Just one year ago, there were actually two such shows and they both streamed on Netflix - Grace and Frankie, which follows two 80-something roomies whose husbands left them to marry each other, and The Kominsky Method, about a 70-something actor (Michael Douglas) whose close connection with his agent-pal Norman (Alan Arkin) was more relatable than most TV marriages. For all the talk in Hollywood about inclusion, there remains an astonishing lack of shows that both cast - and provide authentic depictions of - older Americans.
Morris is one of the last remaining series that features golden agers who actually address golden age topics. The comedy from Marta Kauffman and Howard J. When Grace and Frankie drops for its seventh and final season April 29, fans will have to bid farewell to more than just good laughs about yam lubricant and hydraulic-assisted toilet seats.