As the second season of hit series Heartstopper based on Alice Oseman's bestselling graphic novels launches globally on Netflix this week, The Queer Review's editor James Kleinmann speaks exclusively with its BAFTA-winning director Euros Lyn. In the opening episode, we're reunited with new boyfriends in the midst of first love, Charlie (Joe Locke) and Nick... Continue Reading →
Pride month continues to be celebrated on Netflix with the arrival of creator and producer Jordon Nardino's Glamorous on Thursday, June 22nd. Not only does the New York-set workplace comedy series have a queer character at its centre, in the form of the twenty-something gender nonconforming Marco played by former YouTube star turned actor and... Continue Reading →
Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen's delightfully warm and poignant comedy series Somebody Somewhere makes a welcome return to HBO for its seven-episode second season tonight, Sunday, April 23rd at 10:30pm ET/PT. As the season opens, we're reunited with Sam (Bridget Everett) who has returned to live in her hometown of Manhattan, Kansas where she's still... Continue Reading →
Actress Javicia Leslie hit the headlines when she was cast as the first Black live-action Batwoman in 2020, going on to become a superhero fan favourite in the title role for two seasons on the GLAAD Award-nominated series (streaming now on HBO Max). Next year, she will be seen donning the bat-cape and cowl once... Continue Reading →
Ahead of the launch of season 2 on November 1st 2022, Edvin Ryding and Omar Rudberg who play star-crossed lovers Wilhelm and Simon in the hit LGBTQ+ Netflix series Young Royals, spoke exclusively with The Queer Review's editor James Kleinmann about why their characters make "a couple worth fighting for" and how they each prepare... Continue Reading →
One of the LGBTQ+ highlights at the 47th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), was writer-director Aitch Alberto's adaptation of Benjamin Alire Sáenz bestselling YA novel, Aristotle And Dante Discover The Secrets Of The Universe. Produced by Alberto, alongside Lin-Manuel Miranda, Eugenio Debrez, and Kyra Sedgwick, the powerful coming-of-age tale explores the bond that builds between... Continue Reading →
Tuesday night saw Darren Star (Sex and the City, Younger, Emily In Paris) and Jeffrey Richman's (Modern Family) new Netflix comedy series Uncoupled, starring Neil Patrick Harris, premiere at New York's iconic Paris Theater, followed by a glitzy cocktail reception at the nearby Plaza Hotel. The Queer Review's editor James Kleinmann was on the stylish... Continue Reading →
TV hitmaker Darren Star, who followed up long-running shows like Beverly Hills 90210, Melrose Place, Sex and the City, and Younger with the Netflix favourite Emily In Paris in 2020, delivers another enjoyable and highly bingeable series for the streamer with the eight-episode first season of Uncoupled, co-created with Modern Family executive producer Jeffrey Richman.... Continue Reading →
One of the most memorable and beloved television characters of all-time, queer or otherwise, has to be Sex and the City's fast-talking, wise-cracking, insatiably horny, and adorably handsome Italian-American Anthony Marentino, who made his debut as Charlotte York's wedding planner in the third season of the Emmy-winning series. The role was written for New York... Continue Reading →
Based on Leigh Bardugo's Grishaverse novels, Shadow and Bone—which premieres globally on Netflix on Friday April 23rd—is a gripping epic fantasy series with immersive worldbuilding, lavish costume and production design, stunning visual effects, and an appealing ensemble cast. As the series opens we meet Alina Starkov (Jessie Mei Li) and Mal Oretsev (Archie Renaux) who... Continue Reading →
