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‘Agatha All Along’ Stars Predict ‘A Gay Explosion’ in Marvel Series
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‘Agatha All Along’ Stars Predict ‘A Gay Explosion’ in Marvel Series

The cast and creatives behind “Agatha All Along” celebrate the Disney+ series’ unprecedented LGBTQ representation.

“I would agree with that,” said Sasheer Zamata, who plays Jennifer Kale, when told at Monday’s premiere that “Agatha” has been described as “the gayest project Marvel has ever done. “You’ll see that when you watch. Witches are inherently queer, just because we’re outsiders and we’re cast aside for a lot of reasons. This show does a really good job of representing different kinds of people and that we can all use the power that we have within ourselves to move forward and be great.”

Joe Locke, who plays Teen, explained: “There are a lot of layers to it and gay is one of them. That’s one of the great things about the show. … Teen is a queer man on the show, but it’s not the driving force, which I think is really great. It’s really nice to just have these positive queer characters.”

Kathryn Hahn, who plays Agatha Harkness, explains: “What’s most exciting is that it’s not quite about that. It’s so normalized.

Locke came out publicly shortly after his starring debut in “Heartstopper.” Zamata, a former “Saturday Night Live” player, came out as queer earlier this month in an interview with LGBTQ outlet Them. “I’ve always looked up to Wanda Sykes as another black queer woman in comedy who’s living her truth is really inspiring and amazing,” she said at the “Agatha” premiere. “I feel proud to be among a lot of amazing people who are doing that openly.”

Aubrey Plaza, who said in a 2016 interview with the Advocate that she falls in love with both men and women, was tight-lipped about details but was enthusiastic about “Agatha”: “It’s going to be a gay explosion at the end.”

Plaza plays Rio Vidal, while Marvel newcomer Patti LuPone plays Lila Calderu.

“It’s the gayest show on Marvel,” said Ali Ahn, who plays Alice Wu-Gulliver. “There’s already a lot of pomp and circumstance that we’re competing with. I think it’s going to be even gayer because we’re singing with Patti.”

Check out more photos from the “Agatha All Along” premiere below.

Kathryn Hahn and daughter Mae Marie Sandler
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Joe Locke
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Patti LuPone
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Sasheer Zamata
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Amy Poehler and Aubrey Plaza
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William Jackson Harper and Ali Ahn
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Patti LuPone, Disney’s Alan Bergman, Marvel Studios’ Jac Schaeffer, Emma Caulfield and Louis D’Esposito
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Amy Poehler, Kathryn Hahn and Aubrey Plaza
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