Must-See LGBTQ TV: ‘Man in an Orange Shirt’ comes to PBS, ‘Nanette’ on Netflix, and the MTV Movie & TV Awards
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, PBS will air Masterpiece’s Man in an Orange Shirt, a film that tells two love stories sixty years apart. Set in England in both the modern day and World War II era, the film shows a romance between an officer and an artist, and the many challenges they faced due to laws and culture of the time. Man in an Orange Shirt also follows the officer’s grandson as he navigates casual hookups before finding something more meaningful, while learning the truth about his grandfather. Man in an Orange Shirt: Sunday, 9pm on PBS.
This Monday, MTV will air their second annual Movie & TV Awards, which honor both movies and TV of the past year. The special Trailblazer award will be given to out actress, writer, and producer Lena Waithe for her groundbreaking work in the industry. Other LGBTQ-inclusive nominees include the kiss in Love, Simon between Nick Robinson and out actor Keiynan Lonsdale, and acting nominations for Aubrey Plaza, Dan Levy, and Kate McKinnon. Click here to see a full list of nominations! 2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards: Monday, 9pm on MTV.
This Wednesday, out lesbian comedian Hannah Gadsby’s new stand up special Nanette lands on Netflix. In it, she speaks about her personal life, gender-based violence, and the homophobia within Australia surrounding the recent vote for marriage equality. She does this all while making her audience laugh, and discussing the nature of her comedy. Nanette: Wednesday on Netflix.
Sunday, June 17: Man in an Orange Shirt (9pm, PBS); Pose (9pm, FX); Claws (9pm, TNT); Into the Badlands (10pm, AMC)
Monday: Supergirl (8pm, The CW); Andi Mack (8pm, Disney Channel); Dietland (9pm, AMC); 2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards (9pm, MTV)
Tuesday: Nanette (Netflix); The Bold Type (8pm, Freeform); Animal Kingdom (9pm, TNT); Humans, (10pm, AMC); Younger (10pm, TV Land)
Wednesday: The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu); Young and Hungry (8pm, Freeform); The Originals (9pm, The CW); Queen Sugar (10pm, OWN); My House (Viceland, 10:30pm)
Thursday: Nashville (9pm, CMT); American Woman (10pm, Paramount)
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