December 11

 

Shorts stories:

Signs of the times:

Weekend gay romance

LIFETIME TV network:

Real-life married couple Blake Lee (Parks and Recreation) and Ben Lewis (Arrow, The Handmaid's Tale) star in Lifetime's first LGBTQ+ Christmas movie, The Christmas Setup, which premieres tomorrow, December 12, at 8 EST/7C. The director is Pat Mills, an openly gay Canadian screenwriter, director and actor. Actors Lee and Lewis recount that their real-life romance began in 2010 when they met randomly in a restroom at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood for the premiere of a film that costarred Blake Lee. When he returned to his seat, Blake jokingly told his friend, "I just met the man I'm going to marry -- at the urinal."

PARAMOUNT network:

Out gay actors Peter Porte (Young and the Restless) and Juan Pablo Di Pace (Fuller House) star in Dashing in December, which premieres Sunday, December 13, at 7/6c. The plot features an NYC businessman (Porte) returning to his rural hometown for the holidays. He meets an enticing employee (Pace) of the family ranch, so it's sort of a gay cowboy story. That's all you need to know.

 This movie will be simulcast on Logo, Pop and TV Land.