Hudson Williams says no more ‘shipping, Hayden Panettiere comes out & all the best LGBTQ+ releases this week

Catch up on what you missed this week ...

Mark Mark
May 9, 2026 - 20:00
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Image Credits: Threads, @hudsonwilliamsofficial (left) | ‘Scream 4,’ Paramount (top right) | ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 11,’ Paramount+ (bottom right)

Need a boost to get over Hump Day? The Hot Sheet is Queerty’s midweek pop culture catch-up, highlighting the entertainment stories everyone’s talking about, the ones you might’ve missed, and the notable LGBTQ+ film & TV releases in the days ahead. Here’s everything you need to stay in-the-know:

What To Watch This Week

  • Open To It, Season 2 — Now Streaming (Dekkoo): The ongoing romantic & sexual escapades of Greg (series creator Frank Arthur Smith) & Cam (Tim Wardell) after opening up their relationship.
  • Where In The Hell — Now Available (VOD): A queer loner (Cam Killion) & a hunky cash-strapped actor (Joohun Lee) become unlikely travel buddies in this indie road-trip comedy.
  • Blue Film — May 8 (Select Theaters): A provocative two-hander drama about a camboy (Kieron Moore) spending a night with a surprising client—his former middle-school teacher (Reed Birney).
  • Broad Trip — May 8 (The Roku Channel): Just in time for Mother’s Day, queer star Sophia Bush plays a woman on a bachelorette road trip before her mom’s (Lauren Holly) shotgun wedding.
  • RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 11 — May 8 (Paramount+): 18 fan-favorite queens take another shot at the crown in another tournament-style battle royale of Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve & Talent!
  • The Sheep Detectives — May 8 (Theaters): In what sounds like Babe x Knives Out, Bella Ramsey & an all-star cast voice a flock of sheep trying to solve the mystery of their shepherd’s death.
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