While the last two years have been incredibly tough for almost everyone, a few beneficial changes have arisen during that period. Among the gains made, there’s been a dramatic increase in TV and movie roles for Black and nonbinary actors.
William Earl of Variety reported that “representation for Black and nonbinary actors has increased significantly in TV and film since the start of the pandemic.”
According to Earl, “the research was conducted by Variety Business Intelligence, a part of P-MRC Data, a joint venture between Penske Media Corp. and MRC. It found that Black talent logged the highest rate of representation gains in episodic TV and film across racial and ethnic lines. Among the gender and LGBTQ breakdowns examined, nonbinary talent logged the biggest overall gains.”
