Just when we thought Netflix couldn’t possibly get any gayer, it did.
During a For Your Consideration Emmys event for Grace and Frankie over weekend, Lily Tomlin accidentally let it slip that her 9 to 5 co-star, country music legend/drag queen icon Dolly Parton, has a new series coming to Netflix.
When asked about a potential 9 to 5 reunion on Grace and Frankie, Tomlin replied by saying she’d love to have Dolly on, but that the songstress might be “too busy as she has her own Netflix project coming.”
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After Tomlin spilled the beans, Netflix confirmed the forthcoming series. The eight episode anthology series will star Parton, who will also serve as its executive producer. Each episode will be based on one of her songs.
“As a songwriter, I have always enjoyed telling stories through my music,” Parton said in a statement. “I am thrilled to be bringing some of my favorite songs to life with Netflix. We hope our show will inspire and entertain families and folks of all generations, and I want to thank the good folks at Netflix and Warner Bros. TV for their incredible support.”
No word yet on when Parton’s new series will premiere.
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Watch Dolly give a shoutout to all her gay fans below:
Creamsicle
Dolly Parton is a class act. Say what you will about country music, but she is a living legend in the industry. Her Imagination Library organization sends children age appropriate books every month for free all because Parton herself longed for books growing up, but was too poor to afford them. She’s an amazing human being even though I might not agree with 100% of her politics.
Mick406
Dolly once gave me a birthday party at the Grand Ole Opry way back in 1974. She was regionally well known then and so was I as I was a TV news anchor. She’s a short thing! She took me on stage and I did a duet with her. Super nice woman!
greatdane813
I had hoped for a movie based on Dolly’s song “Evening Shade”, maybe that can happen now.
okbye
Man I am with her on the motherhood thing. I play with my nieces and nephews and then send them home!
daisydave
I’ve loved Dolly’s music since I was a kid, she is one of the last of the greats of classic country music. She’s got a down home heart! I think I love her more now than ever before.