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The GLAAD Wrap: Trailers for ‘Now Apocalypse’ and ‘Billions,’ Critics’ Choice Award winners, and more!<\/b><\/p>\n

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Every week, the GLAAD Wrap brings you LGBTQ-related entertainment news highlights, fresh stuff to watch out for, and fun diversions to help you kick off the weekend!<\/p>\n

1)<\/strong> Vice Sports released a new short documentary on Wednesday<\/a> following NBA player Reggie Bullock and his activism following the murder of his transgender<\/a> sister Mia in 2014. Bullock has worked with GLAAD and other organizations to raise his voice in support of LGBTQ and specifically trans<\/a> people, and uses his platform as a well-known athlete to call<\/a> attention to these issues. Watch the documentary below.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

2)<\/strong> Spider-Man: Far From Home, <\/em>which released its first trailer this week, features two trans cast members.<\/a> The Advocate<\/em> reports that trans<\/a> actors Zack Barack and Tyler Luke Cunningham will play a friend of Peter Parker and a featured extra, respectively. Although the gender identity of their characters has not yet been defined, this casting news is a big step for inclusion by a major studio.\u00a0In further film news, lesbian comedian and actress Wanda Sykes has been cast in the upcoming film Lexi<\/em>,<\/a> a new comedy film about what happens when you love your phone more than anything else. The movie also stars Rose Byrne, Justin Hartley, and Ron Funches among others.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

3)<\/strong> A trailer has been released for the upcoming show Now Apocalypse<\/em>,<\/a> created by out filmmaker Gregg Araki. The show follows Ulysses, a queer millennial partying with his friends in Los Angeles while also having bizarre premonitions. The trailer shows Tyler Posey as a love interest for Ulysses who is very aware of the upcoming end of the world. Watch the trailer below, and catch the premiere of Now Apocalypse <\/em>March 10 on Starz after American Gods<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

4) <\/strong>Freeform has announced a midseason return for the final episodes of their GLAAD Media Award-winning show Shadowhunters<\/em>.<\/a> The second half of the third and final season will premiere on Monday, February 25, seeing the return of fan-favorite couple<\/a> Magnus and Alec, as well as an ensemble which includes multiple other queer characters. A premiere date has also been announced for new CBS series The Red Line,<\/em><\/a> which stars Noah Wyle as a man<\/a> whose husband was shot by a police officer. The Red Line <\/em>premieres on Sunday, April 28.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

5)<\/strong> A trailer for the fourth season of Showtime\u2019s Billions<\/em> was released this week.<\/a> The show features non-binary character Taylor Mason, played by non-binary actor Asia Kate Dillon, who will go up against their former mentor, Bobby Axelrod with their new finance company. Billions<\/em> will premiere its fourth season on Sunday, May 17. You can also catch a glimpse of Dillon as The Adjudicator in the recently released trailer for the upcoming film <\/a>John Wick: Chapter 3<\/a> – Parabellum<\/em>.\u00a0In other TV news, a premiere date has been announced for the fifth and final season of Jane the Virgin<\/em><\/a>, which will premiere March 27 on the CW.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

6) <\/strong>Further casting has been announced for Ryan Murphy\u2019s upcoming Netflix show Ratched, <\/em>starring out actress Sarah Paulson as a young Nurse Ratched from One Flew Over the Cuckoo\u2019s Nest. <\/em>The newly announced cast members include out actors Cynthia Nixon and Charlie Carver. Click here too see the full announcement. <\/a>\u00a0In further Netflix news, a trailer has been released for the upcoming final episodes of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>which will be released on the streaming platform on January 25.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

7)<\/strong> Out writer, producer and director Angela Robinson has signed a new two-year overall deal with Paramount TV,<\/a> where she will be creating and developing new projects for the studio. Robinson wrote and directed the queer inclusive projects\u00a0Professor Marston and the Wonder Women<\/em> and D.E.B.S<\/em>.<\/em>\u00a0Robinson currently\u00a0serves as co-captain of Time’s Up Women of Color. We are excited to see what the prolific queer filmmaker will create at Paramount.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

8)<\/strong> Out bi<\/a> pop singer Lauren Jauregui released a new single and music video<\/a> on Friday, \u201cMore Than This.\u201d In other music news, lesbian<\/a> rapper Young M.A. released a new music video<\/a> for her song \u201cBake Freestyle,\u201d where she raps over Clipse’s \u201cGrindin.\u201d Watch the video here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

9)<\/strong> On Sunday, the Critics\u2019 Choice Awards for film and television were handed out with awards going to Lady Gaga in a tie with Glenn Close for Best Actress; Mahershala Ali in Best Supporting Actor for playing gay<\/a> musician Don Shirley in Green Book; The Favourite <\/em>in Best Acting Ensemble as well as Best Actress in a Comedy for Olivia Colman; and Crazy Rich Asians<\/em> won Best Comedy. In the television categories, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story <\/em>won Best Limited series, with Darren Criss winning Best Actor; and Best Supporting Actor in that category was awarded to out actor Ben Whishaw for playing queer character Norman Scott. BoJack Horseman<\/em>, which features an asexual character in the main ensemble, won Best Animated Series. For the full list of winners, click here!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

10) <\/strong>The line-up has been officially announced for PaleyFest LA,<\/a> which features several panels with the creators and casts of impactful televisions shows. The line-up includes groundbreaking drama series Pose<\/em> along with other LGBTQ-inclusive series such as Grace and Frankie, RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race, 9-1-1, Jane the Virgin <\/em>and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend<\/em>, Star Trek: Discovery, <\/em>and This is Us. <\/em>Tickets are available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

11)<\/strong> Trans in Trumpland, <\/em>a documentary about the harmful impact of the current president on transgender<\/a> Americans, is currently seeking funding for production. Helmed by trans<\/a> Iranian-American filmmaker Tony Zosherafatain, the documentary focuses on a diverse group of transgender<\/a> folks and shines a particular light on Miss Major, a trans<\/a> woman<\/a> who runs a safe haven for trans<\/a> people in Arkansas. The documentary will also showcase Rebecca, a trans<\/a> woman<\/a> detained by ICE. To learn more and contribute to the project, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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