The L Word: Generation Q
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | The L Word: Generation Q |
| Original title | The L Word: Generation Q |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | since 2019 |
| Production company |
MLR Original, Showtime Networks |
| length | 53-61 minutes |
| Episodes | 8+ in 1+ seasons |
| genre | drama |
| idea |
Ilene Chaiken , Kathy Greenberg, Michele Abbott, Marja-Lewis Ryan |
| production | Allyce Ozarski, Tatiana Suarez-Pico |
| music | Heather McIntosh, Allyson Newman |
| Initial release | December 8, 2019 on Showtime |
| German-language first broadcast |
April 15, 2020 on Sky Atlantic HD |
| occupation | |
The L Word: Generation Q is an American television series that premiered on Showtime on December 8, 2019 . It is a sequel to The L Word series , which was also produced by Showtime from 2005 to 2009. Ilene Chaiken , Kathy Greenberg and Michele Abbott, who created the series at the time, co-created the production with filmmaker Marja-Lewis Ryan .
In The L Word: Generation Q four main characters are from the original series before that are embodied by their former actresses, the absence is declared or the death of two other former main characters in the course of the first season. The production is about the personal and professional backgrounds of several women in Los Angeles , many of whom are lesbian , bisexual and transgender .
The first season of the series consists of eight episodes. In January 2020 Showtime extended the series for another ten episode season. The German-language broadcasting rights are held by Sky Atlantic HD , where the series has been shown since April 15, 2020.
action
The series takes place in 2019, ten years after the end of original production, with the characters Bette Porter, Shane McCutcheon and Alice Pieszecki taken from the first series. The plot focuses on the professional and private lives of the three old and several new main characters. As in the original series, these are mostly female members of the LGBT community. The location was also moved from West Hollywood to Silver Lake .
Bette is a businesswoman who has meanwhile entered politics and is running for the city's mayor's office. She has a daughter named Angie, with whom she often argues. Alice initially had her own radio show in the original series, later she was co-host of a television series and now has her own series again in the form of a television talk show and is with Nat. Shane McCutcheon, an androgynous and very promiscuous hairdresser , sells her salons in New York City and Paris at the beginning of the new series and moves back to Los Angeles, where she meets Bette and Alice, with whom she was friends at the time. She is currently in the process of divorce with Quiara. The character Jenny Schecter, whose death was a crucial plot point in the final season of the original series, is mentioned in the third episode of the first season, and it is also stated that her unexplained death was a suicide . Tina Kennard, Bette's ex-wife and another main character, appears as a minor character from the sixth episode of the first season, while in the fourth episode of the same season it turns out that the main character Kit Porter, Bette's half-sister, died of a heroin overdose .
production
On July 11, 2017, Showtime announced that it was planning a remake of The L Word - When Women Love Women . Filmmaker Marja Lewis-Ryan was named showrunner and executive producer on November 20 of the same year , while Ilene Chaiken , who co-created the original series, will finance the production as executive producer.
Jennifer Beals , Katherine Moennig and Leisha Hailey took over their former roles Bette Porter, Shane McCutcheon and Alice Pieszecki and also act as executive producers of the series. Sarah Shahi , who embodied the character Carmen in the first series, claimed to also play in the new production, but this was initially not confirmed by Showtime. Pam Grier announced not occur Porter in the series in their role Kit because it already for the ABC series Bless This Mess standing in front of the camera and therefore not in the filming of The L Word: Generation Q can participate. New roles have been filled with Jacqueline Toboni , Jamie Clayton , Carlos Leal and Olivia Thirlby , among others .
occupation
The synchronization of the series at Cinephon is based on a dialogue book by Frank Felicetti and directed by Philippa Jarke.
main characters
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Bette Porter | Jennifer Beals | Heath Domanowski |
| Shane McCutcheon | Katherine Moennig | Victoria Storm |
| Alice Pieszecki | Leisha Hailey | Ulrike Stürzbecher |
| Dani Núñez | Arienne Mandi | Mia Diekow |
| Gigi Ghorbani | Sepideh Moafi | Damineh Hojat |
| Micah Lee | Leo Sheng | Sebastian Kluckert |
| Sarah Finley | Jacqueline Toboni | Maximiliane Häcke |
| Sophie Suarez | Rosanny Zayas | Anne Düe |
Minor characters
| role | actor |
|---|---|
| Angelica "Angie" Porter-Kennard | Jordan Hull |
| José | Freddy Miyares |
| Tess | Jamie Clayton |
| Rodolfo Núñez | Carlos Leal |
| Pierce Williams | Brian Michael Smith |
| Natalie "Nat" Bailey | Stephanie Allynne |
| Maribel Suarez | Jillian Mercado |
| Rebecca | Olivia Thirlby |
| Felicity Adams | Latarsha Rose |
| Jordi | Sophie Giannamore |
| Quiara | Lex Scott Davis |
| Tina Kennard | Laurel Holloman |
Episode list
| No. | German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (D) | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Let's do it again | Let's do it again | Dec 8, 2019 | Apr 15, 2020 | Steph Green | Marja-Lewis Ryan |
| More than ten years after the unexplained death of Jenny Schecter, Bette Porter is running for the mayor's office in Los Angeles . Dani Núñez, who heads the PR department of her father's prosthesis company, offers Bette to fund her campaign, which Bette refuses because the company invests in opioids . During a press conference, Bette is accused by Tyler Adams of having an affair with his wife Felicity while she was working for her. Since Bettes reputation suffers from the accusation, she decides to comment on the new talk show of her friend Alice Pieszecki. There she also explains that she is divorced from her wife Tina, their daughter Angelica, called Angie, but spending most of the time with her. Due to the influence of her friend Jordi, she got a little on the wrong track, which puts a strain on their relationship. The son of one of Dani's employees has since died of an overdose, which makes her think. When she sees Bette's appearance on the talk show, Dani offers to work for her instead. She also proposes marriage to her friend Sophie, who produces Alice's talk show. The two have a roommate, the part-time lecturer and trans man Micah. They persuade him to take their new landlord, José, who he loves, to dinner. Alice, meanwhile, has a relationship with Nat, who has children from a previous marriage. Gigi, the biological mother of the children and Nat's ex-wife, still interferes in the everyday life of her former partner, which bothers Alice. Meanwhile, Shane McCutcheon sells her hair salons in Paris and New York and moves back to her old friends in Los Angeles. She is married to Quiara, from whom she has been estranged for a long time. Sarah Finley, usually just called Finley, a friend of Micah and Alice's employee, visits Shane and helps her assemble her new furniture, which is why Shane reluctantly offers to move in with her. | ||||||
| 2 | Skeletons in the closet | Less is more | Dec 15, 2019 | Apr 15, 2020 | Allison Liddi-Brown | Marja-Lewis Ryan |
| Sophie is planning her engagement party when Dani tells her about her new job. They get into an argument about it because they haven't discussed it beforehand. Meanwhile, Bette takes Angie with her to work and refuses to allow Jordi to come with her because she has made her truancy. Meanwhile, Alice Drew Wilson is put to the side, who is supposed to help her organize her series. During the meeting, Alice receives a message that Nat's son Eli is sick and that she should take care of him, getting Shane's support. When Shane later found divorce papers in her mail, she went to a bar with Finley. After several unsuccessful attempts at flirting, the latter managed to get into a conversation with Rebecca, while Shane was recognized by the trans woman Tess because Shane was in the LGBT Community the city is famous for. Then Shane drives out an aggressive customer for Tess' friend Lena. Shortly thereafter, Finley wants to sleep with her at Rebecca's home when she fled from the room with nausea. Meanwhile, Micah and José are swimming in a pool after a date. José asks Micah about his gender identity and sexuality, what makes Micah uncomfortable, and shortly afterwards the two have sex. The next day, Bette goes to the local LGBT youth center to give a speech about combating homelessness. There she meets Jordi, who apologizes for her bad influence on Angie, which is why the two are allowed to spend time together and Angie gets along with her mother. Meanwhile Alice got infected from Eli, which is why Gigi takes care of both of them. Over a cup of tea, Gigi says that she cheated on Nat two years ago and that she is very happy in her relationship with Alice. Later, Nat comes home and has sex with Alice. Dani's and Sophie's celebration takes place at the same time. Their still tense relationship improves when Sophie's mother Nana and her sisters Maribel and Virginia persuade Dani. While Micah is reading a poem, Dani and Sophie reconcile, and Finley, who is also present, receives a text message from Rebecca inviting her to her home again, where the two finally become intimate. At the end of the episode, Bette is sitting on a park bench when Felicity sits down next to her. | ||||||
| 3 | Love affliction | Lost love | Dec 22, 2019 | Apr 22, 2020 | Sarah Pia Anderson | Regina Y. Hicks |
| Rebecca is about to leave the house with Finley in the morning when she says she wants to attend the LGBT- friendly Metropolitan Community Church , says Finley. Later she goes to church with Sophie, where the two discover that Rebecca is the pastor. After the service, Finley explains to Rebecca that she avoided churches because of her strict Catholic childhood. They don't meet for a while, after a while Finley sits down crying in a pew, where Rebecca comforts her. Meanwhile, Shane wants to transform the bar into an LGBT bar again with Tess and Lena. Later she gets drunk in her office, where she is seduced by Lena. She claims that her relationship with Tess has been straining for a long time and that she is jealous of Shane, whereupon the two have sex. Meanwhile, Alice finds out that Nat's former friends stuck with the "cooler" Gigi after the breakup. That's why Alice mentions to Gigi that Nat misses her and that it's okay if the three of them spend time together. Meanwhile, Dani's father Rodolfo wants to reconcile with her because he reacted negatively to both her resignation and her engagement to Sophie. He offers her to take over the organization and financing of the wedding, but Sophie gets angry when she learns that Rodolfo the Banquet Hall has already booked. She is of the opinion that the luxurious country estate does not suit her and her family. The relationship between Micah and José is also deteriorating because José Micah cancels an appointment at very short notice. Micah is so frustrated that he cheats on José with Hassan. Angie's classmate Mandy insults Bette as a slut, which is why Angie hits her in the face. Angie is then suspended, while Mandy only receives one reprimand. Bette enrolls Angie in another private school, although she would rather go to a public school. After a conversation with Angie and her assistants Dani and Pierce, Bette denies a debate, Alice, Shane, Nat and Gigi are among the audience. There, Bette announced that she had registered Angie at a public school and praised the diversity and individuality of public schools, which is why the teachers' union assures her of their support. Alice is jealous because Nat and Gigi get along well and have fun during the debate and also at Nat's home. At the end of the episode, Felicity goes to Bette's hotel room, which is viewed critically by Dani in the hallway. | ||||||
| 4th | Lucky ladies | LA Times | 29 Dec 2019 | Apr 22, 2020 | Steph Green | Melody Derloshon |
| Shane dreams of sex with Quiara, shortly afterwards she receives various congratulations on her cell phone on the occasion of her 40th birthday. Then she meets with Bette and Alice for lunch. Shane doesn't want a birthday party, but agrees to have a drink with them. Then she shows them the bar, which she named after Alice's late partner Dana. Later, Bette is horrified to find that she and Felicity have switched their cell phones. Dani brings Felicity her cell phone and tells her to end the affair, which Felicity refuses because she is unhappy in her marriage. At Alice's job, she and Nat are interviewed for the Los Angeles Times , after which she reluctantly agrees to Drew's suggestion that Bette's political opponent Jeff Milner be invited as a guest. Meanwhile, Dani accuses Bette of endangering the campaign with her affair. Bette explains that her half-sister Kit died of a heroin overdose and that Felicity was her emotional support during that time. Dani is unimpressed and calls on Bette again to end the affair. During Alice's interview, she asks Jeff if he is a feminist , to which he replies that Bette's affair with Felicity wasn't exactly feminist, but Alice claims that Bette cut the relationship. At Dani's home, Sophie proposes marriage to her using her great-grandmother's ring. Meanwhile, Shane smokes joints with Bette , with the former signing the divorce papers. In the evening in the bar, Shane discovers that Alice has held a party with a large number of guests. There, Bette tells Dani that she will end the affair, while Finley is encouraged by Sophie to see Rebecca and Micah's attention is on José. Finley goes to Rebecca's house drunk and tells her that she initially had concerns about their relationship, but the MCC is not a real church and Rebecca is not really a pastor, which offends Rebecca and tells Finley to leave. At the party, Micah wants to know from José how he feels about him, which leads to sex between the two. Alice, Gigi and Nat have a threesome in a back room , Dani and Sophie go home to get intimate too. Lena is rejected by Shane, after which Tess confesses that she knows about her infidelity and is angry because Lena does not want to admit this. Lena finally apologizes and Tess leaves the bar. The episode ends with Quiara's arrival, which leaves Shane scared. | ||||||
| 5 | Fellow sufferers | Labels | Jan. 5, 2020 | Apr 29, 2020 | Erica Watson | Tatiana Suarez-Pico |
| Quiara reveals her pregnancy to Shane and her desire to be in a relationship again, even though Shane doesn't want children. They part in an argument, but reconcile. At the same time Alice, Nat and Gigi think about how to go on with them. Alice and Gigi are for having sex more often, while Nat is angry about Gigi's affair at the time, but complies. Angie doesn't want Bette to come to her school play, but changes her mind for Jordi's sake, as her parents won't be there. Dani receives a marriage contract written by Rodolfo , Maribel notices that Dani and Sophie will only inherit his money if Dani carries their children. So they go to his office, where Dani gives him the contract back. As the two sit in the car, Sophie confesses to Dani that she suspects that Rodolfo doesn't think she is good enough for his daughter, while Dani doesn't want to talk about it. José asks Micah if he loves him, but Micah claims that he prefers to keep his feelings to himself. José replies that Micah is very different from his previous partners, whereupon the two sleep together. Meanwhile, Tess discovers Finley hungover in the bar and invites her to lunch. There Tess says that she broke up with Lena and has been dry for two years. Later, in an argument, Tess demands that Shane hire Finley as a replacement because Lena has disappeared, and Shane reluctantly agrees. Finley goes to Rebecca to apologize. Rebecca tells her that she wants a relationship with someone who is self-aware, which is why Finley leaves in tears. When she arrives at the bar, she gets drunk and dances with Tess. Bette ends her relationship with Felicity for the duration of the election campaign. In her office she then comforts a crying Dani, while Sophie complains to her sister about Dani's reticence. In the bar, Tess and Finley play the drinking game Never Have I Ever and have sex. At the same time, Bette, Alice, Shane, Quiara, Nat and Gigi attended Angie's performance, which was very well received. Afterwards, Angie praises Jordi, who was in charge of the stage technology, whereby Shane notes that Angie seems to feel something for her friend. When the group is about to leave, a drunk Tyler Adams appears and confronts Bette about her ongoing affair with his wife. He pushes Angie to the floor, which is why Bette hits him in self-defense, whereupon he falls down the stairs and remains unconscious. | ||||||
| 6th | Loose ends | Loose ends | Jan. 12, 2020 | Apr 29, 2020 | Logan Kibens | Nancy C. Mejia |
| After the incident got public at the school, Bettes house is besieged by reporters. She doesn't have time to take Angie to the DMV , where she has to take her driving test. Shane and Quiara drive to the office with Angie, after passing the exam, Angie immediately goes to Jordi and asks the two of them for advice because she wants to confess her love to her friend. After Shane and Quiara tell her how they met, Angie asks Jordi if she loves her, which she answers with a kiss. When Bette wants to step in front of the reporter, her ex-wife Tina stands in front of her. She comforts Bette, who describes the events of last night to you in a relaxed state. Shortly thereafter, she quarreled because Tina accused Bette of being selfish and opinionated. Bette replies that, unlike her, Felicity attended Kit's funeral, which makes Tina sad. Pierce leaves Bettes team out of disappointment because she was a role model for him. Sophie seeks consolation from Finley because Dani has still not spoken to her. With Finley worried too, Sophie suggests they go out together in the evening. Alice, Nat and Gigi get into an argument after Gigi reveals their relationship status without being asked. They agree not to tell anyone about their polygamous connection. In the bar, Tess and Finley decide to stay friends, while Shane asks Finley to move out because Quiara will move in. That's why Sophie Finley offers to live with her. Later Nat wants Gigi to go, but Alice is against it. Nat admits that she is overwhelmed by her feelings for Gigi, who ultimately stays overnight. Dani explains to Bette that if she publicly apologizes to him, Tyler won't sue her. She suggests that Bette give a speech, which is why she eventually appears before the reporters. She does not deal with Tyler, but with the death of her sister: Kit had a car accident, the attending doctor neglected to ask her about her addiction, which is why he prescribed her opiates, she relapsed and finally died, for this reason Bette wanted also become mayor. She hadn't talked about Kit beforehand because she didn't want to take advantage of her family's pain, but she is now ready to fight for any family. Dani comes home late at night, where Sophie wants to talk to her, Dani angrily replies that she has nothing to say. Tina wants to leave when she is hugged by Bette and asked to stay. | ||||||
| 7th | Cunning and trickery | Lose It All | Jan. 19, 2020 | May 6, 2020 | Jennifer Arnold | Francesca Butler |
| Sophie goes to her grandmother's hospital. Dani offers to accompany her, but Sophie says that this is not necessary. When she leaves, enters Micah's mother, a fondness for marijuana - gummy bears , has the house. Later she goes out to dinner with her son and José, where she shows José Micah's childhood pictures when he presented himself as a girl. Micah leaves the restaurant furious and is comforted by José. Micah later reproaches his mother and tells her that his late father got along better with his transgender identity. Tina invites Bette to dinner, where she tells Bette that she might stay in Los Angeles for Angie, but with her friend Carrie, who she wants to marry. In the hospital, a crying Sophie is comforted by Finley and angry because Dani did not come. Quiara reacts very emotionally to the heartbeat at the gynecologist, which unsettles Shane because she has no feelings of motherhood. After talking to Tess, Shane meets with Quiara and confesses to her that he is afraid of motherhood. Quiara calms her down and tells her that she will develop the right feelings. At a meeting, Drew suggests that Alice create a viral video due to low audience ratings , which Alice isn't enthusiastic about but eventually agrees because she doesn't want to lose her show. Meanwhile, Nat apologizes to Gigi for the breakup, after which they have sex. Finley brings Dani to Sophie in the hospital. Shortly thereafter, Jeff Milner switched a homophobic campaign against Bette, which is why Dani leaves again, which Sophie seriously disappoints. Dani reproaches Bette for not wanting to produce a discrediting commercial against Jeff, but Bette says she will not give up her principles and drinks whiskey with her . At the hospital, Finley is about to leave when Sophie holds her back and kisses her. Alice comes home and sees Nat and Gigi in bed, which is why she is staying with Shane for a few days. When she later meets with the two of them, they tell her that they want to resolve their conflict, Alice refuses because she feels used and thinks that they only agreed to the love triangle so that they can make up after the divorce. At the end of the episode, Sophie Maribel confesses her kiss to Finley. She tells her sister that this will never happen again. When Maribel replies that she's not so sure, Sophie drinks her coffee with resignation. | ||||||
| 8th | Unfortunately lost | Lapse in Judgment | Jan. 26, 2020 | May 6, 2020 | Marja-Lewis Ryan | Allie Romano |
| Bette waits in the bar for the election result while Shane rushes to the hospital, where she and Quiara learn that the latter has miscarried . Outside the bar, Finley suggests to Sophie that they forget their kiss. Eventually Jeff Milner's victory is announced. The next morning Dani suggests to Sophie that they should get married the next day in Hawaii , and she reluctantly agrees. Meanwhile Alice decides to stay true to herself and her mission. To Drew's horror, she assigns Sophie to invite the author Roxane Gay as a guest, even if that means the end of her show. In the meantime, Rodolfo is with Dani, where she asks him what he has against Sophie. He replied that it was poor and unstable, and that the relationship would not last. He then asks Dani to work for him again and inadvertently reveals that he has been working with Jeff Milner for months. Meanwhile, Quiara accuses Shane of being relieved about the miscarriage. She is abandoned by Quiara, so Shane is so depressed that she takes a stray with her that she sees on the street. In a common room, Sophie Finley announces her imminent marriage and asks her about her feelings about what leads to sexual intercourse. Then Finley goes to Rebecca. She apologizes to her and confesses her affair with Sophie. Rebecca thanks her for her insight into her actions and recommends that she take responsibility for her mistakes in small steps. Finley then returns her stolen bike and decides to fly to Missouri for her sister's wedding . At a vernissage, Micah is approached by a man who pretends to be José's husband, which is why he goes angry and does not want to talk to José later. When Angie finds Bette completely sad, she decides to take her to a canyon, where they process their grief over Kit's death and Tina's impending marriage together. A short time later, they meet the reporter Maya there, who invites Bette to dinner. On Alice's show, Nat comes on stage and tells her that she wants to be with her again, but this time without Gigi. The two then kiss, which turns into a viral video and saves Alice's show from being canceled. Dani is waiting for Sophie in the airport, Finley also makes his way to her gate. Sophie sees on the billboard that you and Finley's flight are leaving at the same time. She finally runs to a gate and stops smiling, although it remains unclear whether she will choose Dani or Finley. | ||||||
Web links
- The L Word: Generation Q in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website of the series at Showtime
- The L Word: Generation Q at Fernsehserien.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Denise Petski: 'The L Word: Generation Q' Gets Premiere Date On Showtime - TCA. In: Deadline.com . August 2, 2019, accessed December 14, 2019 .
- ↑ Peter White: 'The L Word: Generation Q': Showtime Renews Sequel Series For Second Season - TCA. In: Deadline.com. January 13, 2020, accessed on January 20, 2020 .
- ^ Adam Arndt: The L Word - Generation Q: German premiere in April. In: Serienjunkies.de . February 26, 2020, accessed February 26, 2020 .
- ^ Lesley Goldberg: 'The L Word' Sequel in the Works at Showtime. In: The Hollywood Reporter . July 11, 2017, accessed December 14, 2019 .
- ↑ Joe Otterson: 'The L Word' Sequel Series Taps Marja-Lewis Ryan as Showrunner. In: Variety . November 20, 2017, accessed December 14, 2019 .
- ↑ Nick Romano: The L Word sequel ordered to series for 2019 premiere on Showtime. In: Entertainment Weekly . January 31, 2019, accessed December 14, 2019 .
- ↑ Lesley Goldberg: Sarah Shahi Will Be in Showtime's 'The L Word' sequel. In: The Hollywood Reporter. January 31, 2019, accessed December 14, 2019 .
- ↑ Peter White: Pam Grier Plays Down Any Involvement In 'The L Word' Reboot Due To 'Bless This Mess' Commitments - TCA. In: Deadline.com. February 5, 2019, accessed December 14, 2019 .
- ↑ Dino-Ray Ramos: 'The L Word: Generation Q' Sets Arienne Mandi, Leo Sheng, Jacqueline Toboni And Rosanny Zayas As Series Regulars. In: Deadline.com. June 24, 2019, accessed December 14, 2019 .
- ↑ Tim Baysinger: 'When They See Us' Star Freddy Miyares, 2 Others Join 'L Word' Sequel at Showtime (Exclusive). In: The Wrap. August 1, 2019, accessed December 14, 2019 .
- ↑ Lesley Goldberg: 'The L Word': Olivia Thirlby, Fortune Feimster Join Showtime Sequel (Exclusive). In: The Hollywood Reporter. July 23, 2019, accessed December 14, 2019 .