FX To Have A Majority Of Diverse & Female Directors In 2021 As John Landgraf Lays Out Latest Diversity Data
Peter White Television EditorDiverse directors and female directors are set to make up 63% of FX’s productions in 2021 – the first time that white male directors will not be in the majority.This stat, which will see white male directors make up 37% of its shows next year, was revealed by John Landgraf during a keynote session at the Edinburgh International TV Festival as he lifted the lid on the cable network’s diversity strategy.This is a marked improvement on five years ago, when white men made up 85% of its directors.Landgraf, who is Chairman of FX Networks and FX Productions, admitted that he was “ashamed” by this number in 2015, revealed in an article by Maureen Ryan, and that his initial reaction was “defensiveness”.