William Earl Representation for Black and nonbinary actors has increased significantly in TV and film since the start of the pandemic, according to a study of how casting for scripted live-action content has changed over the past two years.The research conducted by Variety sibling Variety Business Intelligence found that Black talent logged the highest rate of representation gains in episodic TV and film across racial and ethnic lines.
Among the gender and LGBTQ breakdowns examined, nonbinary talent logged the biggest overall gains.The study compared the the breakdowns of series regulars in episodic TV series and main-title cast members for movies released during two distinct periods: the 18 months leading up to the pandemic (Oct.
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