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The GLAAD Wrap: ‘Vida’ heads to Tribeca, Janelle Monae’s new role, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ renewed for final season, Chella Man cast in ‘Titans’ 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>. Pansexual singer and actress\u00a0Janelle Mon\u00e1en<\/a>\u00a0is set to star in an upcoming new Lionsgate film.<\/a>\u00a0The details about the film are still unknown, but it will be written and directed by activist filmmakers Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz. Mon\u00e1e was recently nominated for a GLAAD Media Award<\/a> for her latest album,\u00a0Dirty Computer.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

2.<\/strong>\u00a0John Wick: Chapter 3\u2014Parabellum<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>dropped a new\u00a0trailer on Thursday.<\/a>\u00a0Non-binary actor Asia Kate Dillon, a newcomer to the franchise, plays The Adjudicator, a character in the film who is\u00a0associated with the international assassin’s guild who have placed a price on Wick’s head after he tried to get out of the life. Watch the trailer below.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

3<\/strong>. Netflix\u2019s The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Part 2<\/em> trailer dropped on Monday.<\/a> Season 2\u00a0will delve into Sabrina exploring her darker side and her relationships with love interests and friends. Pansexual character Ambrose will return, as well as non-binary actor Lachlan Watson who stars as Sabrina’s friend Susie. The new season premieres\u00a0on April 5. Watch the trailer below.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

4.<\/strong>\u00a0Season 2 of\u00a0Starz\u2019s Vida <\/em>will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on May 2<\/a>. Vida<\/em> follows two sisters who find out upon returning home for their mother\u2019s funeral that their mother was married to a woman<\/a>. One of the sisters, Emma, is also queer. Showrunner Tanya Saracho has hinted on Twitter that the television premiere date for the new season will be announced at the end of the month. In other Starz news, the entire 10-episode season of the queer-inclusive comedy Now Apocalypse<\/em> is now available to binge watch<\/a> on Starz.com<\/a>, where there is a free one-week trial offer available. The series premiere episode is also available for free on Starz.com<\/a>, the Starz YouTube channel, and Pride Media platforms, including Pride.com<\/a>, Out.com<\/a>, and Advocate.com<\/a>. New episodes will continue to air weekly on the network.<\/p>\n

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We’ll rolling out the world premiere of #VidaSTARZ<\/a> Season 2 at @Tribeca<\/a> Film Festival! Join us for an exclusive screening followed by a conversation with @TanyaSaracho<\/a> and the cast. Get your passes at t.co\/ruMt6cPz7N<\/a>! May 2nd at 5:30 in the SVA2 Beatrice room pic.twitter.com\/cWEof5ZTzu<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 VIDA (@VIDA_STARZ) March 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

5.<\/strong>\u00a0Transgender artist and actor Chella Man has been cast as Jericho for the upcoming second season of the DC Universe series\u00a0Titans<\/em>.<\/a> Man is a model and YouTube personality, known for speaking out about\u00a0his personal experiences of living as someone who is deaf, genderqueer, Chinese, and Jewish. Watch his latest YouTube video<\/a> below.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

6.<\/strong> The poster and premeire date have been announced for Ryan Murphy’s first Netflix series\u00a0The Politician,\u00a0<\/em>starring out actor and singer Ben Platt in the titular role. The show also stars trans<\/a> actor Theo Germaine. The Politician<\/em> is set to drop on the streaming service on September 27. In other TV news, out actor and writer Jeffrey Self has been cast in the upcoming Rachel Bilson-led Fox pilot\u00a0Lovestruck.\u00a0<\/em><\/a>Taking place over a single night at a wedding, the main cast will include Self as Kevin, an “earnest, avuncular, gay<\/a> accountant with a sense of humor and\u00a0a good friend.”<\/p>\n

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The Politician. Running September 27. pic.twitter.com\/57MpkpvD31<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 the Politician (@the_Politician) March 22, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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7.<\/strong> GLAAD Media Award-nominated comedy\u00a0Schitt’s Creek\u00a0<\/em>has been renewed for a sixth and final season. Out creator Dan\u00a0Levy, who plays pansexual character David, posted a statement on Twitter about how grateful he and his father and co-creator Eugene Levy are for the show’s fans and the ability to end the show on its own terms.\u00a0Read it below.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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To Our Dear Fans… pic.twitter.com\/FIXjD3gbzA<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 dan levy (@danjlevy) March 21, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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8.<\/strong>\u00a0Panic! At The Disco released their new music video for the song \u201cDancing\u2019s Not a Crime\u201d on Monday.<\/a> Bisexual lead singer Brendan Urie and his fun-loving puppet Beebo star in it. Watch the music video<\/a> below. Additionally, in the country music world, The Academy of Country Music Awards added out singer\/songwriter Brandi Carlile to its performer lineup for the April 7 show taking place in Las Vegas.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

9.<\/strong>\u00a0Queer electronica wizard TR\/ST released a new song exclusively with Out<\/em> called \u201cGrouch.\u201d<\/a> The song is from TR\/ST\u2019s new album, The Destroyer<\/em>, set to drop in April. Listen to \u201cGrouch\u201d below.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\"\"10<\/strong>. The novel sequel to Andre Aciman’s Call Me by Your Name<\/em> was announced for release on October 29<\/a>. The new book, Find Me<\/em>, follows Elio’s father, Samuel, as he decides after his divorce to travel from Florence to Rome\u00a0to visit Elio who has become a respected concert pianist. Samuel will have a “chance encounter” during his trip that provokes change in his life. The novel will also include Elio moving to Paris where he has a “consequential affair,” and Oliver who is now a professor in New England but is considering returning to Europe once his children are grown. Details for the film sequel to Call Me by Your Name<\/em> are still under discussion, but director Luca Guadagnino has repeatedly said<\/a> that he’s interested in filming a sequel. Now he’ll have his source material.<\/p>\n

11.<\/strong> Dates <\/em>is an anthology of queer historical fiction that is full of queer stories with happy endings from throughout all of human history. The first and second volumes of the series were a success because of the Kickstarter community and now a third that surrounds adventure stories is in the works. Click here<\/a> to learn more about the project.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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