Must-See LGBTQ TV: Catch the ‘Pose’ and ‘Nashville’ finales and an all new season of ‘Orange is the New Black’
Grab the remote, set your DVR or queue up your streaming service of choice! GLAAD is bringing you the highlights LGBTQ on TV this week. Check back every Sunday for up-to-date coverage in LGBTQ-inclusive programming on TV.
On Sunday, the season one finale of FX’s Pose airs. Recently renewed for a second season, Pose boasts the largest transgender cast on television, all played by trans actors. The show takes its viewers into the ball scene of the 80s, lead by trans and queer people of color. The show also has trans creators in the writers room and behind the camera for authentic storytelling. In the season finale, the ultimate showdown takes place at the Princess Ball, when the House of Evangelista battle against the House of Ferocity and Mother of the Year is decided. Pose: Sunday at 9pm on FX.
The series finale of country music show Nashville airs this Thursday. Ending after its sixth season, Nashville follows an ensemble of country singers in the titular city, showcasing their music, personal lives, and drama. The show features the gay character of Will Lexington, and the ups and downs of his life in the country scene. In the finale, Alannah confronts Brad; Juliette makes a decision about her future; Daphne prepares for the final round of Nashville’s Next; Deacon can’t forgive Gideon and gets an opportunity to fulfill a lifelong dream. Nashville: Thursday at 9pm on CMT.
The newest season of Netflix’s Orange is the New Black will be released in full on Friday. The show broke ground in its first season with the inclusion of trans prisoner Sophia Burset (played by the astonishing Laverne Cox), and showing her story to a new audience. The large ensemble cast also includes many lesbian and bisexual women. In the sixth season, the show follows the prisoners as they are taken to a maximum security prison and how they deal with their new surroundings. Orange is the New Black: Friday on Netflix.
Sunday, July 15: Pose (9pm, FX); Claws (9pm, TNT)
Monday: Andi Mack (8pm, Disney); Dietland (9pm, AMC)
Tuesday: The Bold Type (8pm, Freeform); Animal Kingdom (9pm, TNT); Younger (10pm, TV Land)
Wednesday: Harlots (Hulu); Burden of Truth (8pm, The CW); Young and Hungry (8pm, Freeform); The Originals (9pm, The CW); Queen Sugar (10pm, OWN)
Thursday: Nashville (9pm, CMT); American Woman (10pm, Paramount)
Friday: Orange is the New Black (Netflix); Quantico (8pm, ABC); Wynonna Earp (9pm, Syfy); Killjoys (10pm, Syfy)
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