Equipment Williamson’s new scripted half-hour comedy collection “Unconventional” has been acquired by LGBTQ streaming community Revry.
Williamson, a six-time Emmy nominee greatest generally known as the creator and star of “Eastsiders,” stars in “Unconventional” as Noah Guillory, a queer millennial struggling along with his 10-year marriage, probably beginning a household, and the way forward for his PhD program whereas additionally performing because the sperm donor to his sister Margot’s spouse, Eliza.
The nine-episode season – every episode follows a month of Eliza’s being pregnant — will premiere on Revry on Feb. 11.
“‘Unconventional’ comes at a time the place tales about marginalized communities are extra vital than ever and ‘Unconventional’ is an unapologetically queer present,” Williamson stated Thursday. “Sadly, LGBTQ illustration has diminished significantly since ‘Eastsiders’ ended, and mainstream depictions usually shrink back from the advanced realities of queer love. Revry is the right dwelling for the collection and I couldn’t be extra excited in regards to the acquisition.”
Co-star James Bland (“Big”), who performs Noah’s husband Dan, was additionally a key member of the inventive crew, serving as a author, director, and producer. Different leads embrace Aubrey Shea (CMT’s “Nashville”) and Briana Venskus (ABC’s “Brokers of S.H.I.E.L.D.” Supporting forged contains Kathy Griffin, Beau Bridges, Willam (“RuPaul’s Drag Race”), Jenna Ushkowitz (“Glee”), Tuc Watkins (“Uncoupled”), Dana Wheeler-Nicholson (“Friday Evening Lights”), James Urbaniak (“Tough Individuals,” Constantine Rousouli (off-Broadway’s “Titanique”), Laith Ashley (“Pose”) and Miranda Bailey (“Diary of a Teenage Woman”).
“‘Unconventional’ is strictly the kind of programming Revry was created for, tales that seize the nuance and complexities of contemporary LGBTQ+ life,” Revry co-founer and CEO Damian Pelliccione stated. “Real queer storytelling is on the coronary heart of every thing we do and we’re proud to be main the best way relating to bringing queer illustration to bigger audiences.”
“Unconventional” was developed on the Sundance Lab and shot on location in Palm Springs and Joshua Tree. Along with Williamson and Bland, the inventive crew included government producers Miranda Bailey Christopher Miller, Edward Ruttenberg, Madison McKinley, Jason Beck, Erwin Extra, and Larissa James, and writers Brea Grant, Trey Anthony and Chad Callaghan. Grant and Bailey additionally directed episodes. “Unconventional” was produced by Chilly Iron Photos and The Cash Pool.
