Gender-Flipping on TV: What’s Gained When a Male Character Is Reimagined as Female

What’s old is new again, and that includes the practice of gender-flipping a role.

Commonly seen in folk tales and comic book properties, the practice has been a staple on the big screen and gaining popularity on TV, especially when it comes to reimagining male characters as female.Swapping a character’s gender often occurs in the process of remaking or reimagining a pre-existing story.

The most recent example on TV is the casting of Parker Posey to portray the villainous Dr.

Smith on Netflix’s reboot of “Lost in Space.” The role was originated by Jonathan Harris in the ‘60s-era Irwin Allen series.But gender-flipping can also occur in the process of creating a new character.

In the case of lawyer Jeri Hogarth on “Marvel’s Jessica Jones,” the production started by crafting a female character and then retrofitting her with an identity from Marvel.

That’s how Jeryn Hogarth,

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