EXCLUSIVE: Samantha Bee and Soledad O’Brien are teaming up to tackle the women’s healthcare crisis in the U.S.Deadline understands that the pair are to front a comedic docuseries on the topic.It marks familiar territory for both Bee and O’Brien: Bee regularly covered the topic, including abortion rights, on her TBS show Full Frontal and former CNN anchor O’Brien has hosted and produced a number of documentaries that touch on the subject including CNN special Black in America.The project marks Bee’s first since Full Frontal was axed at TBS following the creation of Warner Bros.
Discovery.Bee’s Swimsuit Competition and O’Brien’s SOB Productions were already developing a series about woman’s health that was to be hosted by others when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v.
Wade and they decided to front it themselves. They are looking to mix journalism and comedy in the untitled series, which they’ll take out to buyers soon.It will cover the “urgent mess” that is women’s health care in America from abortion rights and birth control to the wellness industry which has preyed on the lack of information and care available to women.
It aims to be an antidote to misinformation and a view into how America has utterly failed womenThe duo will go out into the world to investigate, point out hypocrisies, and force people to consider valuable solutions.
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