda in Five Acts

Description: A deeper look at the life, work, activism and controversies of actress and fitness tycoon Jane Fonda. She is an Oscar-winning actress who has lived a life marked by controversy, tragedy and transformation, and she has done it all in the public eye.
Genre: Documentary
Year Released: 2018
Initial Release: January 20, 2018
Director: Susan Lacy
Music Composed By: Paul Cantelon
Producers: Susan Lacy, Emma Pildes, Jessica Levin
Nominations: Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Special
Watch Trailer

Jane Fonda in Five Acts similar series:

1

0

0

BONDiNG

BONDiNG

Plot: Tiff is a grad student in New York City who is moonlighting as a dominatrix. For Tiff, her sexually explicit job is a business, not a pleasure. When she reconnects with former high school BFF Pete, a recently out gay man, she recruits the cash-strapped man to be her assistant -- performing such tasks...

2

0

0

Mad Men

Mad Men

Plot: Donald Draper, the creative director at Sterling Cooper in New York, tries to maintain a balance between his exceptional professional life and wavering personal life in the 1960s.

3

0

0

When We Rise

When We Rise

Plot: Academy-Award winner Dustin Lance Black executive produces this miniseries chronicling the real-life personal and political struggles, setbacks, and triumphs of diverse LGBT activists who played integral roles in pioneering their leg of the U.S. civil rights movement from its infancy. The story focuses...

4

0

0

Dietland

Dietland

Plot: Based on Sarai Walker's best-selling novel of the same name, "Dietland" offers a darkly comedic look at the war of the sexes. The series explores a multitude of issues women face today -- including patriarchy, misogyny, rape culture and unrealistic beauty standards -- by following Plum Kettle's journey...

5

0

0

Lorena

Lorena

Plot: Lorena Bobbitt became a household name in 1993 when she cut off her husband's penis. She became the butt of jokes as her story became a fixture on cable news. Twenty-five years after the case of Lorena and John Bobbitt, executive producer Jordan Peele reinvestigates the story that made headlines around...

6

0

0

The Defiant Ones

The Defiant Ones

Plot: `The Defiant Ones' tells of the unbreakable bond of trust and friendship between music legends Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre, two street-smart men from different worlds who together defied traditional wisdom and transformed contemporary culture in the process. Filmed over a three-year period by director...

7

0

0

John Adams

John Adams

Plot: Adapted from David McCullough's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, this lavish seven-part miniseries chronicles the life of Founding Father John Adams, starting with the Boston Massacre of 1770 through his years as an ambassador in Europe, then his terms as vice president and president of the United...

8

0

0

Hollywood

Hollywood

Plot: In post-World War II Hollywood, aspiring actors and filmmakers will do almost anything to make their showbiz dreams come true.

9

0

0

Veep

Veep

Plot: Former Senator Selina Meyer gets an opportunity to serve as the Vice President of the United States. She tries to prevent various political uproars while juggling her public as well as private life.

10

0

0

Catastrophe

Catastrophe

Plot: Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan write and star in `Catastrophe', a transatlantic, romantic comedy that follows an Irish woman and American man in London as they struggle with family life, trying to make their relationship work despite the tricky situations that they constantly experience. Series four...

11

0

0

I Love Dick

I Love Dick

Plot: Set in a colorful academic community in Texas, this series follows a frustrated filmmaker named Chris and a writer, Sylvere, who are in a troubled marriage, and their fascination with a charismatic professor named Dick. The story is adapted from Chris Kraus' novel of the same name, and is told Rashomon...

12

0

0

The Comeback

The Comeback

Plot: Veteran sitcom actress Valerie Cherish attempts to revive her acting career through a new sitcom after a decade-long hiatus. She then struggles to stay relevant and participates in a reality show.

13

0

0

Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes

Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes

Plot: Ted Bundy was one of America's most notorious serial killers. He was convicted in the deaths of more than 30 women before being caught in 1978. Thirty years after Bundy's 1989 execution, this docuseries brings viewers into the mind of the criminal known as the "Jack Ripper of the United States." Oscar...

14

0

0

Trial by Media

Trial by Media

Plot: Trials are examined with a focus on how the media may have impacted the verdicts.

15

0

0

The Innocent Man

The Innocent Man

Plot: Two murders that shook the small town of Ada, Okla., in the 1980s gained national attention and even led to renowned author John Grisham writing a nonfiction book about the crimes. Now Grisham serves as an executive producer for this six-part docuseries -- which shares its name with his 2006 book --...

16

0

0

My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman

My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman

Plot: For more than 30 years, David Letterman came into viewers' homes every weeknight, first as host of "Late Night," then on "Late Show." But his fans won't have to stay up late to catch his first major project since retiring from the late-night scene -- hosting a Netflix-original talk show. As the title...

17

0

0

The Act

The Act

Plot: Dee Dee Blanchard is overprotective of her daughter, Gypsy, who is trying to escape the toxic relationship she has with her mother. Gypsy's quest for independence opens up a Pandora's box of secrets, which ultimately leads to murder. The stranger-than-fiction true-crime series is based on a 2016 BuzzFeed...

18

0

0

Succession

Succession

Plot: The Logan family is known for controlling the biggest media and entertainment company in the world. However, their world changes when their father steps down from the company.

19

0

0

Run

Run

Plot: A woman whose humdrum life gets turned upside down when she receives a text from her college sweetheart inviting her to drop everything and meet him in New York to fulfil the pact they made 17 years earlier.

20

0

0

The Plot Against America

The Plot Against America

Plot: An alternate American history during World War II is told through the eyes of a working-class Jewish family in New Jersey as they endure the political rise of Charles Lindbergh, who captures the presidency and turns the nation toward fascism.

21

0

0

I Know This Much is True

I Know This Much is True

Plot: Following the parallel lives of identical twin brothers Dominick and Thomas Birdsey in a story of betrayal, sacrifice and forgiveness.

22

0

0

The Good Fight

The Good Fight

Plot: In the blink of an eye, Diane Lockhart, a lawyer, loses her entire life savings due to a scam. She is then forced to find a job and start afresh.

23

0

0

The Newsroom

The Newsroom

Plot: Aaron Benjamin Sorkin is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and playwright. Born in New York City, Sorkin developed a passion for writing at an early age. Wikipedia

24

0

0

Gentleman Jack

Gentleman Jack

Plot: It's 1832 in West Yorkshire, England -- the cradle of the evolving Industrial Revolution -- where landowner Anne Lister is determined to save her faded ancestral home, Shibden Hall, even if it means bucking society's expectations. In addition to reopening the coal mines, a part of Lister's plan to...

25

0

0

Little Fires Everywhere

Little Fires Everywhere

Plot: Following the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and an enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives. Set in Shaker Heights, Ohio in the 1990s.

26

0

0

High Maintenance

High Maintenance

Plot: The Guy is a nameless marijuana dealer in Brooklyn who delivers his goods via bicycle to stressed-out clients across New York City, who try to savour the highs of life in an increasingly volatile world. While dropping off weed to his customers, he makes brief appearances in their lives to get a glimpse...

27

0

0

Better Things

Better Things

Plot: Sam Fox, a divorced Hollywood actress, juggles between raising her three daughters and focusing on her professional commitments.

28

0

0

Pose

Pose

Plot: While New York witnesses the evolution of the ball culture and the rise of the Trump-era, an LGBTQ ball fixture, Blanca, starts her own house and turns mother to a gifted dancer and a sex worker.

29

0

0

Unorthodox

Unorthodox

Plot: A woman flees an arranged marriage in Brooklyn to start a new life abroad, then her past catches up to her.

30

0

0

I May Destroy You

I May Destroy You

Plot: After being sexually assaulted in a nightclub, Arabella's life changes irreversibly and she is forced to reassess everything, including her career, friends and family.

31

0

0

Surviving R. Kelly

Surviving R. Kelly

Plot: This documentary series reveals young women emerging from the shadows and uniting their voices against singer R. Kelly. Celebrated as one of the greatest R&B singers of all time, R. Kelly's career has been plagued with rumours of abuse, paedophilia, and predatory behaviour toward women. Now, survivors...

32

0

0

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Plot: It's the late 1950s and Miriam "Midge" Maisel has everything she has ever wanted -- the perfect husband, two kids and an elegant apartment on New York's Upper West Side. Her seemingly idyllic life takes a surprising turn when she discovers a hidden talent she didn't previously know she had -- stand...

33

0

0

The Wire

The Wire

Plot: In the city of Baltimore, Detective James McNulty and his team investigate crimes and try their best to solve the bridge that exists between the drug kingpins and the law enforcement agencies.

34

0

0

Insecure

Insecure

Plot: Best friends Issa and Molly belong to the same social background and face similar experiences. They always strive to find solutions to their problems by facing them together.

© Serieslike 2024