FX is preparing to attack for the last time Pose. The next third season of the award-winning ballroom drama – due to open on Sunday, May 2 at 10 / 9c – will be the last, with the end of the series set for June 6.
“Pose it was one of the creative highlights of my entire career, ”says co-creator Ryan Murphy. “From the beginning, when Steven Canals and I sat down to hear his vision and ideas for the show, it has been a passionate project. To go from the beginning of my career in the late 90s, when it was almost impossible to put an LGBTQ character on television Pose – which will go down in history for having the greatest LGBTQ cast of all time – is a truly complete moment for me. This show made history behind and in front of the camera, and its legacy is profound. I am very proud of my fellow creators Steven Canals and Brad Falchuk, and also of the producer / writer / executive director Janet Mock, who left an indelible mark with his personal and sincere work. I also thank Our Lady J for her incredible work as a producer, writer and actress on the program. (…) We had to tell the exact story we wanted, how we wanted it, and I am incredibly honored and grateful. Pose’s story may end in 1996, but its impact will last forever. ”
Looking back on the show’s run, co-creator Canals says: “Pose it was conceived as a love letter to the underground New York ballroom community, to my beloved New York, to my queer and trans family, to myself. I, along with my incredible collaborators, never intended to change the TV landscape. I simply wanted to tell an honest story about family, resilience and love. I am fortunate to have done this for three seasons. I am filled with gratitude to our intrepid writers, cast, crew and producers who have worked tirelessly to make Pose come alive, humiliated by our loyal audience, grateful to the ballroom community that trusted us to tell their story, overwhelmed by the critics who welcomed us warmly and forever thanked Ryan Murphy, FX and 20th Television for changing my life. “
Pose stars Mj Rodriguez as Blanca, Dominique Jackson as Elektra, Indya Moore as Angel, Ryan Jamaal Swain as Damon, Hailie Sahar as Lulu, Angel Bismark Curiel as Lil Papi, Dyllon Burnside as Ricky, Sandra Bernhard as Judy and Billy Porter as Pray Tell.
Watch a special message from the Channels below:
A message from the executive producer and co-creator @StevenCanals in the third and final season of #PoseFX, premiering on May 2. pic.twitter.com/f3mfyK3SEQ
– PoseFX (@PoseOnFX) March 5, 2021
Porter, the first openly gay actor to win the Emmy for Best Actor in a Drama Series, revealed in December 2020 that the show was waiting until the pandemic subsided in 2021 before filming the big, crowded ballroom scenes of Season 3 .
“It is not the easiest version of filming a television program I have ever participated in, but I am grateful that we are back at work,” he said at the time.
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