Norman Lear-produced comedy starring Laverne Cox, about an estranged father and daughter in Alabama, comes at an awkward political moment.

It’s been over a decade since Time magazine declared the so-called “transgender tipping point” with a photo of Laverne Cox on its May 2014 cover. At the time, Cox was a year into her tenure as Sophia Burset on the Netflix dramedy Orange is the New Black,

With her new Prime Video series “Clean Slate,” actress Laverne Cox delivers laughs while tackling social issues in the trans community.