What is POSE about?
A dance musical that explores the juxtaposition of several segments of 1980s life and society in New York: the ball culture world, the rise of the luxury Trump-era universe and the downtown social and literary scene.
POSE (2018)
New York City's 1980s ball culture pulses with intimate, gritty drama and uplifting, measured dance.
A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Hulu.
POSE parents guide
Strong sex and nudity, which is more than most TV-MA titles carry. Beyond that, some violence and frequent strong language.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- Strong
- Strong means explicit or repeated sex, extended nudity, or sexual assault shown on screen, attempted or completed, even partly off screen. Any one of these is enough.
- Language
- Strong
- Frequent strong profanity or slurs.
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Cast and crew
Created byBrad Falchuk, Ryan Murphy, Steven Canals
StarringMichaela Jaé Rodriguez, Dominique Jackson, Billy Porter, Indya Moore, Angel Bismark Curiel, Dyllón Burnside
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POSE is on our LGBTQ+, Set in New York and Drama on Hulu lists.
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