How The Bold Type mastered the art of the "topical" TV show

Paste Magazine

"Topical” or “timely” TV shows have become ubiquitous in the Trump era. But as the Freeform series returns for Season 3, Matt Brennan explains: "For The Bold Type—a woke Sex and the City, a gentler Devil Wears Prada, a kissing cousin to Younger, a frothily entertaining soap for the Millennial set—mastering the 'topical' and the 'timely' is more than a narrative technique. It’s central to the series’ identity: With its Season One finale, 'Carry the Weight,' in which Scarlet editor Jacqueline Carlyle (Melora Hardin) reveals that she’s a survivor of sexual assault, The Bold Type presaged the viral expansion of the #MeToo movement and secured its reputation as a series more than ready to meet the moment." ALSO: The Bold Type boss Amanda Lasher previews Season 3.