One of Netflix’s biggest breakout shows of 2019 is back in production, confirmed by the show’s creator this week. The team behind Special have returned to the set after having to halt work on the second season under COVID-19 rules. Creator and star Ryan O’Connell, whose memoir I’m Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves on which […]
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6 Oct 2020 /
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Netflix has announced there will be a second season of the critically acclaimed series from Ryan O’Connell. The streaming giant has renewed Special for eight more episodes, with O’Connell back at the helm. The story is based on O’Connell’s memoirs, I’m Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves, documenting his experiences as a gay man living […]
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17 Dec 2019 |
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Netflix have released the first look at their new series that explores the life of Ryan O’Connell coming out of the closet as a gay man, and adjusting to life with cerebral palsy. O’Connell draws on his memoir, I’m Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves, writing and starring in his on-screen debut. O’Connell has previously […]
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27 Mar 2019 |
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