We committed to releasing our progress every two years through 2026 to help keep us accountable and effect lasting change in our industry.įrom our work with USC, we know that more inclusion behind the camera leads to better representation on screen. Smith and the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative to examine several inclusion metrics (e.g., gender, race/ethnicity, LGBTQ+, disability) in our US-commissioned films and series.
This is why two years ago Netflix partnered with Dr. And as part of that, I think it's important to understand which voices we may not be hearing from. Today I am excited as ever about working with creators from around the world to share and elevate new stories. Soon after getting my foot in the door at a network and giving notes on dozens of scripts a month, I realized that my heritage is a superpower: it allows me to see stories from different perspectives.
Growing up as an Indian girl in the UK, Zambia and later America, I noticed that nobody looked like me on TV or in the movies I loved and that no one was telling stories like mine. Listen to the audio version of this article below.
