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NBC's Hillary Clinton Miniseries is in Development Hell, So Let's Make Series about These Women Instead
With multiple studios passing on producing it and the Republican National Committee vowing to boycott NBC if it airs, it looks like the network's proposed Hillary Clinton miniseries is dead on arrival. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the project is in development hell, with both outside organizations and NBC insiders calling it a "nightmare," "a really bad idea," and a "clusterf---," among other choice words. While we'd love to see Diane Lane take on the former Secretary of State, it's looking like the project is bound to disappear. If Clinton's possible 2016 presidential run stops her chance at a miniseries, though, we'd love to see these five political women get the TV treatment instead.
5 Political Women Who Deserve a Miniseries
With multiple studios passing on producing it and the Republican National Committee vowing to boycott NBC if it airs, it looks like the network's proposed Hillary Clinton miniseries is dead on arrival. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the project is in development hell, with both outside organizations and NBC insiders calling it a "nightmare," "a really bad idea," and a "clusterf---," among other choice words. While we'd love to see Diane Lane take on the former Secretary of State, it's looking like the project is bound to disappear. If Clinton's possible 2016 presidential run stops her chance at a miniseries, though, we'd love to see these five political women get the TV treatment instead.
Wendy Davis
Two months after Wendy Davis made the country's jaws drop by speaking and standing for 11 hours straight to filibuster a law that would drastically restrict abortion rights, all eyes are peeled on the Texas State senator's next move. Whether she runs for re-election or for governor, Davis is bound for an exciting future in politics, and a miniseries would capture the woman behind the pink sneakers.
Nancy Pelosi
Pelosi, the Democratic Leader of the House of Representatives and the only woman to ever have been Speaker of the House, is the highest-ranking female politician in American history. If anyone deserves an in depth look at their career, it's her. Plus, we'd love to see Arrested Development's Jessica Walter have some non-Bluth fun in the role.
Janet Napolitano
As the first female Secretary of Homeland Security, Napolitano has faced her share of controversy — incorrect claims about 9/11, offensive leaked memos, a discrimination lawsuit — but there's no question that she'd made huge progress for women in politics. In September, she begins a tenure as president of the University of California system, and so a miniseries focusing on her now-past political career would be timely and fascinating.
Angela Merkel
Merkel, the Chancellor of Germany and the de facto leader of the European Union, is ranked as the world's second most powerful person — male or female. A miniseries is the least she deserves. With a little makeup and a new haircut, Emma Thompson could do wonders in the role.
Dilma Rousseff
Rousseff, the first female President of Brazil, began her political career while still in high school, joining a socialist organization. Over the years, as she fought against her country's military dictatorship, she was captured, tortured, and jailed, but still continued the battle. She eventually co-founded the Democratic Labour Party, became Chief of Staff, and ran for president in 2010. Her controversial, extraordinary career will go down in the history books... and maybe make for a great miniseries.
