Every week, The GLAAD Wrap brings you LGBTQ-related entertainment news highlights, fresh stuff to watch out for, and fun diversions to help you kick off the weekend.
1.) Director Todd Phillips rang in the new year this week by revealing new images of Joker: Folie à Deux, starring out multihyphenate Lady Gaga as the iconic character Harley Quinn. Check out the photos below and watch DC Elseworld’s Joker sequel October 4.
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2.) Zendaya has debuted the first poster for forthcoming love triangle film Challengers from gay director Luca Guadagnino. The Euphoria star plays a tennis prodigy-turned-coach Tashi, whose strategy for her husband’s redemption takes a surprising turn when he must compete against Patrick, his former best friend and Tashi’s ex-boyfriend. Find the poster below and catch Challengers in theaters April 26!
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3.) Out Grammy-winning rapper Lil Nas X’s documentary is heading to HBO this month! Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero provides a diaristic look at the star’s life amid his first global tour, discussing his groundbreaking career and his place within the pantheon of Black, queer icons. Don’t miss the doc’s debut January 27 at 8pm ET/PT on HBO or streaming on Max!
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4.) GLAAD Media Award-nominated drama series Good Trouble has returned to Freeform this week with the final season premiere. For five seasons, the series has followed residents of a communal living space as they juggle career, love, sex, and friendship, while fighting for social justice by making noise and getting into google trouble. Good Trouble includes queer characters Alice (Sherry Cola), Gael (Tommy Martinez), Angelica (Yasmine Aker) and more!
5.) FX has dropped the official trailer for Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans, the second installment of gay director Ryan Murphy’s award-winning anthology. The mini series chronicles the life of famous author Truman Capote as he stabs society’s most elite women in the back by publishing a story called “La Côte Basque 1965” in Esquire. Banished from high society, Capote is sent into a spiral of self-destruction from which he would ultimately never recover. Check out the trailer below and watch the first two episodes of Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans January 31 at 10pm ET/PT on FX, or the next day on Hulu.
6.) Netflix has unveiled first-look photos from the upcoming third season of Bridgerton, confirming the return of out actor Jonathan Bailey as Anthony alongside his love match Kate (Simone Ashley). Find the images below and stream part one of the new season May 16!
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7.) Peacock has shared the official trailer for In The Know, an upcoming adult animation series combining stop-motion animation and live-action interviews. Out real-world interviewees include Jonathan Van Ness, Tegan and Sara, and more! Watch the trailer below and stream In The Know January 25.
8.) Max’s hit comedy Hacks is set to return for a third season this Spring! The Emmy-winning series centers on the dark mentorship between aging comedian Debroah Vance (Jean Smart) and an up-and-coming bisexual writer Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder). The ensemble is jam-packed with LGBTQ talent, including Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Poppy Liu, Mark Indelicato, Meg Stalter, Johnny Sibily, and Lorenza Izzo. Stay tuned for release date information!
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9.) Bisexual actress Evan Rachel Wood and Glee alum Darren Criss will be starring in Little Shop of Horrors for a limited run at the West Side Theatre Off-Broadway, beginning January 30. Wood and Criss will be taking over the roles of Audrey and Seymour, respectively, in the horror comedy musical. Buy your tickets today! In more Off-Broadway news, gay actor Conrad Ricamora will play Abraham Lincoln in the upcoming production of non-binary comedian Cole Escola’s Oh, Mary!. Escola makes their Off-Broadway debut in the dark comedy, which also features gay actor James Scully as Mary’s teacher and trans actress Bianca Leigh as Mary’s chaperone. Oh, Mary! will play the Lucille Lortel Theatre beginning January 26 for a limited eight-week run through March 24, with opening night scheduled for February 8.
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10.) Gay Mean Girls star Jonathan Bennett will make his Broadway debut in the revival of Spamalot later this month! Bennett will succeed queer actor Michael Urie, who is set to star in City Center Encores!’s staging of Once Upon a Mattress. Don’t miss Bennett’s first Spamalot performance as Sir Robin on January 23!
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