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Ryan Murphy is an Emmy®, Golden Globe®, Tony® and Peabody Award-winning screenwriter, producer and director. He created the cult-favorite series Popular, the Golden Globe Award-winning television drama Nip/Tuck, the Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning series Glee; the Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning anthology series American Horror Story and American Crime Story; the Emmy-winning anthology series FEUD: Bette and Joan; Pose; Scream Queens; and 9-1-1.In 2016, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story won 10 Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Limited Series. The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story won seven 2018 Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series and Outstanding Limited Series. In 2019, Versace won two Golden Globe Awards for Best Television Limited Series and Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series. FX’s Pose has been nominated for 13 Emmy Awards and received several Golden Globe nominations. The show has made history by featuring the largest transgender series regular cast and the largest LGBTQ cast ever for a scripted series.His recent Netflix series Hollywood was nominated for 12 Emmy Awards and The Politician was nominated for five Emmy Awards and two Golden Globes, including Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy. He also co-wrote, directed and produced the series Ratched, which had 48 million viewers in its first 28 days, making it Netflix’s biggest original season one of 2020. Upcoming television projects include Halston starring Ewan McGregor, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story and a series adaptation of the Broadway musical A Chorus Line for Netflix.On stage, he produced the Tony Award-winning Broadway hit The Boys in the Band starring Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto and Matt Bomer.Murphy directed the HBO movie The Normal Heart, which received Emmy and Golden Globe Awards, including the Emmy for Outstanding Television Movie. He also wrote and directed the Golden Globe-nominated film Running with Scissors starring Annette Bening and Gwyneth Paltrow, as well as the box office hit Eat Pray Love starring Julia Roberts and Javier Bardem. He also produced the film adaptation of The Boys in the Band for Netflix. Murphy recently directed the feature adaption of the Broadway hit The Prom with a cast that includes Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman and Kerry Washington.In 2018, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and in 2019, he was selected as a “Titan” for TIME’s annual list of “100 Most Influential People.”

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Ryan Murphy is the Golden Globe® and Emmy Award® winning creator, writer, and director of the miniseries American Horror Story, the smash hit Glee and the original drama series Nip/Tuck.

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"Blanca Evangelista," played by Mj Rodriguez, is the former “Mother of the Year” and founder of the House of Evangelista, and faces new challenges as a hospice aide for the AIDS ward. Helping patients near the end of their lives forces Blanca to reevaluate her own life, striking a balance between motherhood, her career and a new love.

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Grandfather to all the ball children and head of the MC Council, "Pray Tell," played by Billy Porter, grapples with a ball scene that has evolved beyond him. With his reduced involvement in the balls, the aspiring designer finds himself struggling with his sobriety, his past and his mortality.

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Dominique Jackson portrays "Elektra Abundance Evangelista," Blanca’s shrewd former house mother and ballroom icon. Elektra has a rude awakening at Hellfire that forces her to embark on a brand-new enterprise that helps her achieve independence and her grandest dreams, for herself and the people she loves.

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Indya Moore plays "Angel Evangelista," a Puerto Rican streetwalker. The trailblazing model may have left the piers behind but she still wrestles with inner demons and survivor’s guilt as she builds a life and legacy with her fiancée and manager, Papi.

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"Lulu Ferocity," portrayed by Hailie Sahar, is the former mother of the House of Ferocity who finds solace and sisterhood with Angel in Candy’s absence. Despite her even-tempered demeanor, Lulu is burdened with grief that pushes her toward unhealthy habits and romantic relationships.

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"Lil Papi Evangelista" is portrayed by Angel Bismark Curiel. Having left the drug trade behind, Blanca’s loyal son and Angel’s ride-or-die continues to hustle as a model manager for the Ford Agency. As his fiancée wrestles with her inner demons, a friend from the past throws a wrench in his happily ever after.

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After touring with several pop stars, "Ricky Evangelista," portrayed by Dyllón Burnside, is finally grounded at home with Pray Tell. But playing the role of caretaker to an unstable partner leaves Ricky feeling unappreciated and pondering what his future should be.

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A sharp observer with a sharper tongue, "Nurse Judy," portrayed by Sandra Bernhard, pulls no punches as she runs the AIDS Ward at Roosevelt Hospital and organizes with fellow AIDS activists in the streets.

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Jason Rodriguez portrays "Lemar Khan." The former son of the House of Abundance and Wintour finally steps out of Elektra’s shadow as he starts his own house – the House of Khan – a talented, ruthless bunch that pulls zero punches.

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