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TV: Patty Lupone to Join WandaVision Spinoff

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Agatha: House of Harkness

WandaVision spinoff series Agatha: House of Harkness has added bonafide musical firepower to its cast in the form of showbiz legend, Patti LuPone. The upcoming series will follow the delightfully camp antagonist of Marvel’s WandaVision, Agatha Harkness (played by the Emmy-nominated Kathryn Hahn), after she was trapped in Westview at the end of the the series. According to Deadline, LuPone – who has won three Tony awards, two Olivier awards and two Grammys – will join the cast of the Marvel show in an as-yet unrevealed role, due to be released on Disney+ in 2023. Full Story from Pink News

TV: Netflix Axes “Warrior Nun”

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Warrior Nun - Netflix

Female-led fantasy action series Warrior Nun focuses on The OCS (Order of the Cruciform Sword) – a group of nuns that train teenage girls to fight demons and the forces of evil. The show, which originally debuted on the streaming platform in July 2020 and dropped its second season a little over a month ago, has built a dedicated following for its epic fight sequences, fascinating mythology and compelling character arcs. It also contains one of the best-written queer love stories on TV. Hailed as a “textbook example of how to do a queer slow-burn romance right”, the series follows … Read more

TV: Fate: The Winx Saga Cancelled After Just Two Seasons

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Fate: The Winx Saga

Netflix has cancelled Fate: The Winx Saga, making it the most recent in a long line of queer series axed by the streaming giant. Fate: The Winx Saga is heavily based on the Winx Club cartoon, which attracted many queer viewers in their younger years; the series subverted the ‘fairy’ slur and turned it into something positive. The cancellation of the series was announced by showrunner Brian Young in an Instagram post: “This is not fun news to share, but Netflix [has] decided not to move forward with Season 3 of Fate: The Winx Saga,” Young wrote. Full Story from … Read more

TV: Doctor Who “Thasmin” Shippers Let Down By Finale

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Doctor Who - Thasmin

Jodie Whittaker’s final Doctor Who adventure “The Power of the Doctor” saw nostalgia, action and fan favourites bring together an ambitious episode – but Thasmin got lost along the way. Ahead of the episode – the final part of Whittaker’s three-episode farewell – fans had high hopes for the Thirteenth Doctor and companion Yasmin Khan (Mandip Gill) – dubbed “Thasmin”. After years of fan “shipping”, this year’s Easter special confirmed the two had feelings for each other, and many were hopeful for a happy ending of sorts. Full Story from Pink News

TV: Chucky Introduces Non-Binary Sabrina Actor as Killer Doll’s Children Glen/Glenda

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Glen/Glenda: Chucky

Chucky creator Don Mancini said the horror show ‘honours the trans experience’ by featuring the murderous doll’s twins Glen/Glenda, played by non-binary actor Lachlan Watson. Watson, who is best known for their role as Theo in Netflix’s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, will play twins Glen and Glenda – the twin children of Chucky and Tiffany. The beloved characters were first introduced to horror fans in the 1998’s Bride of Chucky, but they didn’t formally step into the spotlight until 2004’s Seed of Chucky. The twins were mentioned in the first season of Don Mancini’s TV adaptation when Chucky (voiced by … Read more

Movies: Scooby Doo’s Velma is a Lesbian (Duh)

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Velma

After many decades, several spin-offs and desperate fan pleas, it has finally happened – Scooby-Doo’s Velma is canonically a lesbian. In the movie animation Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!, viewers are treated to many scenes of Velma falling head over heels for Coco Diablo, head of a notorious crime syndicate. And it is extremely gay. This confirmation of Velma’s queerness explicitly on the screen has been a long time coming, with a history of queer coding, cut scenes and spiked queer plot lines consistently disappointing LGBTQ+ fans. Full Story from Pink News

TV: Marvel’s “Ironheart” Cast Gets Trans NB Actor

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Zoe Terakes - twitter

Trans non-binary actor Zoe Terakes has been cast in a key role in the upcoming Disney+ series Ironheart, Deadline reports. The actor, who starred in Prime’s Nine Perfect Strangers, is the second trans actor to be cast in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and the first in a Disney+ series. They follow in the footsteps of trans man Zach Barak who played Zach Cooper in Spiderman: Far From Home. Full Story from Pink News

TV: Netflix Cancels LGBTQ+ spy series Q-Force

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Q-Force

Queer adult animated series Q-Force will not be returning to Netflix, having been axed after just one season. Variety confirmed Q-Force had been officially cancelled on Monday (8 August), after star Matt Rogers first let the news slip on the Attitudes! podcast in May. The show followed the misadventures of a group of undervalued LGBTQ+ spies, with a cast that also included Will & Grace’s Sean Hayes, Wanda Sykes, Patti Harrison, Gary Cole and Stranger Things’ David Harbour. Rogers noted that while the show didn’t receive great reviews, he was grateful for the cult following it amassed. Full Story from … Read more

TV: “Sandman” Representation Divides LGBTQ+ Viewers

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Sandman

Netflix has divided LGBTQ+ viewers with its high-stakes adaptation of The Sandman. The Sandman, an adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s comic book of the same name, follows cosmic being Dream as he tries to regain his power after being imprisoned for over a century. Like the source material, the Netflix series is filled with LGBTQ+ representation – but some viewers feel conflicted over the execution of the plots and the characters. Some viewers raved about the inclusion of non-binary character Desire, played by a non-binary actor Mason Alexander Park. Dubbed the “the non-binary love child of Lady Daga and Gillian Anderson,” … Read more

Trailer: The Rings of Power

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The Rings of Power

Just saw this come across my email. :) Starts in September: An ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, must confront the re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth. From the darkest depths of the Misty Mountains to the majestic forests of Lindon; from the island kingdom of Númenor, to the furthest reaches of the map, these realms and characters will forge legacies that will live on long after they’re gone. See the trailer here…