Dickinson has come out as queer.In an interview with Square Mile, Ella Hunt (Anna and the Apocalypse) detailed how her experience working on the Apple TV+ series, which features Hailee Steinfeld as the poet Emily Dickinson, sparked an inner journey toward her coming-out.
Created by Alena Smith, the show queers an American figure who was often straight-washed throughout history.“It’s taken me moving to New York and shooting a queer, female-driven show to take pride in the bizarre sides of myself, the sides of myself that I love the most and make me feel most true to who I was as a small child,” Hunt said.