Norman Lear-produced comedy starring Laverne Cox, about an estranged father and daughter in Alabama, comes at an awkward political moment.

It’s been over a decade since Time magazine declared the so-called “transgender tipping point” with a photo of Laverne Cox on its May 2014 cover. At the time, Cox was a year into her tenure as Sophia Burset on the Netflix dramedy Orange is the New Black,

With a new wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation coming out of the first days of 2025, Laverne Cox is well aware of the cultural significance of her new show. In Clean Slate, Season 1 of which is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video,