In what is the least shocking bit of entertainment news of 2017, this Thanksgiving Netflix is releasing a Spike Lee-directed series reboot of his 1986 feature film, “She’s Gotta Have It.” A streaming service picking up a 10-episode series adaptation of a film made by a director most well-known for his work in the ‘80s and ‘90s? It feels like some version of this is announced every other week now. Here’s the official description and synopsis of “She’s Gotta Have It” from Netflix:
She’s Gotta Have It the Netflix Original Series from Academy Award® Nominated Director SPIKE LEE is a 10-episode contemporary update of Lee’s 1986 revolutionary debut film. Starring DeWanda Wise (Shots Fired) in the central role of Nola Darling, a Brooklyn-based artist in her late twenties struggling to define herself and divide her time amongst her Friends, her Job and her Three Lovers: Greer Childs played by Cleo Anthony (Divergent), Jamie Overstreet played by Lyriq Bent (The Book of Negroes), and Mars Blackmon played by Hamilton alum Anthony Ramos. Chyna Layne (Precious) and Ilfenesh Hadeara (Baywatch), Margot Bingham (Barbershop: The Next Cut), Sydney Morton (Love, New York), and Joie Lee (Do The Right Thing) also star. Lee directs all 10 episodes of the series, he created and produced the show. Tonya Lewis Lee is Executive Producer. Barry Michael Cooper and Lynn Nottage are also Producers.
Netflix has followed up the incredibly short “She’s Gotta Have It” teaser trailer that it released last week with a longer look. The series, based on what Netflix has released so far, looks very much like a Spike Lee Joint of yore.