Year: 2017
Season: 1
Country: US
Language: English
GLOW is also known as Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling. It was a women's only wrestling show that began in 1986 and ended in 1992. Created by David B. McLane, he formed a partnership with the television distribution company known as the Independent Network Incorporated (INI) to find airtime for the struggling company. Overall the company did quite well and created a number of stars, most notably Lisa Moretti, who is known as Ivory in WWE.
On June 23rd, 2017 Netflix released the first season of GLOW. It consists of 10 episodes that are 35 minutes each and is essentially about the tumultuous creation of the ladies' wrestling show.
The first documentary about GLOW (What!? GLOW: The Story of Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling) can be easily viewed on Youtube. I've seen that, in addition to a few episodes of the original show. years before this Netflix series. Unfortunately this series doesn't quite follow the actual real-life story, which would probably have been less dramatic albeit still engaging. In lieu of truth we are given a surprisingly deep story with some rather complex characters.
If you're a wrestling fan and expect to hear a lot of inside terms or learn about wrestling psychology you may be disappointed, as most of this show is about backstage drama and an overarching underdog story. Think A League of Their Own or Bad News Bears but with far better writing and character development. It is fun to see the brief wrestler cameos, I particularly liked the scenes with Carlito.
Each episode of GLOW has plenty of funny, entertaining and dramatic moments. It's a serious show in presentation, but quirky enough to have you coming back for the next episode. I never grew up in the 80's, but I'm betting this will hit a few nostalgia buttons for many.
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