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The L Word: Generation Q Lands a Second Season

The L Word: Generation Q Lands a Second Season

The L Word: Generation Q

Another season offers the chance for more reunions with original characters like Laurel Holloman's return as Tina this week. 

Less than 24 hours after the reunion of Bette and Tina on The L Word: Generation Q, Showtime announced that the reboot of the beloved series has been picked up for a second season.

The reboot kicked off December 2 with an eight-episode season that features original cast members Jennifer Beals, Leisha Hailey, and Katherine Moennig (who are also executive producers) along with several new characters that reflect the diversity of the LGBTQ community.

Screenwriter and playwright Marja-Lewis Ryan (The Four-Faced Liar) is the showrunner who's shepherding a new generation of LGBTQ people into the world of characters who once congregated at the fictional cafe The Planet in the world that creator Ilene Chaiken built.

The series features original L Word characters Bette (Beals), Shane (Moennig), and Alice (Hailey) alongside new characters like Bette's mayoral campaign manager, Dani (Arienne Mandi), and her fiancee, Sophie (Rosanny Zayas); Lex Scott Davis as Shane's wife, Quiara; and Stephanie Allyne and Sepideh Moafi as Alice's love interests. Other newcomers include Jacqueline Toboni as Alice's assistant Finley and Leo Sheng as Micah.

Generation Q begins 10 years after the original L Word ended its six-season run in 2009 and features several trans actors, including Sheng, Jamie Clayton as the manager of a bar that Shane buys, Brian Michael as Bette's first campaign manager, and Sophie Giannamore as Jordi, a love interest for Bette and Tina's daughter Angie.

This Sunday's episode featured a long-awaited reunion between Bette and Tina when Laurel Holloman appeared on the episode.

Here's the season 2 announcement.

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Tracy E. Gilchrist

Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP of Editorial and Special Projects at equalpride. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.
Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP of Editorial and Special Projects at equalpride. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.