Streaming Queer: March 2024

Andrew Scott in a scene from "All of Us Strangers." Source: Searchlight Pictures via AP

We've got a lot going on in the streaming world this month! From an Italian series inspired by the most famous pornstar in the world, to an action-packed Florida Keys roadhouse where Jake Gyllenhaal teaches Lukas Gage to throw punches, to a not-quite high society Kristen Wiig and Ricky Martin clash poolside.

March also brings an end to the royal scandal between "Young Royals" teens Wille and Simon, "Grey's Anatomy" is back and gayer than ever, and we can't wait to laugh with the diverse comedy special featuring trans comedians. Happy Streaming!

"All Of Us Strangers"

We can now watch this haunting queer movie in the comfort of home, where we can cry in private. Part quiet romance, part bittersweet fantasy, always filled with yearning, "All Of Us Strangers" is written and directed by out filmmaker Andrew Haigh. The movie follows Adam (out actor Andrew Scott), a man overcome by grief and loss, who has a chance encounter with a mysterious, magnetic neighbor Harry (Paul Mescal) that "punctures the rhythm of his everyday life..."

As a relationship develops between them, the film becomes more nostalgic, taking Adam back to the town where he grew up, and to his childhood home. When writing about this beautiful film, EDGE wrote in its review: "Not quite a ghost story, and not quite a time-travel narrative, the unconventional film sprinkles genre elements and themes to culminate in an achingly moving cinematic experience."

"All Of Us Strangers" is now streaming on Hulu.

"The Color Purple"

Though it's been criticized for being "sanitized" in its representation as a story of love between Black lesbians, this "bold new take on a beloved classic" is a landmark remake on a grand scale. "The Color Purple" is a cinematic adaptation of the Broadway musical following the sisterhood of three women who share an unbreakable bond. Produced by Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Scott Sanders and Quincy Jones, with a cast of both performing legends and icons-to-be – out actor Colman Domingo, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Halle Bailey, and Fantasia Barrino among them – "The Color Purple" is a must-see. A poignant reminder from when EDGE's Kilian Melloy reviewed this film: "Novels like the one this movie is based on are being banned by school boards and purged from libraries in red states, but storytelling this visceral and vital is impossible to erase."

"The Color Purple" is now streaming on Max.

"Bottoms"

Could the "ugly, untalented gays" please report to Prime Video – where we can now watch this absolute thrill and delight of a film everyday if we wanted to. Written by Rachel Sennott and out filmmaker Emma Seligman (who directed it), "Bottoms" follows two queer high schoolers (Sennott alongside It Girl of the moment and pride of Ireland, Ayo Edebiri) who form a girls' fight club as part of their plan to convince the two hottest cheerleaders at their school (Kaia Gerber and pansexual actor Havana Rose Liu) to hook up with them. This raunchy, raucous teen movie took comedy lovers and queer fans by storm. "Red, White & Royal Blue" prince Nicholas Galitzine plays Liu's campy, cheating, himbo-jock boyfriend, Jeff, whose delivery of his incredible, highly quotable lines are all over our social feeds.

"Bottoms" is now streaming on Prime Video.

"The Regime" Season 1

"The Regime" sees Kate Winslet starring as Chancellor Elena Vernham, a paranoid and increasingly unhinged ruler of a modern authoritarian regime that's just beginning to unravel. The trailer is giving "Succession" meets "Veep" meets whatever you imagine to be the most dangerous and daring political ruler in office right now – filmed with a gritty seriousness that is sure to drive us as insane as the Chancellor makes her colleagues, enemies, and staff (Andrea Riseborough, Martha Plimpton, and Hugh Grant among them) feel on a day-to-day basis.

"The Regime" streams March 3 on Max.

"Hannah Gadsby's Gender Agenda"

"Last time Netflix brought this many trans people together it was for a protest... So, progress." "Hannah Gadsby's Gender Agenda" is an extraordinary global comedy special bringing together a lineup of diverse genderqueer comedians from around the world. Curated by groundbreaking queer comedian Hannah Gadsby, and recorded at the iconic Alexandra Palace Theatre in London, the Netflix special features ALOK, Chloe Petts, DeAnne Smith, Asha Ward, Jes Tom, Mx. Dahlia Belle, and Krishna Istha.

"Hannah Gadsby's Gender Agenda" premieres March 5 on Netflix.

"Supersex" Season 1

Italian star Alessandro Borghi plays Rocco Siffredi in "Supersex," a series loosely inspired by the life of the most famous pornstar in the world. Rocco Siffredi has over 1400 hardcore films to his name, and has won 150 porn industry prizes. If you're unfamiliar with his work, we'll just drop this casual fact from his Wikipedia page for you: "Siffredi is known for his rough style of pornography, often involving anal sex, spitting, slapping and choking." Written and created by Francesca Manieri (who co-wrote Luca Guadagnino's queer coming-of-age series "We Are Who We Are"), "Supersex" has 40 to 50 'boundary-pushing' sex scenes." We're assuming there will be some fun for queer audiences in here, and we're willing to do the work of watching this show filled with hot naked men to find out.

"Supersex" Season 1 premieres March 6 on Netflix.

"Young Royals" Season 3

The final season of the Swedish teen love story has so much scandalous plot to wrap up, and they're keeping us on hold til the very end with this one – the series finale drops a week after the other episodes. Will fan-favorite ship "Wilmon" be endgame? We can only keep hoping the writers lean into the swoonworthy, years-long yearning, global-record-setting romance of it all. At the end of last season, Wilhelm (Edvin Ryding) proudly admitted publicly that it was him in bed with Simon (Omar Rudberg) in the leaked video, going against his mother and the castle's plan by showing solidarity with Simon, who finally confessed that he wants to be with Wille however he can. All evidence in the trailer points to fallout at school, but there's a lot of sweetness and an air of shared relief between Simon and Wille that has us hopeful for a happy ending. As an added bonus, alongside Season 3, Netflix is releasing a documentary about making the final season of the show.

"Young Royals" Season 3 premieres March 11 on Netflix. The final episode and "Young Royals: Forever" drop on March 18.

"Grey's Anatomy" Season 20

We're back at Grey-Sloan Memorial Hospital, where medical magic is made and doctors fall in and out of love between rounds –and we're picking up right where we left off. Season 19 was deeply gay, from the sapphic romance blooming between bartender Taryn Helm (Jaicy Elliot) and new resident Yasuda ("The Sex Lives of College Girls" love interest Midori Francis), to the long-distance relationship between Amelia Shepherd (Caterina Scorsone) and nonbinary partner Kai (nonbinary actor E.R. Fightmaster) ending. Bisexual actor Adelaide Kane joined the main cast as a resident, and the adorable Dr. Schmitt (out actor Jake Borelli) needed time off from work to date more charming men. Season 20 is getting even more gay, with the following exciting guest stars: queer actor Natalie Morales ("The Morning Show), Alex Landi (Dr Nico Kim, who was the first openly gay male surgeon on "Greys"), and Freddy Miyares (José in "The L Word: Generation Q"), and Jessica Capshaw returns in her role that will forever be monumental in TV history, as lesbian doctor Arizona Robbins.

"Grey's Anatomy" Season 20 premieres March 15 on Hulu.

"The Girls on the Bus" Season 1

"The state of American politics is the state of our own lives." This nostalgic, empowering series is a love letter to workplace friendship, life on the road, and a slightly rosy outlook on the reporting of days gone by. "The Girls on the Bus" invites us to join four journalists who are very different in personality and reporting style. Melissa Benoist plays Sadie, who "scraps her whole life for a shot at covering a presidential candidate for a paper of record." The other journalists – played by Carla Gugino, Natasha Behnam (who uses she/they pronouns), and Christina Elmore – should be Sadie's competitors, but they bond over a greater connection. "Despite their differences," says the logline, "the women become a found family with a front-row seat to the greatest soap opera in town – the battle for the White House." Behnam's character is seen enjoying a queer kiss in the trailer, so we're hopeful for a queer love story, if not an exploration of this character's queerness.

"The Girls on the Bus" Season 1 premieres March 14 on Max.

"Girls5eva" Season 3

The members of the late '90s girl-group Girls5eva are back – again! Now saved from their cancellation on Peacock, Girls5eva can get back to being adventurous, ambitious women taking over the music industry on Netflix. The comedy series follows four women (Sara Bareilles, Busy Philipps, Paula Pell, and Renée Elise Goldsberry) as they reunite to try and revive their group from one-hit-wonder faded-into-obscurity status and work towards being relevant again and shining together as artists. We're most looking forward to reuniting with out comedian Paula Pell's endearing divorced lesbian character, Gloria.

"Girls5eva" Seasons 1, 2, and the all-new Season 3 premieres March 14 on Netflix.

"Palm Royale" Season 1

"I am never in over my head; It would be disrespectful to my hairdresser." The cast of this wild, stylish comedy set in 1969 is everything: Kristen Wiig leads as Maxine, a woman trying to break into Palm Beach's high society; Ricky Martin is Robert, a club waiter that can't be trusted; Then we've got Laura Dern, Carol Burnett, Josh Lucas, Leslie Bibb, Kaia Gerber, and Allison Janney! "Palm Royale" follows Maxine as she does everything she can (including robbing an old woman of her haute couture) to cross over into the "haves" of the exclusive club where she so desperately wants to belong. How much of herself is she willing to sacrifice to get what others have? And how badly can things really go wrong? Disastrously, it seems! But everyone looks so gorgeous while it falls apart.

"Palm Royale" premieres March 20 on AppleTV+.

"Top Chef" Season 21

Season 21 of this longrunning, beloved competition takes place in Wisconsin. Season 10 winner and out chef Kristen Kish is hosting for the first time this year, since Padma Lakshmi announced her departure from the series. Look out for new rules, fresh twists, challenges full of dairy (including one at a cheese festival), and 75-minute long episodes this season. A new digital aftershow, titled "The Dish with Kish," will debut alongside returning web series "Last Chance Kitchen."

"Top Chef" Season 21 premieres March 21 on Peacock.

"Road House"

In this "adrenaline-fueled reimagining" of the 1989 film that starred Patrick Swayze, Jake Gyllenhaal plays Dalton, an ex-UFC fighter trying to escape his dark past. He is hired as a bouncer at a Florida Keys roadhouse (alongside Billy, a fan of his UFC career, played by Lukas Gage) where the owner hopes he'll help stop a gang ("Broad City" gay bestie Arturo Castro plays the gang's comedic relief among the violence) from destroying her bar and prevent the land from being sold off for a new resort. The trailer's got an overall fun, entertaining vibe, though stakes get higher when ruthless gun-for-hire, Knox (Conor McGregor) arrives, and the punches are joined by explosions.

"Road House" premieres March 21 on Prime Video.

"Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show" Season 1

Premiering at SXSW earlier in March, this HBO Original comedy docuseries is the first new comedy project from Carmichael since he came out as gay in his Emmy-winning special "Rothaniel." We don't know much about the show, but we'll certainly be tuning in. The logline from HBO/Max reads: "'Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show' is a darkly funny documentary series that centers on Carmichael's personal life, following him through encounters with friends, family, and strangers, all in his tumultuous quest for love, sex, truth, and connection."

"Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show" Season 1 premieres March 29 on Max.