Lear, Rhimes attached to Epix show

US pay TV network Epix is launching an inequality-focused documentary series exec produced by Norman Lear and Shonda Rhimes.

Norman Lear

America Divided, created by Solly Granatstein, Lucian Read, and Richard Rowley, will follow celebrities as they explore inequality in their own lives.

Lear, recipient of a Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award at Natpe this week, will headline a segment where he looks at New York’s housing crisis. Also presenting a piece is Rapper Common, who also exec produces.

The show debuts on Epix this fall.

Earlier this month, Netflix announced it was launching a Latino remake of Lear’s iconic comedy series One Day at a Time.

At Natpe last year, Lear said the industry’s obsession with the 18-39 demo had bred a culture of ageism, adding that he was finding it difficult to get comedies about the elderly on air.