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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!

A lot of rising stars are being recognized at the 2019 Time 100 Next event held at Pier 17 on Thursday night (November 14) in New York City.

Among the celebs we’re highlighting in this post are The Farewell‘s Awkwafina, When They See Us‘ Emmy winner Jharrel Jerome, and singer Maggie Rogers.

Also featured here are Emmy-nominated actor and writer Ryan O’Connell from the Netflix series Special, as well as Slave Play writer Jeremy O. Harris.

Awkwafina and Ryan both spoke on stage during the event and Maggie performed!

FYI: Awkwafina is wearing a Missoni dress. Maggie is wearing a Prada dress. Jeremy is wearing Thom Browne.

25+ pictures inside of Awkwafina, Jharrel Jerome, and more at the event…

Kaitlyn Dever and Danielle Macdonald are all smiles while striking a pose together at Netflix’s 2019 Emmy Awards After Party held on Sunday (September 22) in Hollywood.

The Unbelievable co-stars were joined at the event by Kerry Washington, Queer Eye‘s Tan France, Russian Doll‘s Amy Poehler and Natasha Lyonne, as well as boyfriend Fred Armisen, Adam Sandler, Famke Janssen, Insatiable‘s Debby Ryan, Special‘s Ryan O’Connell and Orange Is The New Black‘s Selenis Leyva.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Kaitlyn Dever

Also in attendance at the event were GLOW stars Britney Young, Britt Baron, Kia Stevens and Marianna Palka. Guests sipped on specialty cocktails by Casamigos.

Check out the most shocking snubs and the most exciting surprise wins from the 2019 Emmy Awards here!

FYI: Debby is wearing a St. John gown. Selinas is wearing Elizabeth Stone jewelry and an Onna Ehrlich clutch.

Bobby Berk and Jonathan Van Ness happily strike a pose together while celebrating at the 2019 Netflix Creative Arts Emmy After Party held at the Hotel Figueroa on Sunday (September 15) in Los Angeles.

The Queer Eye stars were joined at the event by their cast mates Antoni Porowski and Tan France, as well as Russian Doll‘s Charlie Barnett and Natasha Lyonne and her boyfriend Fred Armisen, Special‘s Punam Patel and Ryan O’Connell, Wanda Sykes and her wife Alex.

The Queer Eye Fab Five won big at the 2019 Creative Arts Emmy Awards, taking home Outstanding Structured Reality Program, Outstanding Casting for a Reality Program, Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program and Outstanding Picture Editing for a Structured Reality.

The annual awards ceremony, presented in recognition of technical and other similar achievements in American television programming, hosted two nights at the Microsoft Theater to unveil the winners.

You can check out all of the winners from night one here, and night two here.

Neil Patrick Harris flashes a smirk on the red carpet as he arrives at the 2019 Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sunday night (September 15) at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

The 46-year-old actor looked cool in a pink blazer as he attended the awards show alongside Jim Parsons and his husband Todd Spiewak.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Neil Patrick Harris

Other stars at the awards show included Game of Thrones actor Alfie Allen, Russian Doll actor Charlie Barnett, New Amsterdam star Ryan Eggold, Chris O’Dowd and wife Dawn O’Porter, The Goldbergs actor Patton Oswalt, The Good Place actor Marc Evan Jackson, Special stars Ryan O’Connell and Punam Patel, Killing Eve actress Fiona Shaw, along with Chernobyl actor Jared Harris and wife Allegra Riggio.

FYI: NPH is wearing a Paul Smith suit. Jim is wearing a Brioni tux, To Boot shoes, and an Eton shirt. Todd is wearing a Valentino tux and shirt with Tod’s shoes.

25+ pictures inside of the stars at the awards show…More Here! »

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!

Ryan O’Connell just earned his second Emmy nomination after the Academy disqualified a nominated series!

Better Call Saul short Employee Training: Madrigal Electromotive Security is no longer eligible for nominations as it didn’t meet the requirements of having a minimum of six episodes with a run-time of two minutes.

The show lost its nominations for Outstanding Short Form Comedy Or Drama Series and Outstanding Actor In A Short Form Comedy Or Drama Series for Jonathan Banks.

The series State of the Union received the series nomination while Ryan got the acting nomination for his work on Special. The new nominees had received the next highest number of votes in the category, according to THR.

Ryan had previously received a nomination for producing Special, which is up for Outstanding Short Form Comedy Or Drama Series.

“Omg! Thanks to a snafu, I got an Emmy nomination for best actor in Special! Looks like I better call Saul to say thank you!!! (is that joke OK or should I just send myself to jail now?),” he wrote on Instagram after the news was announced.

READ MORE: Here is the full, updated list of Emmy nominees!