10 LGBTQ+ Films & TV Shows Coming This September and Where To Watch Them
You're going to want to save this one for later because it's getting *pretty* gay on the telly box (and big screen) over the next few months. Here's what's coming and where you can watch.
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As film festivals all roll into one and we are treated to press conference after press conference with the worlds glitterati sprawled out across the globe for all to see - film news can feel overwhelming. You’ll hear about the next big blockbuster and it won’t be coming until 2054, and then surprise! That film you heard about yesterday is now being released and has already been forgotten about. It’s too much. How do they do it? (Have you ever realised how long films take to make… when you actually think about it, it’s wild - sorry, tangent).
So, consider this your definitive list of LGBTQ+ films to catch from September - December 2024 so you can rest easy at night knowing we’ve got you covered.
September 2024
Will & Harper starring Will Ferrell and Harper Steele follows Ferrell and best friend Steele as they drive across the US. Steele, a trans woman, transitioned during her friendship with the Hollywood actor, who have been friends for 30 years. 27th September Netflix
My Old Ass starring community favourite Aubrey Plaza is a queer coming-of-age story set to include time travel, quirk and plenty of sapphic yearning. September 27th - Theatrical Release
Uglies is set in a world where - at the age of 16 - kids are turned ‘pretty’ and are no longer seen as ‘uglies’. Although it’s unclear whether or not there are explicit queer themes, Laverne Cox stars in the identity focused film, sure to resonate with LGBTQ+ audiences far and wide. September 13th Netflix
Agatha All Along, featuring a chunky cast of big hitters and queer favourites (Joe Locke we’re looking at you) is set to add glamour and musicality to the Witches Road. Coming to Disney+, it’ll be sure to be a treat for queer fans young and old. September 18th Disney+
Grotesquerie (try and say that and i’ll give you £20) is here and Ryan Murphy fans look to be in for a treat (not least because he has approximately 40 shows out this month). Starring Niecy Nash (and Taylor Swifts boyfriend for some reason), it’s set to fill an AHS shaped hole for sure. September 25th Disney+
The Critic looks like a quintessentially British flick, starring Gemma Arterton and Sir Ian McKellen as a fearsome theatre critic that ends up in a deadly mess strewn with blackmail and great fashions. All in a days work for the Sir. September 13th - Theatrical Release
American Sport Story: Aaron Hernandez doesn’t sound gay but as Ryan Murphy continues to take the most horrendous of real life stories and put them on the box, we’ll be sure to be glued to our screens in the next instalment of his ‘American Story’ series. What’s next, American Author Story? American Project Manager Story? September 17th Disney +
English Teacher might have crept under the radar for us in the UK, but the new comedy series has landed on Disney+ to critical acclaim right from the get go. Starring Brian Jordan Alvarez as well as none other than Trixie Mattel, it’s sure to remind many of us of the queer joy we resonated with in our own English Teachers. September 2nd Disney +
In Vogue: The 90s features so many unbelievably gorgeous talking heads that it should come with a warning. Following Anna Wintour and the rest of the Vogue clan from the 1990s, it follows the magazines undeniable influence on world culture - including insights from Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Edward Enninful and many more fashion illuminati. September 13th Disney+
Rumour Mill For The Coming Months…
Queer from Luca Guadagnino starring Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey has been acquired by A24 for its theatrical release set to be before the end of the year so it will be in contention for the Oscars in 2025.
Layla from Amrou Al Kadhi, which premiered at Sundance in January 2024, has been sold to Curzon, with a theatrical release expected by the end of the year.
The film adaptation of On Swift Horses starring Jacob Elordi, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Diego Calva is set to be ‘a complex love story set in 1950s San Diego’ according to Jack King at GQ.
After we got to see snippets of Josh O’Connor and Paul Mescal dressed as Jamie Windust look a likes in March, the queer story set during World War I The History Of Sound has also been rumoured to have been pushed back to release for Cannes 2025 - wanting to avoid a rush to compete during this years film festival season.
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All information accurate as of 4th September 2024