Ladies
and gentlemen… we present the key art for Pose Season 2!
POSE SEASON 2 PREMIERES TUESDAY, JUNE 11
Pose
is a drama spotlighting the legends, icons and ferocious house
mothers of New York’s underground ball culture, a movement that
first gained notice in the late 1980s. Making television history,
Pose features the largest cast of transgender actors
in series regular roles, including Mj Rodriguez, Dominique Jackson,
Indya Moore, Hailie Sahar and Angelica Ross, who co-star alongside
Tony Award® winner and Golden Globe® nominee Billy Porter, Ryan
Jamaal Swain, Angel Bismark Curiel, and Dyllón Burnside. Sandra
Bernhard and Charlayne Woodard round out the ensemble. The Golden
Globe-nominated drama also features the largest recurring cast
of LGBTQ actors ever for a scripted series.
Upon receiving an HIV positive diagnosis, Blanca Rodriguez (Mj
Rodriguez) is forced to confront her mortality and dedicates
herself to leaving a legacy. With the encouragement of her friend
Pray Tell (Billy Porter), the fierce patriarch and emcee of
the house balls, Blanca breaks from Elektra (Dominique Jackson),
mother of the House of Abundance, and starts her very own “house,”
a self-selected family that provides support to LGBTQ youth
rejected by their birth families. Blanca’s newly formed House
of Evangelista becomes a haven for anyone searching for a home,
and Blanca’s new family soon includes streetwalker “Angel” (Indya
Moore), aspiring dancer “Damon” (Ryan Jamaal Swain) and his
boyfriend “Ricky” (Dyllón Burnside), and street-wise “Lil Papi”
(Angel Bismark Curiel). After a rocky launch, the upstart House
of Evangelista soon overshadows all, becoming a premier force
in the ballroom, with Blanca receiving the community’s ultimate
honor when she is crowned “Mother of the Year.”
Three years later, it’s 1990 and the ball scene is being exposed
to the mainstream for the first time, forcing the House of Evangelista
to reevaluate its goals. Meanwhile, the AIDS crisis continues
to ravage the community and the reaction from a group of activists
reaches a fever pitch.
Pose
was co-created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Steven Canals,
who executive produce alongside Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson,
Alexis Martin Woodall and Sherry Marsh. Janet Mock is a co-executive
producer. Our Lady J is a supervising producer. Lou Eyrich,
Tanase Popa and Erica Kay also serve as producers. The 10-episode
second season is produced by Fox 21 Television Studios and FX
Productions.