Manu Ríos checks our pulse, Dylan Mulvaney pops off (Broadway) & 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
- America You Kill Me — Now Available (VOD): A doc about gay activist Jeffrey Montgomery who dedicated himself to the Triangle Foundation advocacy group after the tragic loss of his partner.
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Season 3 — Now Available (Paramount+): This Star Trek prequel series has always boldly gone where few other TV shows have in terms of LGBTQ+ representation.
- Project Runway, Season 21 — July 31 (Hulu): Heidi Klum is back as host of this design competition series, with Law Roach joining as a regular judge & Drag Race’s Utica Queen as a contestant!
- The Sandman, Season 2 – Bonus Episode — July 31 (Netflix): The queer-inclusive dark fantasy series ends with this epilogue centered on the all-powerful god Death (Kirby Howell-Baptiste).
- Twisted Metal, Season 2 — July 31 (Peacock): A clever post-apocalyptic series based off the high-octane video game of the same name featuring queer star Stephanie Beatriz.
- Taxi Zum Klo — Aug. 1 (Select Theaters): The 45th anniversary re-release of Frank Ripploh’s controversial (and autobiographical!) German film about a school teacher who’s a habitual cruiser.
- The Nature Of Us — Aug. 1 (YouTube): A sweet and tender coming-of-age romance set in Cape Co bout two aimless teens who fall in love that fateful first fall after graduating high school.
- My Oxford Year — Aug. 1 (Netflix): In this rom-com about an American woman (Sofia Carson) fulfilling her dream to attend Oxford, queer star Harry Trevaldwyn has a standout supporting role.
Culture Catch-Up
AXE TO GRIND: Ryan Murphy has yet to unveil his next Monster—when his dark anthology series turns its attention to the notorious Ed Gein—but he’s already casting buzzy names for a Lizzie Borden-focused fourth season, which will surely explore the long-standing rumors the murderess was a lesbian. [Deadline]
STAR POWER: TikTok sensation Dylan Mulvaney is logging off and going Off-Broadway with one-woman show The Least Problematic Woman In The World, which will debut at NYC’s Lucille Lortel Theater this fall after an acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Fringe—and she’s got a wacky new teaser to prove it! [People]
GOING SOLO: Director Richard Linklater re-teams with Ethan Hawke for Blue Moon, a biopic about famed songwriter Lorenz Hart—said to have been “discreetly homosexual”—focused on the night of the musical Oklahoma!‘s premiere, with was co-written by his former creative partner, Richard Rodgers (Andrew Scott).
ALL DOLL’D UP: Lilly Wachowski, one of the masterminds behind The Matrix, is producing an upcoming sci-fi short called Dolls, which will cleverly re-snatch the body-snatcher genre for the trans community, starring and directed by trans model-turned-activist-turned-filmmaker Geena Rocero. [Them]
MOVIN’ ON OUT?: Out The Jeffersons star Damon Evans says his “TV dad” Sherman Hemsley was indeed gay, despite the fact that the late actor never said so publicly, claiming that the two of the used to cruise the same spots, and he even remembers the sitcom legend bringing a boyfriend to set. [Queerty]
365 PARTY BOY: Sir Ian McKellen made a surprise appearance at Windsor and Eton Pride festivities this past weekend in the U.K., where he gave a very cute interview to “the youth” who asked if he was a fan of Charli XCX. His hilarious adorable answer? “I can’t get enough of him!”
(@liamsventures)GAME-CHANGERS: Football might seem like the most stereotypically masculine and “straight” sport, but the NFL has an impressive track record of supporting the queer community, from coming-out stories to inclusive kiss cams. These are the 25 most important LGBTQ+ moments in the league’s history. [Outsports]
SOPHOMORE YEAR?: In an exciting yet frustratingly vague new interview, a TV executive at Amazon has revealed that Benito Skinner‘s hilarious college comedy Overcompensating is “working on” a Season 2 writers room. Though there has been no official news of a renewal yet, it’s still a good sign! [Variety]
HELLO, NURSE!: Netflix has unveiled a first-look at the next season of its steamy, Spanish-language medical procedural Breathless, returning Oct. 31. We won’t lie: There’s not much to the shots beyond a chance to see Manu Ríos in scrubs again, but when have we ever complained about that?
HORSING AROUND: The latest episode of The Gilded Age had fans screaming with an out-of-nowhere accident that had one of its beloved queer characters biting the dust in the most literal sense. But are they gone-gone? And is this another unfortunate case of a TV show “burying its gays”? Let’s discuss! [Queerty]
ENCORE!: It’s no secret that Broadway has always been very gay, and thankfully there have been plenty of incredible plays and musicals that have brought our community’s story to the stage, from Angels In America to Hedwig & The Angry Inch and beyond. Here are 20 of the most important queer shows, ever. [LGBTQNation]
HEAVENLY: In A24’s fantasy romance Eternity, Elizabeth Olsen stars as a deceased woman who must decide which of her husbands—Callum Turner & Miles Teller—she wants to spend her afterlife with. Sounds pretty straight, though the hysterical John Early plays a “gay angel,” which is always how we envisioned heaven!
The Final Hump
Global All Stars who? Our most anticipated international drag competition is Drag Race Philippines‘ new series Slaysian Royale, which will see some of the fiercest Asian queens from all over the world come together to show off their Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve, and Talent, including RPDR Season 10’s Yuhua and UK‘s Sum Ting Wong. The season’s trailer shows off some truly next level drag, and also reveals that worldwide drag royalty like Sasha Colby, Pangina Heals, and Nymphia Wind will be among the gag-worthy guest judges. And don’t worry, Joella stans: WOW Presents Plus has announced that THE slaysian diva of LA will be among the icons recapping the competition for Binge Queens, and Raja & Raven will bring their eye for style to the season with more Fashion Photo Ruview. It all goes down beginning with the Slaysian Royale premiere on August 13—we can’t wait to see how this turns out!
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