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NBCUniversal Celebrates Women’s History Month with Peacock’s Lineup of Female-Led Movies, TV Shows and More

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March 29, 2023

As Women’s History Month wraps up, NBCUniversal continues to celebrate the many contributions and achievements of women across our company and throughout our history. Peacock’s women-led content features strong female characters, works from female writers and directors, and authentic women-centered stories which you can watch all year long.

Check out Peacock’s women-led Movies, TV Shows, and News Coverage below. For more information and to see the full content lists, visit Peacock’s Women Who Rule the Screen and Female-Driven Movies & TV Shows collections. 

Movies Directed and Written by Women Across all Genres

  • Oscar nominated titles, “Zero Dark Thirty” and Focus Features’ “Emma.” 
  • Fan favorites including: “Mamma Mia!;” “Pitch Perfect 2”; “The Proposal.” 
  • Titles including “She Said,” the true story directed by Maria Schrader; “Half the Picture,” featuring women directors discussing their career paths. 
  • Dramas from award winning and nominated directors such as: “Serena;” “Suffragette;” “Winters Bone;” “Dallas Buyers Club.”

Stories Depicting Strong Female Characters  

  • Award winning shows such as: “30 Rock;” “Parks and Recreation;” “Law and Order Special Victims Unit.” 
  • Peacock original comedies including: “Girls 5eva;” “Punky Brewster;” “We Are Lady Parts;”  “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist.” 
  • Academy Award nominee “Tár;” Peacock original “Angelyne;” beloved adaptation “Pride and Prejudice.”

Women in Comedy  

  • Saturday Night Live fan favorites including: Kate Mckinnion and Aidy Bryant; Gilda Radner and Jane Curtain; Chloe Fineman; Tina Fey and Amy Poehler; Punkie Johnson.
  • Comedy specials such as: Margaret Cho’s “Psycho;” SNL alum Sasheer Zamata’s “Pizza Mind;” Alyssa Limperis’s “No Bad Days;” Joyelle Nicole Johnson’s “Love Joy;”  Whitney Cummings, “Money Shot;” Last Comic Standing winner, Iliza Shlesinger’s “War Paint.”

Women in Sports  
Highlighting the trailblazing women in prominent roles on and off the field, as seen in Peacock Originals: "Earnin’ It The NFL’s Forward Progress;” “Golden: The Journey of USA’s Elite Gymnasts;” and “Sisters of ‘96: The 1996 USA Women’s Olympic Soccer team.”  

Women in News  
Groundbreaking news coverage told by strong female reporters, including: Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie on NBC’s TODAY; MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” with Mika Brzezinski; “The ReidOut” with Joy Reid; “Inside with Jen Psaki” with Jen Psaki and Noticias Telemundo “En La Noche” with Arantxa Loizaga.  

Women in Unscripted 

  • Bravo hits with women leads and female casts of characters, including “The Real Housewives;” “Below Deck;” “Southern Charm.” 
  • Peacock Originals such as “Baking It;” staring Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, “Queens Court;” “The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip.”

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