Happy Pop Culture Fix Wednesday, my friends!


+ HBO Max dropped its first promo pictures of the upcoming Gossip Girl reboot, and one little peek at the absolute audacity of gayness sent gay Twitter into a spiral about PLEASE DON’T QUEERBAIT US AGAIN!

And so producer Joshua Safran felt compelled to jump in and re-promise that this thing is going to be “very, very queer” and will have “many queer characters.”

+ Selena Gomez will play trailblazing gay mountaineer Silvia Vasquez-Lavado.

+ Queer identity in Watch Dogs: Legion should be more than flavor text.

+ Lots of rumors from the new season of Doctor Who, including that Thirteen’s bisexuality will be explored on-screen and that showrunner Chris Chinball is looking to cast trans and non-binary actors as new companions.

+ Lesflicks, the lesbian streaming service thriving under lockdown.

+ I truly truly truly CANNOT WAIT for HBO Max’s Bubbline episode of Adventure Time: Distant Lands. 

+ Portrait of a Lady on Fire director Celine Sciamma has started shooting her new film, Petite Maman, in France.

+ The Batwoman writers room enjoyed their time at Four Seasons Total Landscaping.

+ CBS reality show casts will be “at least 50 percent diverse” starting next season.

+ The Umbrella Academy has been renewed for a third season.

+ We just found out about this movie yesterday, and don’t you worry, a review is on the way!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-S416uvCJo&ab_channel=MOVIESTRAILERUNCLE

+ Dating Amber stars Fionn O’Shea and Lola Petticrew on their queer Irish love story.

+ Fiona Shaw says we’re so close to filming starting for season four of Killing Eve.