Netflix unveils first 8 Shonda Rhimes projects for platform

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shonda Rhimes’s first slate of shows for Netflix include a look at the migration of African-Americans from the Jim Crow South, romance among wealthy 19th century Londoners and a documentary on Debbie Allen’s reimagining of “The Nutcracker.”

The streaming service on Friday announced eight shows Rhimes and her collaborators at Shondaland are developing.

Other projects include a show based on tech investor Ellen Pao’s memoir, a series on California on the eve of the Mexican-American War, and a dark comedy about a troop of teenage girls who survive the apocalypse and want humanity to live by their Sunshine Scouts rules.

Rhimes, the creator of hit shows such as “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Scandal,” signed a multiyear deal to produce Netflix shows last August.

No release dates were announced Friday.