The Party of Five reboot is one of seven new TV projects that shine a spotlight on immigrants

Vulture

Concurrent with the DACA debate, immigration has become a hot topic this pilot season. “It’s such a present issue,” says Party of Five co-creator Amy Lippman, who is  behind the immigration reboot of her 1990s Fox drama. “It’s unavoidable and heartbreaking and it’s on the news every single night. And all these show creators are feeling that same incredibly rich source of storytelling.” Lippman says she doesn’t mind there being so many shows focused on immigrants on the works: “Nobody ever said, why are there two shows about white people and white people’s families? It’s at the heart of the debate about what this country is and what it’s going to be,” she adds. “It triggers all of that.”