merrill strooep is getting a tv show and she's getting $325,000 an episode. >> julia and meryl aren'tnly big female movie stars making the jump to tv. witherspoon and nicole kidman star in hbo's big little lies which premieres in february. >> it was great working with those women. >> two-time oscar winner jane fonda recently shot her season of "grace and frankie". >> you slept with her. what were you thinking. >> television is where a lot of the best writing there is now because of all of the cables and netflix you can be dgier which is very attractive. it's actually for older people. >> younger stars like emma stone are also part of the shift. the appeal is pretty obvious. high-quality projects, solid pay and an enviable schedule. >> the great opportunity with a limited series like the one julia roberts is doing is it's much shorter than a traditional show. so she can probably knock it out in a few weeks and still also do films and spend time with her family. so she gets all of the opportunities at once. >> as for julia. this will be her first tv series because she did star in the em