2021 American TV series or program
Pride Genre Documentary Country of origin United States Original language English No. of episodes6 Executive producers Producers
Funmi Akinyode
Megan Goedewaagen
Marc Smolwitz
Kate Bolger Cinematography
Ellen Kuras Aaron Kovalchik
Michelle Crenshaw
Allen Jacobsen
Mego Lin
Christine Ng
Michael Beach Nichols Editors
John F. Lyons
Rosella Tursi
Genéa Gaudet
Christine Khalafian Running time 41-47 minutes Production companies Network FX Release May 14 (2021-05-14 ) – (2021-05-21 )
Pride documentary television miniseries revolving around LGBT rights in the United States decade-by-decade. It consists of 6 episodes and premiered on May 14, 2021, on FX .[ 1]
Synopsis
The series follows LGBT rights in the United States decade-by-decade beginning with the 1950s . Episode 1 features the story of LGBT rights activist, lawyer and memoirist Madeleine Tress .[ 2]
It features appearances by Christine Jorgensen , Flawless Sabrina , Ceyenne Doroshow , Susan Stryker , Kate Bornstein , Dean Spade , Raquel Willis , Christine Vachon , Margaret Cho , John Waters , Jewelle Gomez , Ann Northrop , Zackary Drucker , Jules Gill-Peterson, CeCe McDonald , Brontez Purnell , B. Ruby Rich , Chase Strangio , Michael Musto and Tez Anderson, among other writers and LGBT historians.[ 3] [ 4]
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Production
In August 2019, it was announced FX had ordered a documentary series about LGBT rights in the United States with Killer Films , Vice Studios and Refinery29 set to produce.[ 5] Tom Kalin , Andrew Ahn , Cheryl Dunye , Anthony Caronna , Alex Smith and Ro Haber would serve as directors on the series, with Refinery29 no longer attached.[ 6] [ 7] Greenwich Village , Lower Manhattan , the site of the June 1969 Stonewall Riots , considered widely to be the catalyst for the gay rights movement .[ 8] [ 9]
Reception
Pride has been receiving favorable critical acclaim. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes , the series has an approval rating of 100% based on 12 reviews, with an average rating of 7.5/10.[ 10] Metacritic , the series has a weighted average score of 72 out of 100 based on reviews from 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[ 11]
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References
^ " . The Futon Critic . Retrieved April 24, 2021 .^ Anderson, John (2021-05-11). " . Wall Street Journal . ISSN 0099-9660 . Retrieved 2021-07-31 . ^ " . The Futon Critic . Retrieved May 27, 2021 .^ Ward, Bruce (May 24, 2021). "Pride on FX: Review" . A&U Magazine . Retrieved May 27, 2021 . ^ Goldberg, Lesley (August 6, 2019). "FX Unveils Robust First Docuseries Slate" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved April 24, 2021 . ^ Santer, Kristen (March 30, 2021). "FX Announces Release Date for Timely 'Pride' Docuseries on LGTBTQ+ Civil Rights" . Collider . Retrieved April 24, 2021 . ^ Nakamura, Reid (March 30, 2021). "FX Docuseries 'Pride' Sets Director Lineup, Gets May Premiere Date" . TheWrap . Retrieved April 24, 2021 . ^ Julia Goicichea (August 16, 2017). "Why New York City Is a Major Destination for LGBT Travelers" . The Culture Trip. Retrieved February 2, 2019 . ^ "Brief History of the Gay and Lesbian Rights Movement in the U.S" . University of Kentucky. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2021 .Nell Frizzell (June 28, 2013). "Feature: How the Stonewall riots started the LGBT rights movement" . Pink News UK. Retrieved May 23, 2021 . "Stonewall riots" . Encyclopædia Britannica . Retrieved May 23, 2021 .^ "Pride (2021)" . Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved July 28, 2021 .^ "Pride (2021)" . Metacritic . Retrieved January 19, 2022 .^ "The Nominees for the 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards" . GLAAD . 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-01-22 .
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