Netflix’s new series “Special” is an unconventional comedy about a gay man with cerebral palsy. The show has eight 20-minute episodes and is based on actor Ryan O'Connell’s memoir: “I’m Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves.”
The offbeat comedy Special is based on series creator and star Ryan O'Connell's memoir, "I'm Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves."Netflix’s new series “Special” is an unconventional comedy about a gay man with cerebral palsy. The show, which debuts Friday, has eight 20-minute episodes and is based on actor Ryan O'Connell’s memoir: “I’m Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves.
In a recent interview with NBC News, O’Connell said it was “a shock” for him that the series “actually made it to the finish line.” “Special” is based on O’Connell’s experience living with cerebral palsy, a motor disability that affects one's ability to move and maintain balance and posture, and his real-life decision to falsely claim his limp as the result of a car accident.
Special, is a distinctive and uplifting new series about a gay man, Ryan with mild cerebral palsy who decides to rewrite his identity and finally go after the life he wants.O’Connell, who said he realized he is gay when he was 12, stayed closeted until his late 20s. “I didn't love that for me,” he said. “I wasn't thrilled and over the moon, because I felt like being gay and disabled basically set a death sentence to my love life.
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