{"id":216499,"date":"2019-05-29T03:44:35","date_gmt":"2019-05-29T07:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=216499"},"modified":"2019-05-29T03:44:35","modified_gmt":"2019-05-29T07:44:35","slug":"netflix-will-rethink-georgia-shoots-if-abortion-law-holds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/05\/29\/netflix-will-rethink-georgia-shoots-if-abortion-law-holds\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix will ‘rethink’ Georgia shoots if abortion law holds"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos said in a statement that the streaming giant will work with the American Civil Liberties Union and others to fight the law in court. (File Photo: reestocks.org\/Unsplash)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

NEW YORK \u2014 Though major studios have so far remained quiet on Georgia’s recently passed abortion law , Netflix on Tuesday said it will contest the legislation and \u201crethink our entire investment\u201d in the state, should the law going into effect.<\/p>\n

Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos said in a statement that the streaming giant will work with the American Civil Liberties Union and others to fight the law in court.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have many women working on productions in Georgia, whose rights, along with millions of others, will be severely restricted by this law,\u201d said Sarandos in a statement first published by Variety. \u201cGiven the legislation has not yet been implemented, we’ll continue to film there, while also supporting partners and artists who choose not to. Should it ever come into effect, we’d rethink our entire investment in Georgia.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law a ban on virtually all abortions, many in the film and television industries have said they would refuse to take their productions to Georgia. Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo said they would relocate their Lionsgate film \u201cBarb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar.\u201d Reed Morano’s Amazon series \u201cThe Power\u201d also uprooted. Producers including Christine Vachon, David Simon and Mark Duplass have said they would bypass Georgia in the future.<\/p>\n

Jordan Peele and J.J. Abrams are continuing to make their HBO show \u201cLovecraft County\u201d in Georgia, but they said they will donate all of their \u201cepisodic fees\u201d to organizations fighting the law, including the ACLU.<\/p>\n

But among larger media corporations, the reaction in Hollywood has not as vocal as it was when, in 2016, many companies denounced a law that allowed faith-based refusal of services to LGBTQ persons. That bill was eventually vetoed by then-Gov. Nathan Deal. This time, the Walt Disney Co. and other major studios have not publicly responded to the abortion law.<\/p>\n

Thanks to tax credits, Atlanta has in recent years become a major hub of TV and film production. Georgia has been home to productions including Disney’s Marvel blockbuster \u201cBlack Panther,\u201d AMC’s smash series \u201cThe Walking Dead\u201d and Netflix’s hit sci-fi series \u201cStranger Things.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kemp had been scheduled to last week visit Los Angeles to promote Georgia’s film industry, a trip that was delayed amid backlash to the law.<\/p>\n

Georgia’s law bans abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected, except in the case of rape or incest. It’s scheduled to go into effect in January 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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