Is Justice Smith joining Heated Rivalry? Plus: Sarah Paulson’s coven grows & all the best LGBTQ+ releases this week
Stay in-the-know with Queerty's midweek pop culture catch-up.
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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
- Diarra From Detroit, Season 2 — Streaming (Paramount+): Out actor Bryan Terrell Clark co-stars in this underrated comedy series about a school teacher pulled into a dark mystery.
- Leviticus — Now Available (VOD): In this Aussie indie horror, two teen boys are cursed to be stalked by an evil presence disguised as the one thing they most desire: each other.
- Mary Beth Barone: Galaxy Brain — Streaming (Netflix): The out bi comic, RIDE podcaster & Overcompensating star debuts her first-ever hour-long stand-up special.
- WHAM! 10 Days In China — Now Playing (Select Theaters): This doc looks back to 1985 when WHAM!, at peak fame, became the first Western pop group to ever perform in China.
- Drag Race México: Latina Royale — July 30 (WOW Presents Plus): Latina queens from all over—including RuGirls Alexis Mateo & Xunami Muse—compete in this worldwide drag gauntlet.
- Adults, Special Episode — July 31 (Hulu): Before Season 2, the comedy delivers a one-off prequel episode about how the group first met sexually fluid roomie Paul Baker (Jack Innanen).
- I Want Your Sex — July 31 (Select Theaters): New Queer Cinema auteur Gregg Araki’s kinky comedy about a provocative artist (Olivia Wilde) & her young new muse (Cooper Hoffman).
- Jimmy — July 31 (NYC Theaters): An imagined portrait of trailblazing queer writer & civil rights activist James Baldwin (played by Benny O. Arthur) as he travels through Paris in his youth.
- The Male Gaze: Courage Under Fire — Aug. 1 (VOD): The latest in this shorts anthology series contains rugby romance, love at the end of the world, and more global gay stories.
- Lioness, Season 3 — Aug. 2 (Paramount+): This gritty action series stars Oscar winners Zoe Saldaña & Nicole Kidman and a surprising sapphic love story that gets hot & heavy.
