June 29 (UPI) — Pride Month may end Tuesday but there are still a number of upcoming films and TV series featuring and celebrating the LGBTQ community.
From Heartstopper Forever to Heated Rivalry Season 2, here are six LGBTQ films and TV series coming to theaters and streaming services.
‘Heartstopper Forever’
The young adult series Heartstopper, based on the Alice Oseman graphic novel, will conclude with the movie Heartstopper Forever, releasing July 17 on Netflix.
For three seasons, Heartstopper followed the romance between schoolmates Charlie Spring (Joe Locke) and Nick Nelson (Kit Connor).
Heartstopper Forever will see Charlie, Nick and their friends face new challenges as they pursue college and other ventures after leaving Truham Grammar School.
William Gao, Yasmin Finney, Tobie Donovan, Jenny Walser, Corinna Brown, Kizzy Edgell and Rhea Norwood also star.
‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’
Written and directed by Jane Schoenbrun (I Saw the TV Glow), Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma brings a queer perspective to the slasher horror genre.
Hacks actress Hannah Einbinder stars as Kris, an aspiring filmmaker tasked with rebooting a fictional slasher franchise. She seeks out the reclusive Billy (Gillian Anderson), the film’s original final girl, setting off a chain of “desire, fear, and delirium,” according to an official synopsis.
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma also stars Jack Haven and Patrick Fischler, and opens in theaters Aug. 7.
‘Red, White & Royal Wedding’
Amazon MGM Studios announced Red, White & Royal Wedding, a sequel to the hit 2023 film Red, White & Royal Blue, in 2024.
The new movie will continue the love story of former rivals Henry (Nicholas Galitzine), a British prince, and Alex Claremont-Diaz (Zakhar Perez), the son of the U.S. president.
Uma Thurman, Clifton Collins Jr. and Stephen Fry will also return, with Lena Headey and Chloe Fineman to join the cast.
Red, White & Royal Wedding is based on the novel by Casey McQuiston, who served as a writer on the film adaptation and will also work on the sequel.
‘The Hunting Wives’ Season 2
The hit Netflix drama based on the May Cobb novel was officially renewed for Season 2 in September.
Brittany Snow stars as Sophie O’Neil, a wife and mother who moves from Massachusetts to East Texas with her family. She soon becomes entangled with Margo (Malin Akerman), the charismatic wife of her husband’s new boss, but both women are keeping secrets.
Season 2 begins with Sophie and Margo “on the outs,” according to an official synopsis. “But soon enough, old secrets and new foes force them back together. As they play their dangerous games, the question arises: Are they the hunters or the hunted?”
Netflix has yet to announce a release date for the new season.
‘Heated Rivalry’ Season 2
Also returning for a second season is the hit Canadian series Heated Rivalry, which streams on Crave in Canada and on HBO Max in the United States.
Based on Rachel Reid’s Game Changers book series, the romantic drama stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie as Shane and Ilya, two rival professional hockey players whose secret fling evolves into “a years-long journey of love, denial, and self-discovery,” according to an official synopsis.
François Arnaud, Christina Chang, Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova, Dylan Walsh and Robbie G.K. also star.
Season 2 has yet to receive a release date.
‘Jim Queen’
The buzzy animated French comedy film from Marco Ngyuen and Nicolas Athane had its world premiere as a Midnight Screening as the Cannes Film Festival in May.
Set in Paris, the movie follows Jim Queen, a gay influencer whose world is turned upside down when he contracts Heterosis, a virus that turns gay men straight.
“Unfollowed, abandoned, and stripped of status, Jim is left with just one unlikely ally: Lucien, a devoted scrawny twink with more loyalty than clout. Together, they plunge into the queer chaos of the Marais, chasing a rogue doctor rumored to have a cure,” an official description reads.
Jim Queen is playing in French theaters and has yet to receive a U.S. release date.
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