This article investigates the equality of female representation in 2019 Global Original Netflix drama series by identifying trends of female representation across 82 series sample, assessing the quality of female representation in the most watched 2019 drama series and comparing analysis across British, American and International series. Overall, female representation in 2019 Netflix drama series conforms the existing literature on television studies concluding that women are underrepresented on-screen and behind-the-scenes.
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