HBO Unveils First Trailer for ‘Minx,’ Starring Jake Johnson (TV News Roundup)
variety.comMinx,” starring Ophelia Lovibond and Jake Johnson.Set in 1970s Los Angeles, “Minx” follows Joyce (Lovibond) — a young feminist activist looking to launch a women’s magazine.
When she can’t find anyone to publish her idea as is, she ends up teaming with a low-rent pornographic magazine publisher Doug (Johnson) to create the first erotic magazine for women.
When their creation “The Minx” launches, it becomes an instant success, but also proves a lightning rod of controversy as protestors aim to shut it down.The trailer shows Lovibond and Johnson’s characters launching the magazine and auditioning models, while teasing the tense dynamic between the two. “God you love a pyrrhic victory,” Lovibond says to Johnson in the trailer. “I don’t know what that means so it doesn’t hurt my feelings,” Johnson replies.In addition to Lovibond and Johnson, the cast also includes Idara Victor, Jessica Lowe, Lennon Parham, Michael Angarano and Oscar Montoya.
Creator and showrunner Ellen Rapoport executive produces “Minx” — alongside Paul Feig and Dan Magnante for Feigco Entertainment, Ben Karlin and Rachel Lee Goldenberg, who also directed the pilot.
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