Will the first time be the charm for Michaela Jae Rodriguez at the SAG Awards? Several of Gold Derby’s awards pundits predict the “Pose” star will win TV Drama Actress on what would be her first-ever guild nomination, including Expert Clayton Davis (Variety), Top 24 User dkalyagin, All-Star User Simonluca Barletta and myself, one of Gold Derby’s Editors. That support puts her in fourth place in our combined odds, behind only Jennifer Aniston (“The Morning Show”), Sarah Snook (“Succession”) and Elisabeth Moss (“The Handmaid’s Tale”). The nominations will be announced on January 12.
Michaela Jae Rodriguez, who until recently was known professional as Mj Rodriguez, is coming off her inaugural Emmy bid for the final season of “Pose,” in which she plays endearing house mother Blanca. Her nomination was historic in that she was the first transgender lead actress ever nominated by the Television Academy. FX’s heralded drama series...
Michaela Jae Rodriguez, who until recently was known professional as Mj Rodriguez, is coming off her inaugural Emmy bid for the final season of “Pose,” in which she plays endearing house mother Blanca. Her nomination was historic in that she was the first transgender lead actress ever nominated by the Television Academy. FX’s heralded drama series...
- 1/7/2022
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Variety's Awards Circuit is home to the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars and Emmys ceremonies from film awards editor Clayton Davis. Following history, buzz, news, reviews and sources, the Oscar and Emmy predictions are updated regularly with the current year's list of contenders in all categories. Variety's Awards Circuit Prediction schedule consists of four phases, running all year long: Draft, Pre-Season, Regular Season and Post Season. The eligibility calendar and dates of awards will determine how long each phase lasts and is subject to change.
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2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards Predictions:
Best Performance By Cast Ensemble (Drama Series)
Updated: Dec 7, 2021
Awards Prediction Commentary: More to come…...
To see all the latest predictions, of all the categories, in one place, visit The Oscars Collective
Visit each category, per the individual awards show from The Oscars Hub
Revisit the prediction archive of the 2021 season The Archive
Link to television awards is atTHE Emmys Hub
2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards Predictions:
Best Performance By Cast Ensemble (Drama Series)
Updated: Dec 7, 2021
Awards Prediction Commentary: More to come…...
- 12/7/2021
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Awards pundits think the third (and final) time will be the charm for “Pose” at this year’s Screen Actors Guild Awards. The heralded drama series went off the airwaves earlier this year, which means it’s the last chance for SAG Awards voters to honor the show with its first-ever nominations. For its first two seasons, lead actor Billy Porter and lead actress Mj Rodriguez were both snubbed, as was the show’s ensemble cast. But Gold Derby’s SAG Award nominations predictions think that egregious oversight is about to be corrected.
See‘Pose’ cast should finally get 10s across the board from the SAG Awards for its final season
The Ryan Murphy-produced drama series about LGBTQ+ ballroom culture in the 1990s comes in fourth place to win TV Drama Ensemble, behind only “Succession,” “The Morning Show” and “The Handmaid’s Tale.” Besides headliners Porter and Rodriguez, other potential...
See‘Pose’ cast should finally get 10s across the board from the SAG Awards for its final season
The Ryan Murphy-produced drama series about LGBTQ+ ballroom culture in the 1990s comes in fourth place to win TV Drama Ensemble, behind only “Succession,” “The Morning Show” and “The Handmaid’s Tale.” Besides headliners Porter and Rodriguez, other potential...
- 11/25/2021
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
The Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations will be announced on January 12, honoring the best performances in television and film for the 2021 calendar year. One of the most up-in-the-air races is TV Drama Ensemble, which notably will have 100% turnover as none of last year’s nominees are eligible to repeat again. Which dramatic casts will take their places on the nominations list? According to Gold Derby’s SAG Awards predictions for TV Drama Ensemble, the five nominees will be “Succession,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “The Morning Show,” “Pose” and “Squid Game.”
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HBO’s “Succession” comes in first place with 16/5 odds. Surprisingly, this Emmy champion has never been nominated for a single SAG Award despite being eligible in both 2019 and 2020. Might Season 3 be its year? Jeremy Strong and Brian Cox lead the ensemble as Kendall Roy and Logan Roy,...
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HBO’s “Succession” comes in first place with 16/5 odds. Surprisingly, this Emmy champion has never been nominated for a single SAG Award despite being eligible in both 2019 and 2020. Might Season 3 be its year? Jeremy Strong and Brian Cox lead the ensemble as Kendall Roy and Logan Roy,...
- 11/16/2021
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
“Pose” star Mj Rodriguez made Emmy history this summer, becoming the first openly transgender actress to score a nomination in a lead acting category. Her soulful performance as house mother Blanca Rodriguez-Evangelista finally earned her a bid in Best Drama Actress, and just in time, too, getting in for the third and final season of the FX drama. Emmy experts are predominantly picking Rodriguez’s category-mate Emma Corrin to win for “The Crown,” but I don’t think it’s all wrapped up for the young Princess Diana portrayer just yet. Here are four reasons why Rodriguez can pull off an upset win at Sunday’s Emmys.
SEEWill ‘Pose’ finale upset ‘The Crown’ for writing Emmy? It wouldn’t be the first time voters got sentimental
1. She has a narrative
The outpouring of excitement over Rodriguez’s Emmy nomination dominated the headlines on Emmy nominations day this summer, and the...
SEEWill ‘Pose’ finale upset ‘The Crown’ for writing Emmy? It wouldn’t be the first time voters got sentimental
1. She has a narrative
The outpouring of excitement over Rodriguez’s Emmy nomination dominated the headlines on Emmy nominations day this summer, and the...
- 9/18/2021
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
The category is: live, work, pose!
FX groundbreaking series Pose has ended after three seasons, but its legacy lives on as proof that stories about underserved communities are not only universal but a powerful and necessary tool for representation.
Creator and executive producer Steven Canals was turned out multiple times while pitching the idea for a show about the Black and brown transgender community and their influence on New York’s ballroom culture.
“There were 166 meetings in this industry where I was told some version of, ‘We love the writing and the story is interesting, but I don’t know who the audience is for a show like this. We don’t know where a show like this lives.’ And I just had to keep being persistent to get it on air,” Canals said during the series’ panel at Deadline’s Contender Television: The Nominees awards-season event. “I was fortunate...
FX groundbreaking series Pose has ended after three seasons, but its legacy lives on as proof that stories about underserved communities are not only universal but a powerful and necessary tool for representation.
Creator and executive producer Steven Canals was turned out multiple times while pitching the idea for a show about the Black and brown transgender community and their influence on New York’s ballroom culture.
“There were 166 meetings in this industry where I was told some version of, ‘We love the writing and the story is interesting, but I don’t know who the audience is for a show like this. We don’t know where a show like this lives.’ And I just had to keep being persistent to get it on air,” Canals said during the series’ panel at Deadline’s Contender Television: The Nominees awards-season event. “I was fortunate...
- 8/15/2021
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
The FX drama “Pose” took a final walk down the ballroom floor, airing its third and final season weeks ago. The period drama about the underground ballroom culture in New York City was created by Steven Canals, Brad Falchuk and Ryan Murphy. The Emmy-winning series has one more chance to score tens across the board with Emmy voters. Scroll down to check out 11 exclusive video interviews with top Emmy contenders from the series.
In “Pose,” Mj Rodriguez stars as Blanca Evangelista, an HIV positive trans woman making her way in the world of ballroom as well as facing outside forces seeking to break her down. Her house includes trans model Angel (Indya Moore), Angel’s devoted boyfriend Lil Papi (Angel Bismark Curiel) and dancer Ricky (Dyllón Burnside). In the show’s final season, Blanca fulfills her dreams of finding true happiness by becoming a nurse and finding true love with...
In “Pose,” Mj Rodriguez stars as Blanca Evangelista, an HIV positive trans woman making her way in the world of ballroom as well as facing outside forces seeking to break her down. Her house includes trans model Angel (Indya Moore), Angel’s devoted boyfriend Lil Papi (Angel Bismark Curiel) and dancer Ricky (Dyllón Burnside). In the show’s final season, Blanca fulfills her dreams of finding true happiness by becoming a nurse and finding true love with...
- 6/23/2021
- by Tony Ruiz
- Gold Derby
While most of a viewer’s focus is often directed at the leads of a show, supporting characters can make or break a series, offering vital dynamics that uphold central narratives. Successful supporting characters in today’s television landscape must challenge protagonists when they cross boundaries, as well as strive to assert themselves through their own storylines.
An integral aspect of Zosia Mamet’s character Annie in HBO Max’s “The Flight Attendant” is in that aforementioned setting of boundaries — in both her work at a white-shoe law firm and in her friendship with Cassie, the catastrophically messy protagonist played by Kaley Cuoco, whom Annie has to perpetually rescue.
“A big part of her main journey throughout the first season is essentially learning to find a way that she can love and protect her friend — which is obviously the gut desire we all have for people that we care for...
An integral aspect of Zosia Mamet’s character Annie in HBO Max’s “The Flight Attendant” is in that aforementioned setting of boundaries — in both her work at a white-shoe law firm and in her friendship with Cassie, the catastrophically messy protagonist played by Kaley Cuoco, whom Annie has to perpetually rescue.
“A big part of her main journey throughout the first season is essentially learning to find a way that she can love and protect her friend — which is obviously the gut desire we all have for people that we care for...
- 6/9/2021
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- Variety Film + TV
Network: FX.
Episodes: 36 (hour).
Seasons: Three.
TV show dates: June 3, 2018 — June 6, 2021.
Series status: Ended.
Performers include: Evan Peters, Kate Mara, James Van Der Beek, Mj Rodriguez, Dominique Jackson, Indya Moore, Hailie Sahar, Angelica Ross, Billy Porter, Charlayne Woodard, Ryan Jamaal Swain, Angel Bismark Curiel, and Dyllón Burnside.
TV show description:
From co-creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Steven Canals, the Pose TV show is a musical dance drama. It features the largest cast of transgender actors in series regular roles, as well as the largest recurring cast of LGBTQ actors in a scripted drama. It revolves around several segments of society in New York City in the 1980s -- ball subculture, Trump-era excess, and...
Episodes: 36 (hour).
Seasons: Three.
TV show dates: June 3, 2018 — June 6, 2021.
Series status: Ended.
Performers include: Evan Peters, Kate Mara, James Van Der Beek, Mj Rodriguez, Dominique Jackson, Indya Moore, Hailie Sahar, Angelica Ross, Billy Porter, Charlayne Woodard, Ryan Jamaal Swain, Angel Bismark Curiel, and Dyllón Burnside.
TV show description:
From co-creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Steven Canals, the Pose TV show is a musical dance drama. It features the largest cast of transgender actors in series regular roles, as well as the largest recurring cast of LGBTQ actors in a scripted drama. It revolves around several segments of society in New York City in the 1980s -- ball subculture, Trump-era excess, and...
- 6/7/2021
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Spoiler Alert: This post contains details about the Pose series finale.
Emotions continued to ride high for the House of Evangelista in a final chapter of devastation, celebration and a new generation.
On the heels of Angel and Papi’s wedding, Pose resumes with the grim realities of the HIV/AIDS crisis. Pray Tell (Billy Porter), whose days are numbered, admits himself to a hospital, much to Blanca’s (Mj Rodriguez) surprise and frustration. Just when Pray comes to accept his fate, Blanca learns of a potentially life-saving medical trial for those afflicted by the disease. With Christopher (Jeremy Pope) and Nurse Judy (Sandra Berhard), Blanca convinces the hospital head to add Pray to the trial, which has been largely closed off to the Black and Latino communities. Despite her initial hesitation, Blanca also joins the trial.
Months in, the friends both feel some excitement for the future, and reunite...
Emotions continued to ride high for the House of Evangelista in a final chapter of devastation, celebration and a new generation.
On the heels of Angel and Papi’s wedding, Pose resumes with the grim realities of the HIV/AIDS crisis. Pray Tell (Billy Porter), whose days are numbered, admits himself to a hospital, much to Blanca’s (Mj Rodriguez) surprise and frustration. Just when Pray comes to accept his fate, Blanca learns of a potentially life-saving medical trial for those afflicted by the disease. With Christopher (Jeremy Pope) and Nurse Judy (Sandra Berhard), Blanca convinces the hospital head to add Pray to the trial, which has been largely closed off to the Black and Latino communities. Despite her initial hesitation, Blanca also joins the trial.
Months in, the friends both feel some excitement for the future, and reunite...
- 6/7/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
The Performer | Julianne Nicholson
The Show | HBO’s Mare of Easttown
More from TVLinePose EP Breaks Down the Series Finale, the Show's Big 'Love Story' and That Diana Ross Swan Song (Plus, Grade It!)Does Mare of Easttown Twist Make Sense? Did Svu Have You on Edge? Is Paramount+ Puzzling? And More TV QsInside Line: Scoop on Cruel Summer, Dynasty, #OneChicago, Zoey's, Flash, NCIS: LA, Bold Type, Lucifer and More
The Episode | “Sacrament” (May 30, 2021)
The Performance | Six episodes into Mare of Easttown, it’d be fair to wonder why someone of Nicholson’s talent and stature would take on the role of Lori Ross,...
The Show | HBO’s Mare of Easttown
More from TVLinePose EP Breaks Down the Series Finale, the Show's Big 'Love Story' and That Diana Ross Swan Song (Plus, Grade It!)Does Mare of Easttown Twist Make Sense? Did Svu Have You on Edge? Is Paramount+ Puzzling? And More TV QsInside Line: Scoop on Cruel Summer, Dynasty, #OneChicago, Zoey's, Flash, NCIS: LA, Bold Type, Lucifer and More
The Episode | “Sacrament” (May 30, 2021)
The Performance | Six episodes into Mare of Easttown, it’d be fair to wonder why someone of Nicholson’s talent and stature would take on the role of Lori Ross,...
- 6/5/2021
- by Team TVLine
- TVLine.com
We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about shows including Mythic Quest, Mare of Easttown, The Good Doctor, Grey’s Anatomy, Nancy Drew and Clarice!
1 | On last week’s Mythic Quest, who was more childish — Poppy for not truly sharing her vulnerabilities, or Ian for lashing out and telling Poppy she’s going to fail without him?
More from TVLineGrey's Anatomy: The Most Memorable Moments of Season 17, RankedThe TVLine Performer of the Week: Julianne NicholsonGood Fight Season 5 Trailer Introduces Mandy Patinkin's Wacky Judge...
1 | On last week’s Mythic Quest, who was more childish — Poppy for not truly sharing her vulnerabilities, or Ian for lashing out and telling Poppy she’s going to fail without him?
More from TVLineGrey's Anatomy: The Most Memorable Moments of Season 17, RankedThe TVLine Performer of the Week: Julianne NicholsonGood Fight Season 5 Trailer Introduces Mandy Patinkin's Wacky Judge...
- 6/4/2021
- by Team TVLine
- TVLine.com
June 6 marks the series finale of Pose, a drama that enlightened the masses about 1980s and ’90s ballroom culture in New York that served as a haven of family and love for the Lgbtqia+ community — specifically for trans people of color. The finale aligns with the kickoff of Pride Month, and for Steven Canals, who created the series alongside Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, this is an end of a groundbreaking era of television and the start of a career destined to flourish.
For three seasons, Pose has put shine on the impact and influence ballroom culture has had on the masses. Deeper than that, it chronicled the history of the HIV and AIDS epidemic, tackled gender identity and the experiences of queer people of color that often go unseen and unheard. With a cast that includes Mj Rodriguez, Dominique Jackson, Billy Porter, Indya Moore, Ryan Jamaal Swain, Charlayne Woodard,...
For three seasons, Pose has put shine on the impact and influence ballroom culture has had on the masses. Deeper than that, it chronicled the history of the HIV and AIDS epidemic, tackled gender identity and the experiences of queer people of color that often go unseen and unheard. With a cast that includes Mj Rodriguez, Dominique Jackson, Billy Porter, Indya Moore, Ryan Jamaal Swain, Charlayne Woodard,...
- 6/1/2021
- by Dino-Ray Ramos and Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you have not yet watched the penultimate episode of “Pose,” which aired May 30 on FX.
“It’s been a journey to get here,” Angel (Indya Moore) says to Lil Papi (Angel Bismark Curiel) on the penultimate episode of FX’s “Pose.” It’s the opening line of her wedding vows, but it also describes the creation of the very dress she is wearing.
“We were down for seven months and I had a lot of time to think about” the wedding dress, costume designer Analucia McGorty tells Variety. “When I finally got the script, I had this insane idea that I’d been ruminating [on] for a while about making a dress that was mechanical and that would physically bloom.”
When Angel first tries on the dress at the bridal salon, it is more in line with ‘90s fashion trends than the extravagance typically seen on “Pose”: an asymmetrical,...
“It’s been a journey to get here,” Angel (Indya Moore) says to Lil Papi (Angel Bismark Curiel) on the penultimate episode of FX’s “Pose.” It’s the opening line of her wedding vows, but it also describes the creation of the very dress she is wearing.
“We were down for seven months and I had a lot of time to think about” the wedding dress, costume designer Analucia McGorty tells Variety. “When I finally got the script, I had this insane idea that I’d been ruminating [on] for a while about making a dress that was mechanical and that would physically bloom.”
When Angel first tries on the dress at the bridal salon, it is more in line with ‘90s fashion trends than the extravagance typically seen on “Pose”: an asymmetrical,...
- 5/31/2021
- by Haley Bosselman
- Variety Film + TV
Spoiler alert: Do not read this column if you have not seen the May 30 “Something Old, Something New” episode of FX’s “Pose.”
“Pose,” the FX series wrapping its three-season run in June, is a show that’s always been comfortable using exaggeration as a sort of wishful metaphor. Consider the show’s first episode, in which Dominique Jackson’s character leads a museum heist in order to ransack historical finery to wear at a ball. The characters, along with their show, use wit and ambition to procure clothes worn by royals, and redistribute them to Black drag artists and trans women. By bending reality, the show reclaimed the visual language of wealth and power. To mention that such a heist seemed unrealistic at best isn’t just not in the spirit of “Pose.” It is irrelevant to what the show was doing.
“Pose” tells a story of a heartbreaking...
“Pose,” the FX series wrapping its three-season run in June, is a show that’s always been comfortable using exaggeration as a sort of wishful metaphor. Consider the show’s first episode, in which Dominique Jackson’s character leads a museum heist in order to ransack historical finery to wear at a ball. The characters, along with their show, use wit and ambition to procure clothes worn by royals, and redistribute them to Black drag artists and trans women. By bending reality, the show reclaimed the visual language of wealth and power. To mention that such a heist seemed unrealistic at best isn’t just not in the spirit of “Pose.” It is irrelevant to what the show was doing.
“Pose” tells a story of a heartbreaking...
- 5/31/2021
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
When “Pose” writer, director, and executive producer Janet Mock was thinking about how to conclude the groundbreaking FX series after three seasons, she landed on the idea of a lavish wedding ceremony. “It was my love letter to ‘Pose,’” Mock said to the New York Times earlier this year, “and to the women who watch this show, who are craving that sort of deep, deep partnership with someone who fully shows up for them and celebrates them and loves them in public.”
Spoilers Ahead About The Series Finale
The marriage ceremony between Angel (Indya Moore) and Papi (Angel Bismark Curiel) takes place during episode 6 of the final season (airing May 30) and afforded costume designer Analucia McGorty the chance to do something she hadn’t done previously.
“I wanted this whole season to feel like a big love note to our writers, our cast, our crew, to all of the fans.
Spoilers Ahead About The Series Finale
The marriage ceremony between Angel (Indya Moore) and Papi (Angel Bismark Curiel) takes place during episode 6 of the final season (airing May 30) and afforded costume designer Analucia McGorty the chance to do something she hadn’t done previously.
“I wanted this whole season to feel like a big love note to our writers, our cast, our crew, to all of the fans.
- 5/27/2021
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Vulture Watch
Is the party over? Has the Pose TV show been cancelled or renewed for a fourth season on FX? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Pose, season four. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
Airing on the FX cable channel, the Pose TV series stars Mj Rodriguez, Dominique Jackson, Indya Moore, Hailie Sahar, Billy Porter, Dyllón Burnside, Angel Bismark Curiel, Sandra Bernhard, and Jason A. Rodriguez. The story spotlights the legendary and ferocious house mothers of New York's underground ball culture, a movement that first gained notice in the late 1980s. The third season picks up in 1994. Ballroom feels like a distant memory for Blanca (Rodriguez) who struggles...
Is the party over? Has the Pose TV show been cancelled or renewed for a fourth season on FX? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Pose, season four. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
Airing on the FX cable channel, the Pose TV series stars Mj Rodriguez, Dominique Jackson, Indya Moore, Hailie Sahar, Billy Porter, Dyllón Burnside, Angel Bismark Curiel, Sandra Bernhard, and Jason A. Rodriguez. The story spotlights the legendary and ferocious house mothers of New York's underground ball culture, a movement that first gained notice in the late 1980s. The third season picks up in 1994. Ballroom feels like a distant memory for Blanca (Rodriguez) who struggles...
- 5/4/2021
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
We don't have to wonder if the Pose TV show will be cancelled or renewed by FX this time around. It's already been announced that season three is the end. Could the characters return in a fourth season someday? Stay tuned.
A musical dance drama, Pose stars Mj Rodriguez, Dominique Jackson, Indya Moore, Hailie Sahar, Billy Porter, Dyllón Burnside, Angel Bismark Curiel, Sandra Bernhard, and Jason A. Rodriguez. The story spotlights the legendary and ferocious house mothers of New York's underground ball culture, a movement that first gained notice in the late 1980s. The third season picks up in 1994. Ballroom feels like a distant memory for Blanca (Rodriguez) who struggles to balance being a mother with being a present partner to her new love, and her latest role as a nurse's aide. Meanwhile, as AIDS becomes the leading cause of death for Americans ages 25...
A musical dance drama, Pose stars Mj Rodriguez, Dominique Jackson, Indya Moore, Hailie Sahar, Billy Porter, Dyllón Burnside, Angel Bismark Curiel, Sandra Bernhard, and Jason A. Rodriguez. The story spotlights the legendary and ferocious house mothers of New York's underground ball culture, a movement that first gained notice in the late 1980s. The third season picks up in 1994. Ballroom feels like a distant memory for Blanca (Rodriguez) who struggles to balance being a mother with being a present partner to her new love, and her latest role as a nurse's aide. Meanwhile, as AIDS becomes the leading cause of death for Americans ages 25...
- 5/4/2021
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
How will the story end in the third season of the Pose TV show on FX? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Pose is cancelled or renewed for season four. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustrated when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we invite you to rate all of the third season episodes of Pose here.
An FX musical dance drama, Pose stars Mj Rodriguez, Dominique Jackson, Indya Moore, Hailie Sahar, Billy Porter, Dyllón Burnside, Angel Bismark Curiel, Sandra Bernhard, and Jason A. Rodriguez. The story spotlights the legendary and ferocious house mothers of New York's underground ball culture, a movement that first gained notice in the late 1980s. The...
An FX musical dance drama, Pose stars Mj Rodriguez, Dominique Jackson, Indya Moore, Hailie Sahar, Billy Porter, Dyllón Burnside, Angel Bismark Curiel, Sandra Bernhard, and Jason A. Rodriguez. The story spotlights the legendary and ferocious house mothers of New York's underground ball culture, a movement that first gained notice in the late 1980s. The...
- 5/3/2021
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
[Editor’s Note: The following contains minor spoilers for “Pose” Season 3.]
Anyone who’s been watching “Pose” over its history-making FX run won’t be surprised to learn the colorful show about New York’s ball culture definitely goes out with a bang. No expense was spared on the third and final season of Ryan Murphy’s most influential period melodrama — and the makeup and costumes are just as indulgent as the sentimental storytelling. With all of the pain and heartache trans people of color face in the real world, “Pose” laughs in face of reality by throwing something much more celebratory onscreen. Throughout all three seasons, “Pose” remains the fiercest advocate for itself — and for the power of living your truth.
Not that “Pose” ignores the ravages of the AIDS crisis, discrimination, and violence faced by the most marginalized (and most fabulous) among us. This season pulls no punches with the tragic realities of life for LGBTQ people...
Anyone who’s been watching “Pose” over its history-making FX run won’t be surprised to learn the colorful show about New York’s ball culture definitely goes out with a bang. No expense was spared on the third and final season of Ryan Murphy’s most influential period melodrama — and the makeup and costumes are just as indulgent as the sentimental storytelling. With all of the pain and heartache trans people of color face in the real world, “Pose” laughs in face of reality by throwing something much more celebratory onscreen. Throughout all three seasons, “Pose” remains the fiercest advocate for itself — and for the power of living your truth.
Not that “Pose” ignores the ravages of the AIDS crisis, discrimination, and violence faced by the most marginalized (and most fabulous) among us. This season pulls no punches with the tragic realities of life for LGBTQ people...
- 5/2/2021
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Janet Mock is speaking up and speaking out. The executive producer and director of FX's hit drama, Pose, had a message to share at the season three premiere party in New York City on Thursday, April 29. According to multiple outlets, including Page Six and The Daily Beast, Janet went off-script during her speech and detailed her salary on the television series, as well as admitting to cheating on partner and Pose star Angel Bismark Curiel. "I'm hurting, y'all. I see injustice and it hurts me inside," the 38-year-old star shared at the event, per The Daily Beast. While Janet praised fellow Pose stars—including, Hailie Sahar, Dominique...
- 5/1/2021
- E! Online
The groundbreaking FX drama “Pose” debuted its third and final season at an in-person premiere in New York at Jazz at Lincoln Center on Thursday. But while emotions over the ballroom series’ final bow were bound to be inevitable, what wasn’t expected was a blistering speech from executive producer and director Janet Mock, who sounded off on the industry, and her own show, during a lengthy takedown that left attendees stunned. (Via Page Six.)
“During the 15-minute speech, she complained about how much the network is paying her, demanded better treatment for the trans community, shouted ‘F-ck Hollywood,’ revealed that she’d slept with someone in the show’s crew, asked her ‘Pose’ actor boyfriend not to leave her over the infidelity, decried the quality of the writing on the show, and had a brief conversation with co-creator and Hollywood mogul Ryan Murphy from the stage,” the story reads.
“During the 15-minute speech, she complained about how much the network is paying her, demanded better treatment for the trans community, shouted ‘F-ck Hollywood,’ revealed that she’d slept with someone in the show’s crew, asked her ‘Pose’ actor boyfriend not to leave her over the infidelity, decried the quality of the writing on the show, and had a brief conversation with co-creator and Hollywood mogul Ryan Murphy from the stage,” the story reads.
- 5/1/2021
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
“Does this make you uncomfortable? It should. It should make you f—ing shake in your motherf—ing boots”
“Pose” executive producer Janet Mock rocked the Season 3 premiere event on Thursday night with an emotional speech calling out Hollywood and even series co-creator Ryan Murphy, according to reports.
“I’m hurting, y’all. I see injustice and it hurts me inside,” Mock said at the in-person event in New York City, according to the Daily Beast. She praised the FX show’s stars, including Hailie Sahar, Dominique Jackson, Angelica Ross and Mj Rodriguez, but took aim at the industry’s treatment of trans talent. “When a talent asks you for a suite, you give them a suite because they need it,” she said.
“Why am I making $40,000 a motherf—ing episode? Huh?” she asked, calling for compensation in line with that of other producers. “I am angry. This is truth.
“Pose” executive producer Janet Mock rocked the Season 3 premiere event on Thursday night with an emotional speech calling out Hollywood and even series co-creator Ryan Murphy, according to reports.
“I’m hurting, y’all. I see injustice and it hurts me inside,” Mock said at the in-person event in New York City, according to the Daily Beast. She praised the FX show’s stars, including Hailie Sahar, Dominique Jackson, Angelica Ross and Mj Rodriguez, but took aim at the industry’s treatment of trans talent. “When a talent asks you for a suite, you give them a suite because they need it,” she said.
“Why am I making $40,000 a motherf—ing episode? Huh?” she asked, calling for compensation in line with that of other producers. “I am angry. This is truth.
- 4/30/2021
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
In what Hollywood hopes is a sign that live events are finally on the rebound, FX and 20th Television launched the third and final season of “Pose” with a red carpet premiere Thursday night in New York.
The event was held indoors at Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center. The socially-distanced, 200-foot carpet included clear plastic barriers between photographers. Reporters conducting interviews were spaced about six feet apart. Talent and reporters were kept four feet apart. The carpet itself was light blue and flecked with sparkles.
Walking the carpet were “Pose” stars Mj Rodriguez, Billy Porter, Dominique Jackson, Indya Moore, Hailie Sahar, Dyllón Burnside, Angel Bismark Curiel, Sandra Bernhard, Jason Rodriguez and Angelica Ross. Series co-creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Steven Canals were also in attendance as were Season 3 guest stars Jeremy Pope, Jeremy McClain and Noma Dumezweni.
The significance of “Pose,” set in the world of ballroom competitions in the 1980s,...
The event was held indoors at Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center. The socially-distanced, 200-foot carpet included clear plastic barriers between photographers. Reporters conducting interviews were spaced about six feet apart. Talent and reporters were kept four feet apart. The carpet itself was light blue and flecked with sparkles.
Walking the carpet were “Pose” stars Mj Rodriguez, Billy Porter, Dominique Jackson, Indya Moore, Hailie Sahar, Dyllón Burnside, Angel Bismark Curiel, Sandra Bernhard, Jason Rodriguez and Angelica Ross. Series co-creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Steven Canals were also in attendance as were Season 3 guest stars Jeremy Pope, Jeremy McClain and Noma Dumezweni.
The significance of “Pose,” set in the world of ballroom competitions in the 1980s,...
- 4/30/2021
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
For Steven Canals, the co-creator of the groundbreaking FX drama Pose, highlighting the stories of the House of Evangelista was first a selfish act. However, days before the final chapter premieres Sunday, Canals said Pose has evolved to support, represent, validate and celebrate the members of the Black, Latinx, Afro-Latinx and LGBTQ+ communities and other marginalized groups.
“It will not be and it will never be lost on me that alongside Janet Mock and Ryan Murphy, that for us this show was created by and for our community,” he said. “I hope that if nothing else, all of the folks out there who happen to be part of the LGBTQ+ community and all of those folks who happen to be Black and brown, that they always know that I and all of my collaborators and this wildly talented and beautiful cast, that we will always have your back, we will always see you,...
“It will not be and it will never be lost on me that alongside Janet Mock and Ryan Murphy, that for us this show was created by and for our community,” he said. “I hope that if nothing else, all of the folks out there who happen to be part of the LGBTQ+ community and all of those folks who happen to be Black and brown, that they always know that I and all of my collaborators and this wildly talented and beautiful cast, that we will always have your back, we will always see you,...
- 4/26/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
FX’s ballroom culture period drama “Pose” is signing off with its third and final season this spring — a season they pushed through the Covid-19 pandemic to finish, but truly has been many years in the making.
Although the final season will be short — only seven episodes — it tells stories that co-creators Steven Canals and Ryan Murphy discussed when they first began talking about the series five years ago.
“If you watch this season, and more specifically the finale, that was what it was always intended to be,” Canals said during a virtual discussion for the show on Monday. “If you go back to the first season, everything was a set up for this final chapter. Stories have a beginning, middle and an end, and this final season was the end of this three-arc narrative that we’ve been telling. … It’s us finally allowing our characters to explore what...
Although the final season will be short — only seven episodes — it tells stories that co-creators Steven Canals and Ryan Murphy discussed when they first began talking about the series five years ago.
“If you watch this season, and more specifically the finale, that was what it was always intended to be,” Canals said during a virtual discussion for the show on Monday. “If you go back to the first season, everything was a set up for this final chapter. Stories have a beginning, middle and an end, and this final season was the end of this three-arc narrative that we’ve been telling. … It’s us finally allowing our characters to explore what...
- 4/26/2021
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
In a sign that red carpets may slowly be returning to the entertainment landscape, FX and 20th Television are throwing a glamour-filled premiere event for the third and final season of “Pose” on April 29.
The festivities at the Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City will feature a 200-foot red carpet for socially distanced media outlets. Interviews will be conducted with eight feet between talent and journalists. Plexiglass partitions will be placed between photographers.
Stars Mj Rodriguez, Billy Porter, Dominique Jackson, Indya Moore, Hailie Sahar, Dyllón Burnside, Angel Bismark Curiel, Sandra Bernhard and Jason Rodriguez are expected to attend. Also in attendance will be Ryan Murphy, co-creator and executive producer Steven Canals and executive producer Janet Mock. Canals and Mock are also writers and directors on the show.
The screening will be limited to 100 invited guests inside the theater (at 10% capacity). Details are still being finalized...
The festivities at the Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City will feature a 200-foot red carpet for socially distanced media outlets. Interviews will be conducted with eight feet between talent and journalists. Plexiglass partitions will be placed between photographers.
Stars Mj Rodriguez, Billy Porter, Dominique Jackson, Indya Moore, Hailie Sahar, Dyllón Burnside, Angel Bismark Curiel, Sandra Bernhard and Jason Rodriguez are expected to attend. Also in attendance will be Ryan Murphy, co-creator and executive producer Steven Canals and executive producer Janet Mock. Canals and Mock are also writers and directors on the show.
The screening will be limited to 100 invited guests inside the theater (at 10% capacity). Details are still being finalized...
- 4/16/2021
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
FX Networks has released the official trailer for “Pose” Season 3, the trailblazing trans TV series created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Steven Canals. Since its premiere in 2018, “Pose” has been glamor-kicking down doors previously welded closed, and from the looks of this debut trailer, the team shows no sign of slowing down. As it did between the first and second seasons, the narrative will jump ahead a few years, this time landing in 1994, with AIDS still devastating the queer and trans community.
Here’s what we know so far about the rest of the plot, courtesy of FX:
“In the final season of ‘Pose,’ time flashes forward to 1994. Blanca struggles to balance being a mother, a present partner to her new love, and a nurse’s aide. Meanwhile, as AIDS becomes the leading cause of death for Americans ages 25 to 44, Pray Tell contends with unexpected health burdens. Pose...
Here’s what we know so far about the rest of the plot, courtesy of FX:
“In the final season of ‘Pose,’ time flashes forward to 1994. Blanca struggles to balance being a mother, a present partner to her new love, and a nurse’s aide. Meanwhile, as AIDS becomes the leading cause of death for Americans ages 25 to 44, Pray Tell contends with unexpected health burdens. Pose...
- 4/7/2021
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
FX released a trailer for the third and final season of “Pose,” which will debut on May 2.
Nearly two years after Blanca Evangelista’s (Mj Rodriguez) triumphant return to the ballroom, she gets a new job working at a hospital, while newly-engaged Angel (Indya Moore) and Papi (Angel Bismark Curiel) seem happy as ever. Following a health scare last season, Pray Tell’s (Billy Porter) fate is up in the air. “I knew this disease was gonna eat me alive, but I’m not going out without a fight,” he says in the trailer. Watch it in full below.
Also in today’s TV news roundup, Showtime announced a virtual farewell event featuring the cast of “Shameless,” taking place April 11 at 7 p.m. Pt., immediately following the series finale. Showrunner John Wells will join cast members William H. Macy, Jeremy Allen White, Ethan Cutkosky, Shanola Hampton, Steve Howey, Emma Kenney,...
Nearly two years after Blanca Evangelista’s (Mj Rodriguez) triumphant return to the ballroom, she gets a new job working at a hospital, while newly-engaged Angel (Indya Moore) and Papi (Angel Bismark Curiel) seem happy as ever. Following a health scare last season, Pray Tell’s (Billy Porter) fate is up in the air. “I knew this disease was gonna eat me alive, but I’m not going out without a fight,” he says in the trailer. Watch it in full below.
Also in today’s TV news roundup, Showtime announced a virtual farewell event featuring the cast of “Shameless,” taking place April 11 at 7 p.m. Pt., immediately following the series finale. Showrunner John Wells will join cast members William H. Macy, Jeremy Allen White, Ethan Cutkosky, Shanola Hampton, Steve Howey, Emma Kenney,...
- 4/6/2021
- by Haley Bosselman and Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
There won't be a fourth season for the Pose TV series. The FX show will come to an end with its upcoming third season which will premiere on Sunday, May 2nd. There will be just seven episodes and the series finale will air on June 6th.
Spotlighting the performers, house mothers, and other supporters of New York's underground ball culture, Pose begins its story in the 1980s and will conclude in the 1990s. The series features the largest cast of LGBTQ actors for a scripted series, as well as a full roster of LGBTQ and Poc behind-the-scenes as producers, writers, directors, and crew. Across the first two seasons, the show's cast has included Billy Porter, Mj Rodriguez, Dominique Jackson, Indya Moore, Ryan Jamaal Swain, Charlayne Woodard, Hailie Sahar, Angelica Ross, Angel Bismark Curiel, Dyllón Burnside, Sandra Bernhard,...
Spotlighting the performers, house mothers, and other supporters of New York's underground ball culture, Pose begins its story in the 1980s and will conclude in the 1990s. The series features the largest cast of LGBTQ actors for a scripted series, as well as a full roster of LGBTQ and Poc behind-the-scenes as producers, writers, directors, and crew. Across the first two seasons, the show's cast has included Billy Porter, Mj Rodriguez, Dominique Jackson, Indya Moore, Ryan Jamaal Swain, Charlayne Woodard, Hailie Sahar, Angelica Ross, Angel Bismark Curiel, Dyllón Burnside, Sandra Bernhard,...
- 3/5/2021
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Refresh for updates… Some of the cast and creative team of FX’s Pose took to social media this morning to share their thoughts and express solidarity with fans after the show announced that it will end with its upcoming third season.
In a video tweet, actor Angel Bismark Curiel, who plays Esteban “Lil Papi” Martinez-Evangelista, held back tears as he told fans the news was “bittersweet,” that he is “excited for new beginnings” but that his “heart is aching.”
Watch the videos below.
Executive producer and co-creator Steven Canals also posted a video goodbye, expressing gratitude to viewers and noting that while the decision to end the show was very difficult, “We have told the story we wanted to tell the way we wanted to tell it.”
“Pose game me a massive opportunity & changed my life,” tweeted actor Johnny Sibilly. “It changed many lives & conversations.”
The series, which debuted...
In a video tweet, actor Angel Bismark Curiel, who plays Esteban “Lil Papi” Martinez-Evangelista, held back tears as he told fans the news was “bittersweet,” that he is “excited for new beginnings” but that his “heart is aching.”
Watch the videos below.
Executive producer and co-creator Steven Canals also posted a video goodbye, expressing gratitude to viewers and noting that while the decision to end the show was very difficult, “We have told the story we wanted to tell the way we wanted to tell it.”
“Pose game me a massive opportunity & changed my life,” tweeted actor Johnny Sibilly. “It changed many lives & conversations.”
The series, which debuted...
- 3/5/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Pose will have one last hurrah at FX.
The cabler on Friday announced that the beloved series will wrap with a truncated third season.
The third season is set to premiere Sunday, May 2 at 10/9c, with the series finale set to air June 6.
“Pose has been one of the creative highlights of my entire career,” says co-creator Ryan Murphy of the decision to end it.
“From the very beginning when Steven Canals and I sat down to hear his vision and ideas for the show, it has been a passion project. To go from the beginning of my career in the late 90s when it was nearly impossible to get an LGBTQ character on television to Pose — which will go down in history for having the largest LGBTQ cast of all time — is a truly full circle moment for me."
"This show made history behind and in front of the camera,...
The cabler on Friday announced that the beloved series will wrap with a truncated third season.
The third season is set to premiere Sunday, May 2 at 10/9c, with the series finale set to air June 6.
“Pose has been one of the creative highlights of my entire career,” says co-creator Ryan Murphy of the decision to end it.
“From the very beginning when Steven Canals and I sat down to hear his vision and ideas for the show, it has been a passion project. To go from the beginning of my career in the late 90s when it was nearly impossible to get an LGBTQ character on television to Pose — which will go down in history for having the largest LGBTQ cast of all time — is a truly full circle moment for me."
"This show made history behind and in front of the camera,...
- 3/5/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
FX is getting ready to strike one last Pose. The award-winning ballroom drama’s upcoming third season — premiering Sunday, May 2 at 10/9c — will be its last, with the series finale slated for June 6.
According to FX, the seven-episode final season will jump ahead to 1994: “Ballroom feels like a distant memory for Blanca, who struggles to balance being a mother with being a present partner to her new love, and her latest role as a nurse’s aide. Meanwhile, as AIDS becomes the leading cause of death for Americans ages 25 to 44, Pray Tell contends with unexpected health burdens. Elsewhere, the...
According to FX, the seven-episode final season will jump ahead to 1994: “Ballroom feels like a distant memory for Blanca, who struggles to balance being a mother with being a present partner to her new love, and her latest role as a nurse’s aide. Meanwhile, as AIDS becomes the leading cause of death for Americans ages 25 to 44, Pray Tell contends with unexpected health burdens. Elsewhere, the...
- 3/5/2021
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
FX’s groundbreaking series Pose is set to walk its final ball. The series co-created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Steven Canals will enter its third and final season on May 2 at 10pm Et/Pt with its first two episodes of its seven-episode run. The series finale will shablam its way to FX on June 6. The news was revealed during Good Morning America on Friday.
In this final season, it’s now 1994 and ballroom feels like a distant memory for Blanca (Mj Rodriguez) who struggles to balance being a mother with being a present partner to her new love, and her latest role as a nurse’s aide. Meanwhile, as AIDS becomes the leading cause of death for Americans ages 25 to 44, Pray Tell (Billy Porter) contends with unexpected health burdens. Elsewhere, the emergence of a vicious new upstart house forces the House of Evangelista members to contend with their legacy.
In this final season, it’s now 1994 and ballroom feels like a distant memory for Blanca (Mj Rodriguez) who struggles to balance being a mother with being a present partner to her new love, and her latest role as a nurse’s aide. Meanwhile, as AIDS becomes the leading cause of death for Americans ages 25 to 44, Pray Tell (Billy Porter) contends with unexpected health burdens. Elsewhere, the emergence of a vicious new upstart house forces the House of Evangelista members to contend with their legacy.
- 3/5/2021
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
“Pose” will end with Season 3 at FX.
The groundbreaking series was renewed for a third season back in 2019. The seven-episode final season is now set to debut on May 2 at 10 p.m. Et, with two episodes airing that night. The series finale will air on June 6.
“’Write the TV show you want to watch!’ That’s what I was told in 2014 while completing my Mfa in screenwriting,” said Steven Canals, executive producer, writer, director and co-creator of “Pose.” “At the time we weren’t seeing very many Black and Latinx characters — that happened to also be LGBTQ+ — populating screens. And so I wrote the first draft of a pilot the ‘younger me’ deserved. Pose was conceived as a love letter to the underground NY ballroom community, to my beloved New York, to my queer & trans family, to myself. I, along with my incredible collaborators, never intended on changing the TV landscape.
The groundbreaking series was renewed for a third season back in 2019. The seven-episode final season is now set to debut on May 2 at 10 p.m. Et, with two episodes airing that night. The series finale will air on June 6.
“’Write the TV show you want to watch!’ That’s what I was told in 2014 while completing my Mfa in screenwriting,” said Steven Canals, executive producer, writer, director and co-creator of “Pose.” “At the time we weren’t seeing very many Black and Latinx characters — that happened to also be LGBTQ+ — populating screens. And so I wrote the first draft of a pilot the ‘younger me’ deserved. Pose was conceived as a love letter to the underground NY ballroom community, to my beloved New York, to my queer & trans family, to myself. I, along with my incredible collaborators, never intended on changing the TV landscape.
- 3/5/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
“Black Bear,” “Kokoloko,” “Night of the Kings,” “Rosa’s Wedding” and “Undine” have been selected as the competition titles for the Marimba Award at the upcoming Miami Film Festival Gems event.
The seventh annual edition of Gems will be held virtually from Oct. 8-11. The juried prize, which carries a $25,000 award, is given for a film that best exemplifies richness and resonance for cinema’s future.
“Black Bear is a U.S. film, directed by Lawrence Michael Levine and starring Aubrey Plaza, Sara Gadon and Christopher Abbot. It premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
“Kokoloko” (Mexico), directed by Gerardo Naranjo, received a Best Actor prize for Noé Hernández at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival.
“Night of the Kings” comes from Ivory Coast, France, Canada and Senegal. Directed by Philippe Lacôte, it is the Ivory Coast’s official submission in the Academy Awards’ Best International Feature Film category
“Rosa’s Wedding” (Spain...
The seventh annual edition of Gems will be held virtually from Oct. 8-11. The juried prize, which carries a $25,000 award, is given for a film that best exemplifies richness and resonance for cinema’s future.
“Black Bear is a U.S. film, directed by Lawrence Michael Levine and starring Aubrey Plaza, Sara Gadon and Christopher Abbot. It premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
“Kokoloko” (Mexico), directed by Gerardo Naranjo, received a Best Actor prize for Noé Hernández at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival.
“Night of the Kings” comes from Ivory Coast, France, Canada and Senegal. Directed by Philippe Lacôte, it is the Ivory Coast’s official submission in the Academy Awards’ Best International Feature Film category
“Rosa’s Wedding” (Spain...
- 9/23/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
FX’s award-winning series “Pose” is planning to return to production in October.
While the situation remains fluid, a member of the “Pose” crew is getting tested for Covid-19 this week in anticipation of the show starting to film next month, a source tells Variety. Production on season 3 was halted in March, due to the coronavirus outbreak in New York City and across the country.
“When production paused, I wasn’t shocked — I knew it would happen — but it was a bittersweet moment for me,” star Indya Moore told Variety in June. “On the one hand, if anyone had gotten sick, it surely would have spread fast. On the other hand, most folks working on a production are living paycheck to paycheck. So I was worried about how they are going to survive.”
Disney Television Studios declined to comment.
Production has recently begun on Disney shows such as “Grey’s Anatomy,...
While the situation remains fluid, a member of the “Pose” crew is getting tested for Covid-19 this week in anticipation of the show starting to film next month, a source tells Variety. Production on season 3 was halted in March, due to the coronavirus outbreak in New York City and across the country.
“When production paused, I wasn’t shocked — I knew it would happen — but it was a bittersweet moment for me,” star Indya Moore told Variety in June. “On the one hand, if anyone had gotten sick, it surely would have spread fast. On the other hand, most folks working on a production are living paycheck to paycheck. So I was worried about how they are going to survive.”
Disney Television Studios declined to comment.
Production has recently begun on Disney shows such as “Grey’s Anatomy,...
- 9/8/2020
- by Janet W. Lee
- Variety Film + TV
"Let the whole system give up on them... But you know what, I ain't! Okay?!" Vertical Ent. has released an official trailer for Critical Thinking, marking the feature directorial debut of actor John Leguizamo - who also stars in the film. This hasn't premiered at any festivals, but still looks like a worthwhile watch. The film tells true story of the Miami Jackson High School chess team which was the first inner city team to win the U.S. National Chess Championship in 1998. Leguizamo stars as their coach Mario Martinez, with a cast including Rachel Bay Jones, Michael Kenneth Williams, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Angel Bismark Curiel, Will Hochman, Corwin C. Tuggles, Jeffry Batista, Ramses Jimenez, and Zora Casebere. This looks quite enjoyable, a simple film about the importance of playing chess and sharpening your mind. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for John Leguizamo's Critical Thinking, direct from YouTube: Based...
- 8/5/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Here’s a first look at the new trailer for Critical Thinking, John Leguizamo’s Feature Directorial Debut.
Based on a true story from 1998, five LatinX and Black teenagers from the toughest underserved ghetto in Miami fight their way into the National Chess Championship under the guidance of their unconventional but inspirational teacher.
Starring John Leguizamo, Rachel Bay Jones, Michael Kenneth Williams, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Angel Bismark Curiel, Will Hochman, Corwin C. Tuggles, Jeffry Batista, Ramses Jimenez, Zora Casebere, Critical Thinking will be available on Virtual Cinema, VOD & Digital September 4.
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Based on a true story from 1998, five LatinX and Black teenagers from the toughest underserved ghetto in Miami fight their way into the National Chess Championship under the guidance of their unconventional but inspirational teacher.
Starring John Leguizamo, Rachel Bay Jones, Michael Kenneth Williams, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Angel Bismark Curiel, Will Hochman, Corwin C. Tuggles, Jeffry Batista, Ramses Jimenez, Zora Casebere, Critical Thinking will be available on Virtual Cinema, VOD & Digital September 4.
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- 8/5/2020
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
GLAAD held their very first virtual edition of its GLAAD Media Awards and it was just as spirited and entertaining as if we were in person kiki’ing and honoring media for fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues. If you weren’t able to watch the virtual ceremony the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards will air on Logo on August 3.
Hosted by poolside and outdoors by comedians Fortune Feimster and Gina Yashere, the virtual ceremony featured performances by Tony Award-winner and The Politician star Ben Platt as well as singer and activist Shea Diamond. The talented Chloe x Halle closed the show with a performance of “Do It” featuring RuPaul’s Drag Race alums Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, Mayhem Miller and Naomi Smalls.
Winners in select categories were revealed throughout the day via Twitter and featured acceptance speeches from each of the award recipients. The groundbreaking Pose slayed the ceremony,...
Hosted by poolside and outdoors by comedians Fortune Feimster and Gina Yashere, the virtual ceremony featured performances by Tony Award-winner and The Politician star Ben Platt as well as singer and activist Shea Diamond. The talented Chloe x Halle closed the show with a performance of “Do It” featuring RuPaul’s Drag Race alums Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, Mayhem Miller and Naomi Smalls.
Winners in select categories were revealed throughout the day via Twitter and featured acceptance speeches from each of the award recipients. The groundbreaking Pose slayed the ceremony,...
- 7/31/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Category is: virtual Pride month celebration eleganza extravaganza! Disney Television Studios and FX are teaming to produce a special titled Pose-a-Thon with the cast and producers of the Emmy-winning and history-making series Pose. The uplifting, commercial-free special will keep us satisfied until season 3 vogues and shablams its way back to FX. It will air simultaneously on FX, Freeform, and FX on Hulu on June 26, 10pm Et/Pt. It will be available to view online at poseathon.com.
The one-hour event will feature Pose stars Billy Porter and Mj Rodriguez as emcees and they will be joined by their gorgeous Pose posse including Dominique Jackson, Indya Moore, Angelica Ross Patti LuPone, Janet Mock, Steven Canals, Sandra Bernhard, Dyllón Burnside, Angel Bismark Curiel, Jeremy McClain, Our Lady J, Jason Rodriguez, Hailie Sahar, Ryan Jamaal Swain and Charlayne Woodard as they celebrate the LGBTQ community and allies. The virtual event is in partnership with Glsen,...
The one-hour event will feature Pose stars Billy Porter and Mj Rodriguez as emcees and they will be joined by their gorgeous Pose posse including Dominique Jackson, Indya Moore, Angelica Ross Patti LuPone, Janet Mock, Steven Canals, Sandra Bernhard, Dyllón Burnside, Angel Bismark Curiel, Jeremy McClain, Our Lady J, Jason Rodriguez, Hailie Sahar, Ryan Jamaal Swain and Charlayne Woodard as they celebrate the LGBTQ community and allies. The virtual event is in partnership with Glsen,...
- 6/25/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
The “Pose” writers’ room is small — only five people — and consists of hybrid writer-producers and writer-producer-directors. Pivotal among them are co-creator and showrunner Steven Canals, who made his directorial debut in the second season, and Janet Mock, who writes, executive produces and directs across the board.
“The process of wearing all three hats, specifically on this show, forces us to constantly be in conversation with one another,” Canals says. “There are tone meetings, and those conversations are critically important if someone is just coming into the show for the first time, but obviously if you have Janet behind the lens, we already understand the tone and intention and the look. We’ve been breaking that story together and putting it on the page. It creates a freedom and also a shorthand to communication.”
The freedom to evolve ideas from script to screen was especially essential in the second season finale episode,...
“The process of wearing all three hats, specifically on this show, forces us to constantly be in conversation with one another,” Canals says. “There are tone meetings, and those conversations are critically important if someone is just coming into the show for the first time, but obviously if you have Janet behind the lens, we already understand the tone and intention and the look. We’ve been breaking that story together and putting it on the page. It creates a freedom and also a shorthand to communication.”
The freedom to evolve ideas from script to screen was especially essential in the second season finale episode,...
- 6/24/2020
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Indya Moore (‘Pose’) on ‘the magnitude of inspiration’ the show provides [Exclusive Video Interview]
Indya Moore portrayed both the joys and the darker aspects of the trans experience on Season 2 of “Pose.” Playing Angel Evangelista, who gets a modeling contract only to find herself exploited by the photographer, Moore had to tackle some unfortunately familiar territory for trans people. “That scene was indicative of a very important dynamic that should be talked about in the ways that trans people are only seen as sexual beings or sexualized objects,” Moore says in an exclusive new interview for Gold Derby. “I have first-hand experience in my body not only being objectified but my vulnerability being abused for the interests of the people who pretend to wanna help me.” Watch the video interview above.
SEEBilly Porter Interview: ‘Pose’
While the scene in the Season 2 premiere where Angel is forced to de-robe for the photographer may have been difficult to watch and to play for Moore, the actor felt protected on-set.
SEEBilly Porter Interview: ‘Pose’
While the scene in the Season 2 premiere where Angel is forced to de-robe for the photographer may have been difficult to watch and to play for Moore, the actor felt protected on-set.
- 6/22/2020
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
As a part of Pride month, Disney Television Studios and FX today announced the launch of Pose-a-Thon, a commercial-free, one-hour virtual event showcasing the cast and producers of TV’s Pose.
The program seeks to raise awareness for three organizations that work to support LGBTQ+ education, social change for sexual and gender minority people of color, and transgender equality through legal services and policy efforts.
The special event will encourage viewers to support three of the many charitable LGBTQ+ organizations: Glsen, Hetrick-Martin Institute, and Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund.
The special, emceed by Emmy, Grammy, and Tony-award winning actor and activist Billy Porter, along with co-star Mj Rodriguez, will air Friday, June 26 at 10 Pm Et/Pt on FX and Freeform. Viewers can also tune-in the same day starting at 7 Pm Pt at www.poseathon.com.
“I’m so proud of our cast and producers for coming together to present an...
The program seeks to raise awareness for three organizations that work to support LGBTQ+ education, social change for sexual and gender minority people of color, and transgender equality through legal services and policy efforts.
The special event will encourage viewers to support three of the many charitable LGBTQ+ organizations: Glsen, Hetrick-Martin Institute, and Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund.
The special, emceed by Emmy, Grammy, and Tony-award winning actor and activist Billy Porter, along with co-star Mj Rodriguez, will air Friday, June 26 at 10 Pm Et/Pt on FX and Freeform. Viewers can also tune-in the same day starting at 7 Pm Pt at www.poseathon.com.
“I’m so proud of our cast and producers for coming together to present an...
- 6/18/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
In a Gold Derby exclusive, we have learned the category placements of the key Emmy Awards contenders for FX. For this season, the cable network has returning hits such as “Baskets” (Zach Galifianakis), “Better Things” (Pamela Adlon) and “Pose” (Billy Porter) and newcomers “Breeders” (Martin Freeman) and “Dave” (Dave Burd). They also have limited series contenders “American Horror Story: 1984” (Emma Roberts), “Devs” (Sonoya Mizuno) and “Mrs. America” (Cate Blanchett) among their slate.
Below, the list of FX lead, supporting and guest submissions for their comedies, dramas, limited series, TV movies and other genres. More names might be added by the network on the final Emmy ballot. Also note that performers not included on this list may well be submitted by their personal reps.
“A Christmas Carol”
TV Movie
Movie/Limited Actor – Guy Pearce
Movie/Limited Supporting Actor – Joe Alwyn, Stephen Graham, Johnny Harris, Andy Serkis
Movie/Limited Supporting Actress – Charlotte Riley,...
Below, the list of FX lead, supporting and guest submissions for their comedies, dramas, limited series, TV movies and other genres. More names might be added by the network on the final Emmy ballot. Also note that performers not included on this list may well be submitted by their personal reps.
“A Christmas Carol”
TV Movie
Movie/Limited Actor – Guy Pearce
Movie/Limited Supporting Actor – Joe Alwyn, Stephen Graham, Johnny Harris, Andy Serkis
Movie/Limited Supporting Actress – Charlotte Riley,...
- 6/15/2020
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
What's in store for Pose? Recently, Star Indya Moore and co-creator Steven Canals recently spoke with Variety about the changes coming to season three of the FX TV show.
The drama series revolves around several segments of society in New York City — ball subculture, Trump-era excess, and the downtown social and literary scenes. The second season kicks off in 1990. The cast includes Moore, Mj Rodriguez, Dominique Jackson, Hailie Sahar, Angelica Ross, Billy Porter, Ryan Jamaal Swain, Angel Bismark Curiel, Dyllón Burnside, Sandra Bernhard, and Charlayne Woodard.
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The drama series revolves around several segments of society in New York City — ball subculture, Trump-era excess, and the downtown social and literary scenes. The second season kicks off in 1990. The cast includes Moore, Mj Rodriguez, Dominique Jackson, Hailie Sahar, Angelica Ross, Billy Porter, Ryan Jamaal Swain, Angel Bismark Curiel, Dyllón Burnside, Sandra Bernhard, and Charlayne Woodard.
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- 6/9/2020
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Vertical Entertainment holds Us rights and plans September release.
Cinema Management Group (Cmg) has acquired international sales rights ahead of the Cannes virtual market to John Leguizamo’s directorial debut and SXSW selection Critical Thinking.
Leguizamo stars in the Miami-set story, based on actual events, about a chess fanatic who against the odds trains a group of underprivileged teenagers and takes them to the Us National Chess Championship.
Rachel Bay Jones, Michael Kenneth Williams, Corwin Tuggles, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Angel Bismark Curiel, Will Hochman, and Jeffry Batista round out the key cast.
Critical Thinking was scheduled to premiere in official...
Cinema Management Group (Cmg) has acquired international sales rights ahead of the Cannes virtual market to John Leguizamo’s directorial debut and SXSW selection Critical Thinking.
Leguizamo stars in the Miami-set story, based on actual events, about a chess fanatic who against the odds trains a group of underprivileged teenagers and takes them to the Us National Chess Championship.
Rachel Bay Jones, Michael Kenneth Williams, Corwin Tuggles, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Angel Bismark Curiel, Will Hochman, and Jeffry Batista round out the key cast.
Critical Thinking was scheduled to premiere in official...
- 6/3/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Alexandra Codina got involved with filmmaking right after college. Following her job as a production assistant in New York, she began working with the Miami Film Festival in 2002, where she learned to further pursue a career in the filmmaking industry. Codina ran the community programming and outreach areas of the festival until 2005, when she confidently decided to fully pursue documentary production. In 2010, her first feature film, “Monica and David,” was picked up by HBO.
“Because I worked [at the Miami Film Festival], I made a lot of friendships with people in the industry so when I was ready for ‘Monica and David’ it wasn’t as frightening to go out there and to try to sell the film and to try to talk to people as peers,” she says.
This year, Codina returns to the Miami Dade College’s Miami Film Festival with her feature “Paper Children,” a drama centered on the immigration crisis at the United States-Mexico border.
“Because I worked [at the Miami Film Festival], I made a lot of friendships with people in the industry so when I was ready for ‘Monica and David’ it wasn’t as frightening to go out there and to try to sell the film and to try to talk to people as peers,” she says.
This year, Codina returns to the Miami Dade College’s Miami Film Festival with her feature “Paper Children,” a drama centered on the immigration crisis at the United States-Mexico border.
- 3/6/2020
- by Cata Balzano
- Variety Film + TV
Pose stars Dyllon Burnside, Indya Moore, Angel Bismark Curiel, Hailie Sahar and Mj Rodriguez are preparing for the Emmys next month by looking back at where their stories went during the last nine episodes, including stepping into the shoes of early AIDS activists, filming steamy sex scenes, having all-night drug binges at disco clubs and more.
While talking about bringing the stories of Lgbtq activists in the '90s to television, Sahar told In Studio With The Hollywood Reporter: "I just feel more of an honor to be telling a story of people that I'm standing on the shoulders ...
While talking about bringing the stories of Lgbtq activists in the '90s to television, Sahar told In Studio With The Hollywood Reporter: "I just feel more of an honor to be telling a story of people that I'm standing on the shoulders ...
- 8/29/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Spoiler Alert: This article contains details of the season two finale of Pose.
Not even five minutes into the season two finale of Pose and the emotions start stirring as it is evident there has been a time jump from last week’s episode of fun in the sun. Now in 1991, we see Blanca (Mj Rodriguez) and Pray Tell (Billy Porter) reunite as it is clear they haven’t seen each other in a while. Less than five minutes in and these two will have you all up in your feelings, reaching for the Kleenex — but I would save some for even more emotional moments in the finale because this episode is quite a journey.
Written by series creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Steven Canals and directed by Janet Mock, the episode is titled “In My Heels” — which is more than appropriate considering much of the episode sheds a...
Not even five minutes into the season two finale of Pose and the emotions start stirring as it is evident there has been a time jump from last week’s episode of fun in the sun. Now in 1991, we see Blanca (Mj Rodriguez) and Pray Tell (Billy Porter) reunite as it is clear they haven’t seen each other in a while. Less than five minutes in and these two will have you all up in your feelings, reaching for the Kleenex — but I would save some for even more emotional moments in the finale because this episode is quite a journey.
Written by series creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Steven Canals and directed by Janet Mock, the episode is titled “In My Heels” — which is more than appropriate considering much of the episode sheds a...
- 8/21/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
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