{"id":7958,"date":"2020-01-14T15:54:41","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T20:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=7958"},"modified":"2020-01-14T15:54:41","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T20:54:41","slug":"showtimer-orders-second-season-of-the-l-wordr-generation-q","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/14\/showtimer-orders-second-season-of-the-l-wordr-generation-q\/","title":{"rendered":"Showtime(R) Orders Second Season of &#8220;The L Word(R): Generation Q&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7959\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/the-l-word.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/the-l-word.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/the-l-word-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/the-l-word-560x315.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/the-l-word-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/the-l-word-160x90.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>SHOWTIME has ordered a ten-episode second season of THE L WORD: GENERATION Q, the sequel to the groundbreaking drama series THE L WORD(R). Season one has followed the intermingled lives of Bette Porter (Jennifer Beals), Shane McCutcheon (Katherine Moennig) and Alice Pieszecki (Leisha Hailey), along with new characters Dani N\u00f9\u00f1ez (Arienne Mandi), Micah Lee (Leo Sheng), Finley (Jacqueline Toboni), Sophie Suarez (Rosanny Zayas) and Gigi (Sepideh Moafi), as they experience love, heartbreak, sex, setbacks and success in L.A. Currently airing Sundays at 10PM ET\/PT, season one is executive produced by showrunner Marja-Lewis Ryan (The Four-Faced Liar, 6 Balloons), with series creator Ilene Chaiken, Kristen Campo, Allyce Ozarski, Steph Green (pilot), and original series stars Jennifer Beals, Katherine Moennig and Leisha Hailey. The season finale is set to air on January 26. 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