Pose
Pilot
Season 1, Episode 1 · Aired 2018-06-03
Synopsis
In 1987 New York, Blanca Rodriguez pursues her dream of becoming a house mother after receiving a devastating medical diagnosis. Alongside the members of her newly formed House of Evangelista, Blanca competes in the House Ballroom scene against her former mother and recent rival, Elektra Abundance. Meanwhile, Damon Richards moves to New York City with aspirations of joining a dance company
In the series
This episode is part of Pose (2018–2021) on FX.
Ballroom houses, AIDS-era New York, and radical sincerity in gold light.
Key cast
- Mj Rodriguez as Blanca Evangelista
- Billy Porter as Pray Tell
- Dominique Jackson as Elektra Abundance
- Indya Moore as Angel Evangelista
- Ryan Jamaal Swain as Damon Richards
- Evan Peters as Stan Bowes