About 16.9 million people tuned in Friday night to watch Bruce Jenner tell ABC’s Diane Sawyer he was transitioning from male to female.
The interview not only scored “20/20’s” highest ratings in 15 years, it sparked a national conversation about transgender issues in America. But Jenner’s high-profile coming out, some experts say, could end up having a ripple effect on Hollywood as well.
“For me it was as big as the moon landing,” veteran casting director and producer Marci Liroff told TheWrap. “Hollywood always loves to get on the bandwagon of what’s trending, and so we’re going to see more and more transgender stories that are more inclusive.”