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Ryan is clearly smitten with his new boyfriend, Tanner, in the brand new trailer for season two of Special.

Here’s the official summary for the upcoming season on Netflix: Ryan really needs to get his shit together. It’s been two months and he still hasn’t spoken to Karen since their fight and he has a gnarly case of writer’s block that’s getting him in hot water with Olivia.

Enter Tanner, a fun, flirty dance instructor who charms Ryan despite not being totally available. When his writer’s block eventually lifts, he’s inspired to write a longform piece about disability. From there, he begins a journey of self-discovery that creates unexpected complications in his relationship with Tanner.

This season is about our primary characters – Ryan, Karen and Kim – coming into their power and realizing they all deserve big gorgeous lives—whether society agrees or not, bitch!

Ryan O’Connell, Jessica Hecht, and Punam Patel all return for the show, as well as Marla Mindelle, Gina Hughes and Patrick Fabian.

Special season two will debut on Netflix on May 20.

See what other programs are new to Netflix in May!

Jessica Biel hits the red carpet at the season three premiere of The Sinner on Monday (February 3) at The London in West Hollywood, Calif.

The 37-year-old actress, who starred in the first season of the USA series, is returning as an executive producer on the third season.

Jessica joined the show’s returning star Bill Pullman and new leading man Matt Bomer at the premiere. Other cast members in attendance included Chris Messina, Jessica Hecht, Parisa Fitz-Henley, and Eddie Martinez.

The third season of the show will following Detective Ambrose’s investigation of a fatal car accident in Upstate New York. The eight-episode season will premiere on February 6.

FYI: Jessica is wearing an Alexandre Vauthier Couture look.

Taylor Schilling and Gwendoline Christie hit the red carpet at the opening night of the new Broadway play The Sound Inside on Thursday (October 17) at Studio 54 in New York City.

The star-studded event was also attended by Cynthia Nixon, Rosie O’Donnell, Susan Sarandon, Molly Ringwald with husband Panio Gianopoulos, Isabelle Huppert, Paul Sparks and wife Annie Parisse, Annaleigh Ashford, Kathy Najimy, Cory Michael Smith, John Cameron Mitchell, Marin Ireland, Jessica Hecht, and more.

The Sound Inside is a new play written by Adam Rapp and starring Mary-Louise Parker and Will Hochman. The show premiered last year at the Williamstown Theatre Festival and made The New York Times‘ list of the top 10 shows of 2018. It’s continuing to get rave reviews on Broadway!

Tickets are on sale now through January 12. Don’t miss it!

Ryan O’Connell poses for a photo with Special co-stars Jessica Hecht and Punam Patel while attending an Emmys For Your Consideration event for their series on Wednesday (August 14) in Hollywood.

All three of the actors are nominated for their performances on the Netflix series in the short form categories. The show is also up for Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series.

Ryan recently chatted with IndieWire about his surprise Emmy nomination (he got the nom after someone else was disqualified) and what’s next for him.

“It’s surreal. This show was made for $2 and a prayer in Austin, Texas, in a hot summer,” Ryan said. “It was a magical shoot. It was was sort of like a #blessed shoot. I say #blessed because when you’re doing something on a micro-budget, there are a million things that can go wrong, and they just didn’t ever go wrong.”

Ryan says that he’s open to working in both TV and film in the future.

“A girl’s gotta eat. A disabled superhero would be really chic, and I feel like I should just put that out there,” he said. “My f–king disabled ass out there, kicking ass.”

You can stream Special on Netflix now!

Former President Barack Obama and his daughter Malia pose with the cast of the Broadway play The Price backstage after a performance on Friday night (February 24) at the American Airlines Theatre in New York City.

The father-daughter duo met up with Mark Ruffalo, Danny DeVito, Tony Shalhoub, and Jessica Hecht after the show.

Barack is in the Big Apple for meetings and also to visit Malia, who is spending the winter in the city for an internship with The Weinstein Company. She has been spotted several times heading to the office for work!

Mark Ruffalo is making his grand return to Broadway!

The 49-year-old Avengers actor, who’s only Broadway credit was in the 2006 revival of Awake and Sing!, is set to star in a revival of Arthur Miller‘s The Price.

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The play, which is scheduled to begin performances February 16 and to open March 16 at the American Airlines Theater, is a riveting story about the struggle to make peace with the past and create hope for the future.

Pictured: Mark joining his co-stars Tony Shalhoub, Jessica Hecht, Danny DeVito and director Terry Kinney at their press conference and photo call for The Price held at the American Airlines Theater on Thursday (January 19) in New York City.

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