{"id":5863,"date":"2019-05-23T19:50:38","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T00:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=5863"},"modified":"2019-05-23T19:50:38","modified_gmt":"2019-05-24T00:50:38","slug":"armistead-maupins-tales-of-the-city-launches-on-netflix-june-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/23\/armistead-maupins-tales-of-the-city-launches-on-netflix-june-7\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Armistead Maupin&#8217;s Tales of the City&#8221; &#8211; Launches on Netflix June 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5864\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/netflix-tales-of-the-city.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"596\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/netflix-tales-of-the-city.jpg 596w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/netflix-tales-of-the-city-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/netflix-tales-of-the-city-560x278.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/netflix-tales-of-the-city-260x129.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/netflix-tales-of-the-city-160x79.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/>Inspired by the books of Armistead Maupin, Netflix Original Limited Series Armistead Maupin&#8217;s <strong><em>Tales of the City<\/em><\/strong> begins a new chapter in the beloved story. 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