Netflix Sets Thanksgiving Premiere for ‘She’s Gotta Have It’

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Netflix will launch its dramedy series She’s Gotta Have It this Thanksgiving (Nov. 23), the network said Monday.

The series is a contemporary update of Spike Lee’s 1986 debut film of the same name about a twentysomething artist struggling to define herself and define her time between her job and three lovers. DeWanda Wise (Shots Fired) stars as the series' lead character Nola Darling, said Netflix.

 Lee will direct all 10 episodes of the series, with Tonya Lewis Lee serving as executive producer for the series.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.