By Romeo San Vincent Billy Porter in the director’s chair He’s one of the stars of Pose, due to return for a third season sometime in 2021; he co-hosted Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2020 with Seacrest and Lucy Hale; he’s a recording artist and musical-theater veteran and exuberant fashion titan, and now Billy Porter will add filmmaker to his resume.
He’ll be directing the upcoming high school coming-of-age feature called What If? The rom-com involves a teenager named Khal who posts about his crush on a transgender classmate named Kelsa, and with the internet cheering them on, the pair embark on a senior year romance.