Nathan Lane experiences the pratfalls of modern gay dating in “Mid-Century Modern,” in which he co-stars alongside Matt Bomer and Nathan Lee Graham.
HuffPost got a sneak peek at the series, which premieres Friday on Hulu, via the below clip. In it, the character of Bunny Schneiderman (played by Lane) lambasts his pal Carol (Richard Kind) for “cock-blocking” him while the two are enjoying a drink at a gay nightspot.
Catch a clip from “Mid-Century Modern” below.
Billed as a queer-inclusive successor to “The Golden Girls,” “Mid-Century Modern” follows a trio of single gay men ― Bunny Schneiderman, Jerry Frank (Bomer) and Arthur Broussard (Graham) ― who decide to share a Palm Springs, California, home after the unexpected death of a loved one.
“Alice” star Linda Lavin, who died in December at age 87, completes the series’ principal cast as Bunny’s mother, Sybil. A host of guest stars, including Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Billie Lourd, Rhea Perlman and Zane Phillips, will appear throughout the 10 episodes.
“Mid-Century Modern” was created by Max Mutchnick and David Kohan, the duo behind “Will & Grace,” and is executive produced by Ryan Murphy. At age 69, Lane joked that he’s the only legitimate “Golden Girl” in the cast, but nonetheless said the series is about “getting older and still trying.”
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“The fun thing about the show is that it’s a throwback to those shows we grew up on, and yet it’s sort of a contemporary version of that — it’s fresh and naughty and it’s nice that it’s about three older gay men navigating problems of the world, in their world,” he told Vanity Fair. “What happens now, it’s out of my hands, but I hope that people will like it. I think we’re going to need to laugh.”
As for the character of Bunny in particular, he added: “The themes of getting older with this character — he wears his heart on his sleeve. As he talks about, he hasn’t had some great romance in his life. He’s lonely. … It’s very moving that this is his chosen family. In some strange way, with the tragedy of losing Linda, it only reinforces how important this chosen family is.”
