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FX orders dance musical series 'Pose,' set in '80s New York

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The FX channel says it's ordered a scripted dance musical series starring Evan Peters, Kate Mara and James Van Der Beek.

FX said Wednesday that the series, titled "Pose," will include what it called an unprecedented number of LGBTQ and transgender actors in ongoing roles.

The channel says the show is set in New York City in the 1980s, amid the "luxury Trump-era universe" and other social and literary circles.

Series co-creator Ryan Murphy, of "Glee" and "American Horror Story" fame, described the show as an exploration of what he called the "universal quest" for identity, family and respect.

FX says the first season of "Pose" will include eight episodes. The show is scheduled to start production in February and debut in summer 2018.

FILE - In this Friday, July 28, 2017, file photo, James Van Der Beek attends the "Viceland" panel during the A&E portion of the 2017 Summer TCA's at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. The FX channel said it’s ordered a scripted dance musical series starring Evan Peters, Kate Mara and Van Der Beek. FX said Wednesday, Dec. 27, that the series, titled “Pose,” will include what it called an unprecedented number of LGBTQ and transgender actors in ongoing roles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File) The Associated Press
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