Must-See LGBTQ TV: Don’t miss ‘Rent Live,’ all new ‘Supergirl’ and more
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.
The 25th Annual SAG Awards will air on Sunday. The nominees include out celebs Lady Gaga and Lily Tomlin as well as nominations for inclusive films Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Crazy Rich Asians, Green Book, and A Star is Born, and more as well as television shows The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, GLOW, The Handmaid’s Tale, This is Us and A Very English Scandal. Presenters for the awards include Lady Gaga, Ricky Martin, Laverne Cox and Matt Bomer and the ceremony will be hosted by Will & Grace’s Megan Mullally. 25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards: Sunday, 8pm ET/5pm PT on TBS and TNT.
This Sunday night will also see Fox’s live production of Jonathan Larson’s infamous musical Rent. The Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning show follows a group of young artists living in New York during the height of the HIV and AIDS crisis, and features several prominent LGBTQ characters. The live production stars non-binary Drag Race star Valentina as Angel, queer actress Kiersey Clemons as Joanne, Vanessa Hudgens as Maureen, and Brandon Victor Dixon as Collins. GLAAD interviewed these cast members about the production, check it out below! Rent: Live: Sunday, 8pm on Fox.
This week’s Supergirl introduces the family of Nia Nal, the trans superhero played by Nicole Maines. In the episode, Kara joins Nia on a trip to Nia’s hometown to visit her family during the town’s annual Harvest Festival. While home, Nia’s mother encourages her daughter to embrace her destiny. Meanwhile, Alex deals with a street drug that is turning people violent and giving them temporary superpowers. Supergirl: Sunday, 8pm on The CW.
Netflix’s new comedy Russian Doll will release its first season this Friday. The surreal comedy was created created by Natasha Lyonne, Amy Poehler, and out filmmaker Leslye Headland. It follows Nadia (Lyonne), as she relives the same party over and over again after she keeps dying. The show also includes Nadia’s queer friends, played by Greta Lee and Headland’s wife, Rebecca Henderson. Russian Doll: Friday on Netflix.
Sunday, January 27: 25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Award (8pm ET/5pm PT, TBS and TNT); Rent: Live (8pm, Fox); Supergirl (8pm, The CW); Outlander (8pm, Starz); Charmed (9pm, The CW); Shameless (9pm, Showtime); Counterpart (9pm, Starz); Madam Secretary (10pm, CBS)
Monday: Arrow (8pm, The CW); Black Lighting (9pm, The CW)
Tuesday: Good Trouble (8pm, Freeform); Roswell, New Mexico (9pm, The CW) I Am Jazz (9pm, TLC)
Wednesday: Riverdale (8pm, The CW); grown-ish (8pm, Freeform); Modern Family (9pm, ABC); All American (9pm, The CW); The Magicians (9pm, Syfy); Schitt’s Creek (10pm, Pop TV)
Thursday: Grey’s Anatomy (8pm, ABC); Legacies (9pm, The CW); Brooklyn Nine-Nine (9pm, NBC); Will & Grace (9:30pm, NBC); How to Get Away with Murder (10pm, ABC); Broad City (10pm, Comedy Central); The Other Two (10:30pm, Comedy Central)
Friday: Russian Doll (Netflix); Dynasty (8pm, The CW); RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars (8pm, VH1); Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (9pm, The CW)
www.glaad.org/blog/must-see-lgbtq-tv-dont-miss-rent-live-all-new-supergirl-and-more
You Might Like