It’s OK to call this new comedy the Black ‘Sex and the City.’ On one condition
LA TimesThere’s a scene in “Run the World” — Starz’s comedy series about the personal and professional lives of four women in New York — in which Ella, a writer, is confused after running into her ex-boyfriend. There’s a very clear, well-established pop culture road map for this!” These lines get in front of “Run the World’s” almost inevitable comparisons to the iconic HBO series, which has been admired for its trailblazing focus on female sexuality at the same time that it’s been criticized for featuring just one Black female character in its six-season run. The connection even runs to the fashions, always at the heart of “Sex and the City’s” appeal: The ambitious, accomplished quartet of Black women in “Run the World” are impeccably dressed by costume designer Tracy L. Cox and consultant Patricia Field, both of whom worked on “Sex and the City.” “At first I was like, that’s annoying, because this show is its own thing,” said series creator Leigh Davenport. If you see us as the Black ‘Sex and the City,’ — like, yes, this is how fabulous and dynamic and messy and complicated and incredibly full we are — then give us the ‘Sex and the City’ treatment: six seasons and two movies!” But to consider “Run the World” merely a retread of “Sex and the City” with Black women would be selling it short. “Harlem is usually the setting of crime-centric movies and historical stories when, really, it’s this vibrant, beautiful, very connected community of predominantly Black people, having fun and living life,” said Davenport.
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