"Grace and Frankie" Returns

Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin are back with the final 12 episodes of their adult comedy series, Grace and Frankie. The series returned to Netflix on Friday, April 29, 2022.

“It’s the end of an era … The final episodes of Grace and Frankie premiere April 29,” Netflix announced on its Facebook page.

Grace and Frankie was first shown on May 8, 2015 and the irreverent 30-minute comedy series was an immediate hit. The series was renewed six times. The seventh and final season had a partial premiere on August 13, 2021, with four episodes being completed and released before the COVID pandemic returned and disrupted production.

On Friday, April 29, 2022, Netflix released the complete season with twelve more episodes. Below is a preview of the Season 7B episodes.

You can find all the available episodes on Netflix at: Grace and Frankie

Meanwhile, although Grace and Frankie is coming to an end, Fonda and Tomlin have signed on to co-star in a theatrical movie to start filming in 2022. The new film is tentatively titled titled Moving On.

In Moving On, Fonda and Tomlin portray two old friends who plot to get to revenge on the widower who betrayed them decades before. Also starring in Moving On are Malcolm McDowell and Richard Roundtree. The director is Paul Weitz. Read more at IMDB.

More About Grace and Frankie

Grace and Frankie is an American comedy series currently showing on Netflix. The series stars Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin in the title roles of Grace and Frankie, two unlikely friends who are brought together after their husbands announce that they are in love with each other and plan to get married. Sam Waterston and Martin Sheen co-star in supporting roles.

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See Grace and Frankie on Netflix

Grace and Frankie premiered on Netflix on May 8, 2015, with all 13 episodes of the first season released simultaneously. Since then the popular show has added 6 more complete seasons. Here’s a preview of the first season:

Grace and Frankie received mixed reviews upon its debut, but its second and subsequent seasons were met with a largely positive reception from television critics. It has received several nominations, including five Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy.

On September 4, 2019, the series was renewed for a seventh and final season, consisting of 16 episodes, thus making it the longest-running Netflix original series with 94 episodes.

The series follows Grace, a retired cosmetics mogul, and Frankie, a hippie art teacher, whose husbands, Robert and Sol, are successful divorce lawyers in San Diego. Grace and Frankie’s lives are turned upside down when Robert and Sol announce that they are in love with each other and are leaving their wives. Now, the women, who have never particularly liked each other, are forced to live together and learn to unite and cope with difficulties.

Here’s a preview of Season 6:

Cast and characters

Jane Fonda as Grace Skolka (ex Hanson)
Lily Tomlin as Frances “Frankie” Bergstein (née Mengela)
Sam Waterston as Sol Bergstein
Martin Sheen as Robert Hanson
Brooklyn Decker as Mallory Hanson
Ethan Embry as Coyote Bergstein
June Diane Raphael as Brianna Hanson
Baron Vaughn as Nwabudike “Bud” Bergstein

Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin were interviewed last year about the show and about their being arrested at a climate change protest. Here’s the interview:

How To View Grace and Frankie

Grace and Frankie is free to Netflix streaming members; you can watch it here.

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