It’s official: There’s more “Glee” coming. Disney+ and Hulu have given Ryan Murphy’s reboot plan a series order, and he’s already finished a fresh “pilot” script for the insanely popular musical comedy that ran for six seasons on Fox between 2009 and 2015. In case you missed it the first time, it’s a series about a high school show choir and everyone is gay. OK, not exactly. But you’d be forgiven if you’d never seen an episode of it and still assumed that. Murphy also revealed that he’s been talking to several of the original cast members — Cory Monteith and Naya Rivera having suffered tragic deaths since the series went off the air — though no casting news has been announced. We’d love to see a version where Chris Colfer, Jane Lynch, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Matthew Morrison, Dianna Agron, Amber Riley, Heather Morris and Darren Criss run the school — with principal Sue Sylvester, naturally — and constantly attempt to hog the musical spotlight, battling weekly with the actual teenagers.
‘Elden Ring’ rolls deep with a queer cast
“Elden Ring,” the staggeringly popular video game from director Hidetaka Miyazaki and writer George R.R. Martin (“Game of Thrones”), is on its way to the big screen from filmmaker Alex Garland (“Civil War”). Indie powerhouse A24 has the mega-budget project (a cost reportedly in the neighborhood of $200 million) and if all goes to plan, the hip production/distribution entity won’t be indie for long. For non-gamers, the story is squarely in the realm of fantasy fare: in a place called the Lands Between, the extremely powerful Elden Ring has been broken into shards and a collection of demigods battle over it. Who are they? Well, at least four of them are queer favorites: Kit Connor (“Heartstopper”), Ben Whishaw (“Paddington”) and, from the wild Gen Z comedy “Bottoms,” Havana Rose Liu and Ruby Cruz. Rounding out the cast is Cailee Spaeny (“Priscilla”), Jonathan Pryce (“Brazil”) and “Parks and Rec” alum Nick Offerman. “Elden” fans have a bit of a wait, though; it’s not due until March 2028. Until then, play on.
‘The Body’ is queer and almost here
Earlier this year, we told you about “The Body,” a new series from queer creator Quinn Shephard, one that involves Catholic schoolgirls, strange (and probably supernatural) visions, teenage lesbians, a dance troupe initiation gone wrong and a town turned upside down when all of these things collide. Well, the trailer just dropped and it looks more queer, more spooky and more frantic than we’d hoped for. The cast is full of young, relative newcomers you’ll be getting to know, notably Kristina Bogic and Sara Boustany as best friends whose relationship is definitely turning sapphic. We’re told that the deranged teen lesbian classic “Heavenly Creatures” is a reference point, and that’s enough for us. The whole thing drops on Netflix November 11 for anyone annoyed by the sudden streamer onslaught of Christmas programming.
Dan Levy and Aubrey Plaza humanize ‘Animal Friends’
Ryan Reynolds and Jason Momoa are the stars of “Animal Friends,” a hybrid live-action/animated feature, from “Key & Peele” and “Keanu” director Peter Atencio, but you won’t see either of them. Reynolds voices a pony and Momoa a bear. The human beings you will see in the upcoming comedy are gay “Schitt’s Creek” creator Dan Levy and everyone’s lesbian crush from “Happiest Season,” Aubrey Plaza, playing a wildlife ranger and a DEA agent, respectively. There’s a road trip, a fractured four-legged friendship, and a pursuit, but we’re not sure who’s being pursued. No matter, we’re OK with a low-stakes family comedy in the middle of serious-minded awards season fare. And with queer comic leads, pop star Addison Rae, and comedy MVPs like Eric Andre, Lil Rel Howery and Rob Delaney in the supporting cast, we’re good. It drops into the multiplex in January 2027.