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November 7, 2016 04:00 am PST

Lexi Alexander wants to know why there are no female directors on The Crown

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The new Netflix series The Crown dropped this weekend and while its great (Im reviewing it for The A.V. Club), there's one notable weak spot: Of the four directors who helmed the show's 10-episode first season, not one was a woman. Oscar-nominated director/activist Lexi Alexander (Green Street, Punisher: War Zone) took to Twitter to point out the inequality:

https://twitter.com/Lexialex/status/794776122521108480https://twitter.com/Lexialex/status/794778788756193280https://twitter.com/Lexialex/status/794781540924276736

Ironically, the show was central to a "girl power" Emmy campaign that Netflix released earlier this year. So it only makes sense to question why that girl power message doesn't extend behind the scenes too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tw2-K8w8l7I

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