In anticipation of this year's Outfronts, we invite you to check out the exciting panels from the program's second year - highlighting some of our favorite queer and trans shows, television creatives, and more from 2022!

Freeform’s addictive fantasy series, set in an alternate America where witches ended their persecution by cutting a deal with the government to fight for their country, garnered a huge queer following on the strength of its world-building, and its central queer couple. As the hugely popular series ends its run with season 3, the creator and cast gather to talk about the show’s complex emotional arc, its queerness, and its impact on its queer fans. And maybe a little of what’s in store for the final season.

The Outfronts ’22: Motherland: Fort Salem

Last year’s OutFronts panel on The Wilds nearly broke the internet…so of course we want more! Stars––and the series’ central queer characters that we lovingly ship as SHONI––Mia Healey and Erana James return, joined by new cast member Miles Guitierrez-Riley, to talk the new directions of season two. Our teenage girls are still stranded on a deserted island as part of a diabolical experiment. And this season ups the drama and keeps you guessing, with the introduction of more test subjects—another island of teenage boys—who must also fight for survival under the watchful eye of the experiment’s puppet master. Featured Talent: Mia Healey, Erana James, Miles Guitierrez-Riley. Moderated by Dana Piccoli.

The Outfronts ’22: The Wilds

Dino-Ray Ramos in conversation with two of the top five queens from “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 14, Angeria Paris VanMicheals and Bosco, as they open up about their drag journeys on the series, what it was like being in the top 5 at the Las Vegas finale, their drag influences and inspirations, and their unique styles that they brought to the RuPaul’s Drag Race cast.

The Outfronts ’22: RuPaul’s Drag Race

Season 2 of the wildly popular British series - about the unconventional 1800s-era love between Anne Lister and Ann Walker - is here, and creator Sally Wainwright is joined by cast member Lydia Leonard to discuss the intricacies of the show and the fervor of its loyal fanbase. Featured Talent: Sally Wainwright, Lydia Leonard. Moderated by Dana Piccoli.

The Outfronts ’22: Gentleman Jack

Season one of the hit series introduced us to a close-knit friend group of women that included a queer and savvy tech entrepreneur, Tye, played perfectly by Jerrie Johnson. Johnson along with castmates Juani Feliz, Jonathan Burke, and supervising producer Travon Free, gather to discuss storylines in Harlem S1. Featured talent: Jerrie Johnson, Juani Feliz, Jonathan Burke, Travon Free (Season 1 Supervising Producer), moderated by Tre’vell Anderson.

The Outfronts ’22: Harlem

Paula Pell’s hilarious turn as a member of aging girl group Girls5eva in the Peacock series of the same name is only the most recent in a decades-long career of comedy genius. Upon the release of GIrls5eva season two, Paula is joined by The Advocate’s Editor in Chief Tracy Gilchrist to talk about not only that series’ comic genius, but her experience as a queer woman in the television business - a career that included some of the most classic moments from Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock, and The Oscars.

The Outfronts ’22: A Career-Spanning Conversation with Paula Pell

Season three of “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” is set at Camp Shallow Lake, a family-owned sleepaway camp in California, as the Wildcats and their fellow campers are primed for an unforgettable summer ripe with romance, curfew-less nights and a taste of the great outdoors. In advance of the series’ third season premiere, show creator Tim Federle and key cast members gather to discuss the show’s groundbreaking depiction of young gay romance, its first-ever gay love song, and the impact this has had on a young, queer fanbase. Featured Talent: Executive Producer Tim Federle, cast members Frankie Rodriguez, Joe Serafini, Julia Lester, Larry Saperstein and Saylor Bell Curda, and series writer Ilana Wolpert.

The Outfronts ’22: High School Musical: The Musical: The Series

Showtime’s unmissable smash hit traveled back and forth in time from the 1990s to present day, to observe the Yellowjackets, a high school girls’ soccer team whose plane to the state championships crashed in the wilderness. The story of what they did to survive, and the consequences reverberating into the survivors’ present day lives, formed into TV’s most electrifying thriller…..and it was incredibly queer, too! The cast members who play the series’ indelible queer characters and one of the writers responsible for their arcs gather to talk about how queerness permeates the series…and just what might be going on in Taissa’s basement!

The Outfronts ’22: Yellowjackets

Undeniably one of the best new queer shows of the past year, SORT OF follows the journey of Sabi Mehboob (Bilal Baig), a gender fluid millennial who straddles various identities from sexy bartender at an LGBTQ bookstore/bar, to the youngest child in a large Pakistani family, to the de facto parent of a downtown hipster family. The creators and cast of this one-of-a-kind series gather to look back at season 1’s impact.

The Outfronts ’22: Sort Of

On this of-the-moment panel, actors who first gained notoriety in the world of social media discuss the trials they faced when “breaking” into television and film, and the lessons they learned; how beginning on social media gave them a unique perspective about the industry and where it’s going; not to mention all the funny and sad moments that happened in between!

From Influencer to Actor

Ariana Jackson and Sunil Nayar’s reimagining of the sci-fi series - about historically marginalized people from throughout American history suddenly transported to present-day Detroit - provided television with some of its most expansive, inventive queer storytelling in years. The show’s creators, cast, and incredibly queer writing team gather to discuss how they did it. Featured Talent: Ariana Jackson, Sunil Nayar, Ireon Roach, T.L. Thompson, Jett Garrison, Shomari Kirkwood, Taylor Townsend, Bradley Estrin-Barks. Moderator: Shelli Nicole.

The Outfronts ’22: The 4400

The Outfronts ’22: Queer Firefighters Onscreen

Following the series premiere of The CW’s much-anticipated spin-off from the Nancy Drew universe, join the cast and producers of the show that features Tian Richards as the titular exceptionally brilliant inventor with unlimited resources and unimaginable wealth. The devilishly charming Tom Swift is a man who many men would kill to be, or be with – a man with the world in the palm of his hand. But that world gets shaken to its core after the shocking disappearance of his father, thrusting Tom into a breathtaking adventure full of mysterious conspiracies and unexplained phenomena. Featured Talent: Cast members Tian Richards and Marquise Vilsón, producers Melinda Hsu Taylor, Noga Landau and Cameron Johnson. Moderated by Ranard Caldwell.

The Outfronts ’22: Tom Swift

Television has recently been blessed with more iconic LGBTQIA+ characters than one festival could possibly cover….but we can still try! In this special panel, Dave Karger sits down with four brilliant queer actors who consistently shine and turn their respective series into appointment television. A vampire familiar/hunter, a non-binary pirate, an 18th-century ghost, and a straight-up superhero – these actors are bringing queer life to characters we could previously only dream of, and they discuss the process of creating them, what might be in stores for their futures, and what doors have been opened to them since taking on the roles. Featured Talent: Harvey Guillen (WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS), Brandon Scott Jones (Ghosts), Javicia Leslie (Batwoman), Vico Ortiz (Our Flag Means Death).Moderated by IMDb Special Correspondent Dave Karger

The Outfronts ’22: The New Queer Icons of Television

As season 2 of the horror series is being prepared, Child’s Play creator Don Mancini and the franchise’s major cast gather to talk about how Chucky’s legacy has led to one of the queerest shows on television, with relationships at once sweet, and twisted, and bloody.
Featured Talent: Don Mancini, Jennifer Tilly, Brad Dourif, Fiona Dourif, Zackary Arthur, Bjorgvin Anarson. Moderated by Bryan Fuller (Creator: Hannibal, Pushing Daisies)

The Outfronts ’22: Chucky

LGBTQIA+ representation on television is at an all-time high, but many of us still remember when queer characters were little more than “very special episode” fodder. Things began to change, slowly but surely, in the mid-‘90s and early 2000s when a handful of trailblazers made their mark on the television landscape—more than a punchline, more than a cameo, these were the first LGBTQ+ regular and/or recurring roles on TV. Often they were positioned as the token gay character on an otherwise “straight” show, and, in retrospect, the shows may not have always handled their storylines gracefully, but they made a difference to the queer audiences watching at home. This retrospective Outfest panel will bring together a handful of actors who bravely stepped into these early queer roles from across networks and genres to discuss their experiences, the triumphs and the challenges, and highlight how much the industry has changed for the better. Featured Talent: Amber Benson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Wilson Cruz (My So-Called Life), Jane Sibbett (Friends). Moderated by Cameron Scheetz.

The Outfronts ’22: The Queer Pioneers

Within the sprawling cast of Mindy Kaling and Justin Noble’s beloved comedy series on HBOMax, Leighton (Reneé Rapp) and Alicia (Midori Francis) created one of the past year’s most memorable queer ships. Noble and the actors behind this storyline meet with writer Jill Gutowitz to have a hilarious and emotional conversation about creating this unforgettable dynamic. Featured Talent: Co-Creator Justin Noble, Actors Reneé Rapp and Midori Francis. Moderated by Jill Gutowitz.

The Outfronts ’22: The Sex Lives of College Girls

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