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Refresh for updates: Hollywood writers, actors and producers were quick to pay tribute to Norman Lear today as news of his death spread through the artistic community.

Pose, Ryan Jamaal Swain, one of the stars of FX’s Emmy-winning, dearly missed ballroom drama, doesn’t hesitate a moment before responding. “Oh, of course. Season two, episode eight.

Pose, Ryan Jamaal Swain, one of the stars of FX’s Emmy-winning, dearly missed ballroom drama, doesn’t hesitate a moment before responding. “Oh, of course. Season two, episode eight.

EXCLUSIVE: Indya Moore (Pose, Aquaman and the Last Kingdom) has signed with UTA and Management 360 for representation across all mediums.

How do you end a beloved series? How do you make sure you don’t overstay your welcome? Programs such as “Homeland,” “Shameless,” “How I Met Your Mother,” and “24” all probably went a few seasons longer than necessary. For Steven Canals, the creator and executive producer of “Pose,” the decision to end the landmark FX series came much sooner than many expected.

The category is: live, work, pose!

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TV“Pose” co-creator, showrunner and director Steven Canals knew from the beginning that his 1980s- and ’90s-set ballroom culture cable drama was going to rest firmly on the shoulders of Blanca Rodriguez (played by Michaela Jaé “Mj” Rodriguez), a young trans woman and house mother diagnosed with HIV early on in the series’ run.

The FX series Pose came to a conclusion this year after three seasons and earned nine Emmy nominations, including for Outstanding Drama Series. Created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Steven Canals, Pose takes a look at the underground drag ball culture in the African-American and Latino LGBTQ community during the late 1980s and early ’90s.

EXCLUSIVE: Dyllón Burnside, who most recently starred opposite Billy Porter in Ryan Murphy and Steven Canals’ groundbreaking drama series Pose, has signed with CAA for representation.

Pride Month, ET is once again recognizing those who had an impact in the entertainment industry, whether it was via music, film or television, and helped shape pop over the past year.

Emerson James From the strength and hope that consistently spring from Mj Rodriguez’s Blanca to the heartbreaking sacrifice of Billy Porter’s Pray Tell, the final season of FX’s “Pose” reaffirms its reputation as a groundbreaking series for LGBTQ representation.From a cast made up largely of Black and Latina transgender women to a writers room that included a wealth of LGBTQ voices, “Pose” stuck its landing by following through with the ending envisioned by series co-creators Steven Canals,

Spoiler alert: Do not read if you are yet to watch the series finale of “Pose”.

There were two empty chairs on stage for Pose‘s FYC panel at the Rose Bowl Saturday night, moderated by series co-creator/executive producer Ryan Murphy. He pointed to them midway through the discussion with co-creator/executive producer Steven Canals and stars Billy Porter and Mj Rodriguez when he brought out two big fans of the show who “wanted to  rearrange their vacation to be here,” Elton John and his husband David Furnish.

Billy Porter and MJ Rodriguez are bringing Pose to the people.

June 6 marks the series finale of Pose, a drama that enlightened the masses about ’80s and 90’s ballroom culture in New York that served as a haven of family and love for the LGBTQIA+ community  — specifically for trans people of color. The finale aligns with the kick-off of Pride Month and for Steven Canals, who created the series alongside Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk this is an end of a groundbreaking era of television and the start of a career that is destined to flourish.

This year marks the third and final season of FX’s groundbreaking series Pose, which was co-created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Steven Canals. The drama, which premiered in 2015, broke ground with the largest transgender cast in TV history as it put the spotlight on the underground ballroom culture that thrived during the 1980s and ’90s in New York.

Janet Mock is making headlines for the 15-minute speech that she gave at the season three premiere of the FX series Pose.

On June 2, 2018, FX premiered Pose, a drama that put the spotlight on the ball culture of New York City in the ’80s. The series created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Steven Canals made television history with the largest number of transgender actors in series regular roles for a scripted series. In addition, it put narratives of LGBTQ people of color front and center in a way that hasn’t been done before — and actress Mj Rodriguez was the moral center of it all.

Pose has explained why the TV series is ending after season three.Steven Canals, who made the drag ball culture drama show with Ryan Murphy, said that he wants to avoid audiences feeling like there’s “filler” content – and that the characters’ storylines round off perfectly in season three as planned.“If you watch this season, and more specifically the finale, that was what it was always intended to be,” Canals said [via Variety].

, the groundbreaking drama about the LGBTQ ballroom scene in 1980s New York City, is coming to an end with its third and final season, which is set to premiere in May.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Pose” will end with Season 3 at FX.The groundbreaking series was renewed for a third season back in 2019. The seven-episode final season is now set to debut on May 2 at 10 p.m.

FX’s groundbreaking series Pose is set to walk its final ball. The series co-created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Steven Canals will enter its third and final season on May 2 at 10pm ET/PT with its first two episodes of its seven-episode run. The series finale will shablam its way to FX on June 6. The news was revealed during Good Morning America on Friday.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorThe National Association of Latino Independent Producers has announced the winners of this year’s Latino Media Fest Awards.Winners will be announced at a virtual ceremony on Friday afternoon.“Pose” was named best Latinx TV show. Co-creator, writer, producer and director Steven Canals will accept the honor on the series’ behalf.Netflix’s Walter Mercado documentary “Mucho Mucho Amor” picked up the trophy for best Latinx Film.

Pose is working to resume shooting Season 3 in October, as Variety reported recently, and when it does, the series is going to jump ahead to the year 1994. Fans of the FX series created by Steven Canals, Ryan Murphy, and Brad Falchuk will no doubt remember that Season 2 jumped ahead to 1990 — three years after the events of the Season 1 finale, when Elektra (Dominique Jackson) helped Blanca (Mj Rodriguez) snatch the coveted Mother of the Year trophy at a ball.

Zoe Saldana had to come out and apologize for starring as Nina Simone in an ostensibly hated 2016 biopic, Page Six has learned today. During a conversation with the Pose creator, Steven Canals, on Instagram Live, Zoe explained how she never should’ve taken the role.

Zoe Saldana is revealing why she'd never play Nina Simone today. During a chat with creator Steven Canals, the 42-year-old actress expressed regret over her choice to play the iconic singer in the 2016 biopic .Saldana's casting in the film was controversial at the time, largely because the actress had to darken her skin and wear facial prosthetics for the role.«I should have never played Nina.

Zoe Saldana is revealing why she'd never play Nina Simone today. During a chat with creator Steven Canals, the 42-year-old actress expressed regret over her choice to play the iconic singer in the 2016 biopic .Saldana's casting in the film was controversial at the time, largely because the actress had to darken her skin and wear facial prosthetics for the role.«I should have never played Nina.

Zoe Saldana regrets her decision to play legendary singer Nina Simone, issuing a tearful apology during an Instagram Live conversation with “Pose” co-creator Steven Canals.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorFX has put in development 81 Words, a limited series about gay rights pioneers Frank Kameny and Barbara Gittings, from Pose co-creator Steven Canals, Pal Pictures and 20th Century Fox TV.Written by Canals, 81 Words is based on Alix Spiegel’s award-winning This American Life episode, “81 Words,” and soon-to-be-released PBS Independent Lens documentary, Cured.

Tributes have been paid to former Glee star Naya Rivera, after her death was confirmed at the age of 33.

On FX's history-making Pose, Mj Rodriguez's Blanca Rodriguez-Evangelista is a symbol of hope, optimism and fight. The HIV-positive house mother, in season two of the drama from Ryan Murphy and Steven Canals, fought for herself both personally and professionally, battling both AIDS and a transphobic landlord who burned down her business.

Ashley Hume After landing Patti LuPone in Season 2, “Pose” co-creator and executive producer Steven Canals is continuing to dream big when it comes to the industry icon he’d want to join the cast of the groundbreaking FX series next.“One person who I would love to see would be Janet Jackson,” Canals told Variety’s Marc Malkin Thursday night, while appearing in a panel discussion during the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP)’s 21st Annual Media Summit, held virtually

season 1 first debuted in June 2018, there was no doubt that longtime stage actor Billy Porter was long overdue for a breakout moment. On co-creators Ryan Murphy and Steven Canals’ groundbreaking FX series about the ballroom scene and LGBTQ community of color, Porter plays ardent emcee Pray Tell, whose heart is as big as his mouth.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVThe “Pose” writers’ room is small — only five people — and consists of hybrid writer-producers and writer-producer-directors.

The third season of the groundbreaking FX series Pose was in the middle of production when the COVID-19 pandemic shut things down.

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