Laverne Cox's new Prime Video comedy series, "Clean Slate," is loosely inspired by her own Alabama upbringing.

The Amazon show's star and co-creator also tells TheWrap about finding the humor in an authentic trans story The post Laverne Cox Says Developing ‘Clean Slate’ With Norman Lear Felt ‘Like a Miracle’ appeared first on TheWrap.

With her new Prime Video series “Clean Slate,” actress Laverne Cox delivers laughs while tackling social issues in the trans community.

"The gift of being an artist and going through horrible, awful stuff, is that maybe I can use this in my work, and show someone else that they're not alone," Cox tells PEOPLE

Laverne Cox leads an appealing ensemble in the refreshingly upbeat, proudly queer comedy series "Clean Slate."

Clean Slate” has Cox as Desiree Slate, who returns to her Alabama birthplace after a decades-long absence to confront her carwash operator father Harry Slate (George Wallace) with her gender

Laverne Cox has shattered barriers and redefined trans representation in Hollywood, both on and off the screen. Her breakthrough role

Trans actress and presenter Laverne Cox has made it clear that she remains defiant in the face of Donald Trump’s anti-trans oppression, saying, “I refuse to be a victim.” Following Trump’s election victory,