Joel Kim Booster joins the comedian pantheon with Netflix comedy specials, as his new three-act set “Psychosexual” is set to debut June 21 on the streamer.
Filmed at Catch One in Los Angeles, the special follows Booster as he discusses the cultural nuances of being Asian, his preferences for threesomes, tips for pleasing himself and his fascination with human sexuality. The special will follow the June 3 premiere of Hulu’s “Fire Island,” his bizarre adaptation of “Pride and Prejudice” in which he stars alongside Bowen Yang and Margaret Cho.
“Psychosexual” is directed by Doron Max Hagay, who produces alongside Booster, Zack Freedman, Tony Hernandez, Séamus Murphy-Mitchell and Brooke Posch.
Also on today’s news:
APPOINTMENT
The scripted Netflix comedy series by Mohammed “Mo” Amer “Mo” will premiere on August 24, the streamer has announced. The show sees Amer play Mo Najjar, a Palestinian refugee whose family flees to Houston, and sees him learn to adapt to a new world. The eight-episode series is created and executive produced by Amer and Ramy Youssef (“Ramy”). Additional EPs are Ravi Nandan and Hallie Sekoff for A24, Harris Danow, Luvh Rakhe, and series director Solvan “Slick” Naim (“Snowfall”). The show also stars Teresa Ruiz as Maria, Farah Bsieso as Yusra Najjar, Omar Elba as Sameer Najjar, and Tobe Nwigwe as Nick. Check out a first image from the series below.
DEVELOPMENT
Scout Productions and Bloomberg Media are developing a new Airbnb docuseries, the companies announced Friday. Based on the Bloomberg Businessweek story “Airbnb spends millions to make nightmares go away” by Olivia Carville, the series will dive into Airbnb’s trust and safety team, which handles damage control procedures when guests encounter security incidents and criminal activity during a stay. Several former Security Team officers and Airbnb guests and hosts will be interviewed for the series. Michael Williams, David Collins, Rob Eric and Joel Chiodi will executive produce the series for Scout Productions.
EVENTS
ATX TV Festival will present its second annual Breakthrough Award to actress Sydney Sweeney (“Euphoria”), who will attend this year’s festival for a conversation about winning and her career so far and her creative goals for the future. The festival will be held June 2-5 in Austin, Texas, and will also include a panel hosted by the Television Academy titled “Powerful TV,” which will highlight television’s ability to “expand understanding, empathy, and the community”.
Emmy-winning creator Phil Rosenthal screens and discusses his Netflix docuseries “Somebody Feed Phil”, streaming service Shudder will present a first panel for his original docuseries “Queer for Fear” with Bryan Fuller and the Fox musical drama “Monarch will debut a first-look conversation with its cast and creative team.
LATE AT NIGHT
Shawn Mendes and Jesse Tyler Ferguson will appear on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”
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