Know Your History
In a new four-part series for HBO Max set to drop in October 2020, the stories of various LGBTQ+ historical icons will be told. The series, which will combine archival footage with stylistic recreations. These recreations feature a cast of LGBTQ+ talent, including Cheyenne Jackson, Anthony Rapp, Shannon Purser, Heather Matarazzo, Jamie Clayton, Isis King, Samira Wiley, Gale Harold, Keiynan Lonsdale and many more.
The series will detail the rise of early LGBTQ+ organizations, explain the 20th century trans experience, discuss the contributions of Black folks to the LGBTQ+ civil rights movement, and also lay out the beginning of the Pride movement. These stories will be told through the icons of lives like Dale Jennngs, Chrstine Jorgensen, Lorraine Hannsberry, Bayard Rustin, Jose Sarria, and more.
The team of executive producers is long, including Scout Productions as well as Greg Berlanti and Jim Parsons. The project was directed by Stephen Kijack and Kimberly Reed.
Cheyenne Jackson as Dale Jennings
Anthony Rapp as Harry Hay
Shannon Purser and Heather Matarazzo as Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon
Sara Gilbert as J.M. from Cleveland
Anne Ramsay as the FBI Agent
Alexandra Gray as Lucy Hicks Anderson
Theo Germaine as Jack Starr
Jamie Clayton as Christine Jorgensen
Isis King as Alexis
Samir Wiley as Lorraine Hannsberry
Keiynan Lonsdale as Bayard Rustin
Jai Rodriguez as Jose Sarria
Haillie Sahar as Sylvia Rivera
Scott Turner Schofield as Craig Rodwell
Cole Doman as Mark Segal
Elizabeth Faith Ludlow as Stormé DeLarverie
Gale Harold as Howard Smith
Sam Pancake as Dick Leitsch
