Emerald City, NBC’s modern update of The Wizard of Oz, has a lot working in its favor.
Unlike Wicked or the network’s own redo of The Wiz, the “Why – and why now?” isn’t apparent from the outset, making Emerald City seem suspiciously like an exercise in indulgence.
Dorothy is a gun-wielding badass The Dorothy most of us associate with this story is a gingham-clad, Ivory soap pure personification of fragility.
Emerald City debuts Friday, Jan. 6 at 9/8 c on NBC.