The Untold Story of the Fonda Family

You’d think most people would slow down at eighty-two. Jane Fonda did the opposite—she got arrested. In 2019, inspired by Greta Thunberg and furious over climate inaction, she launched “Fire Drill Fridays,” a weekly protest on Capitol Hill.

With a red coat and a clear voice, she was handcuffed on camera more than once. The image of an Oscar-winning legend being hauled away by police reignited her legacy for a new generation. She wasn’t playing a role. She was demanding action. The same tenacity that fueled her in Coming Home now propelled her down courthouse steps, hands behind her back, chin up.