Generation
‘Generation’ Duo Inks Amazon Overall Deal (Exclusive)
Generation duo Daniel and Ben Barnz are setting up shop at Amazon. The couple and their We’re Not Brothers Productions banner have inked an overall TV deal with the retail giant/streamer to develop new projects. The pact, which also includes a first-look feature deal, arrives a few weeks after HBO Max canceled the high school-set […]
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‘Generation’ Canceled After One Season on HBO Max
HBO Max has what may be its first scripted cancellation. Generation, the LGBTQ-themed high school dramedy from exec producer Lena Dunham and created by teenager Zelda Barnz and her father, screenwriter Daniel Barnz, will not return for a second season on the WarnerMedia-backed streamer. The dramedy launched in March with HBO Max executives adding on […]
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How ‘Generation’ Delivered the Gift of Being Seen (Guest Column)
I don’t have much of a coming out story. My mom (who, plot twist, turned out to be queer too!) raised my little Puerto Rican self with an unshakable sense that God made me in Their image and so I turned out exactly the way God intended. I had my first girlfriend at 15 but […]
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2021’s Most Anticipated LGBTQ Films, TV Shows and Books
MOVIES EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE Amazon releases the musical drama, based on the stage show of the same name about a teenage boy (played by Max Harwood) who dreams of being a drag queen, Sept. 17. “I recently saw a trailer for Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, and it looks so raw and beautiful. I’m definitely […]
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Emmys: Hollywood Reporter Critic Picks TV Performances Voters Should Not Forget
NICCO ANNAN P-Valley, Starz Maybe you recognized Nicco Annan from brief runs on Claws or Shameless, but chances are better that the actor first came to your attention in Starz’s P-Valley, reading creator Katori Hall’s pungent Mississippi Delta patois like he was nonbinary strip club owner Uncle Clifford and Uncle Clifford was him. The years spent […]
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‘Generation’: The Personal Story Behind the Finale (Guest Column)
"This entire episode is a nod to our theme of chosen family," teen co-creator Zelda Barnz writes for The Hollywood Reporter.
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‘TV’s Top 5’: How ‘Generation’ Takes an Unfiltered Look at Teens Today
Co-creators Zelda Barnz, 19, and her father, Daniel Barnz, join podcasts hosts Lesley Goldberg and Daniel Fienberg for an interview about their new HBO Max dramedy.
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This Week in TV: Grammys, ‘Generation,’ ‘Mayans MC’
The return of 'Grey's Anatomy' and a new version of 'America's Most Wanted' are also set for the next seven days.
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‘Generation’: TV Review
Father-daughter creative team Zelda Barnz and Daniel Barnz take a graphic, often zany, occasionally harrowing look at contemporary teenage life in this HBO Max half-hour dramedy.
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Berlin Film Festival Generation Awards Winners Unveiled
Fred Bailif's Swiss drama 'La Mif (The Fam)' takes the top honor in the sidebar, with a special mention for Dash Shaw's animated feature 'Cryptozoo.'
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‘Generation’: Meet the Teenager (and Her Dad) Who Created HBO Max’s YA Dramedy
Zelda Barnz, now 19, has been working alongside her two fathers — and Lena Dunham — for years on the series. In their first joint interview, Zelda and her father Daniel open up about how being part of an entirely queer family influenced their series (and yes, how it compares to 'Euphoria').
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