Television

The modern television landscape is populated with many LGBTQI+ characters; including in such stalwartly popular shows as Ted Lasso, Elite, Heartstopper, Yellowjackets, House of the Dragon, FBI: Most Wanted, The Walking Dead: World Beyond and Loki. And while shows such as Will & Grace, Glee and Pose were groundbreaking in their inclusion and representation, a look back on the history of television, especially its sitcoms, shows a plethora of characters who in today’s world would be recognized as gay, but in television’s early days, were hidden in their sexuality.

When Bobby Pontillas was asked to help create TJ, the first Filipino American muppet on Sesame Street, he immediately thought of the physical features that would represent most Filipinos, including himself. Growing up, he did not see himself represented onscreen so designing a Sesame Street character that would reflect his ethnic background felt monumental.

Max Malka, the creator of the first Finnish Netflix series Dance Brothers, felt early on that producing was her calling. When she was 18 and applying to Helsinki Film School, nowadays part of Aalto University, she was reading descriptions of different majors.

On June 6, 1998, the iconic TV series Sex and the City aired its first episode on HBO – and nothing would ever be the same in the way Hollywood portrayed women on TV. As the 25th anniversary of the show approaches, it’s hard to imagine life without Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Samantha (Kim Cattrall), Charlotte (Kristin Davis), and Miranda (Cynthia Nixon).

Irish-born actor Simon Phillips can’t help smiling as he talks about working with Arnold Schwarzenegger in the new Netflix action spy series, FUBAR (launching May 25). “When I was asked to audition and I realized I’d be working with him, I immediately said, ‘I will be there!’” Phillips says.

“I am sick of writing letters!” Dame Helen Mirren laughed when asked what changes she’d like for her character, Cara Dutton, in the surprise second season of the limited Series, 1923, the prequel to the hit Paramount+ show, Yellowstone and the sequel to 1923’s predecessor, 1883. “Brandon, come home!” She pleaded with a quip reminiscent of Spielberg’s E.

“The biggest struggle for me is just being faced with the question ‘Am I doing the right thing?’ every single day,” said April Absynth who is currently featured as Jacque in the comedy-drama Blindspotting. In a rare portrayal of a Filipino family on mainstream television, April’s character and her father, played by Dante Basco, figure in an episode.

According to the history books, Catherine the Great was only 16 when she married Peter III, the heir to the throne of Russia. Actress Elle Fanning wasn’t much older when she stepped into the shoes of the woman who led a rebellion against her husband to eventually ascend to the throne as the title character in the Hulu series, The Great.

“After a year of imprisonment and impoverishment – because they took everything from us, the government comes down with a loyalty questionnaire demanding loyalty. ”, Takei told the HFPA in an exclusive interview with Brent Simon.

Since the rise in popularity of Korean dramas such as Crash Landing on You, Kingdom, Vincenzo, Hospital Playlist, and of course, Squid Game, there has been an influx of recent as well as upcoming K-dramas not to be missed.   Below are some to watch out for: Mask Girl The series follows Kim Mo-mi (Ko Hyun-jung), an ordinary office worker who has always dreamed of being a performer though she feels that her face isn’t beautiful enough to achieve her goals.