By Angie Han/Aug. 28, 2014 6:00 am EST
But that could change with Transparent. The “psychosexual comedy” stars Jeffrey Tambor as a father who comes out as a trans woman late in his life, rocking the lives of his family including his ex-wife (Judith Light) and their three adult children (Amy Landecker, Jay Duplass, and Gaby Hoffmann).
Transparent was created by Jill Soloway, an Emmy-nominated TV vet whose credits include Six Feet Under, United States of Tara, and How to Make It in America. She recently made her feature directing debut with Afternoon Delight, which won her the Best Director prize at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.
The pilot alone had TV critics wondering if Transparent could be “2014’s groundbreaking show” and declaring themselves “already addicted.” That’s not a promise that the series itself will live up to the hype, but with chatter like that we’re eager to see it try.
