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."

Trans representation done with grace and humor comes to Prime Video in the Laverne Cox/Norman Lear team-up, "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

The late Norman Lear’s career was defined by centering underrepresented stories rarely seen on television, and “Clean Slate,” one of Lear’s final projects, continues that tradition. The show follows father/daughter duo Harry (George Wallace) and Desiree Slate (Laverne Cox),