The actor discusses why his groundbreaking show has felt like a ‘bad boyfriend’ and gay sex on TV Chris Azzopardi | Q Syndicate A gay man with cerebral palsy: You won’t find that kind of important representation just any time you flick on the TV, which is why Ryan O’Connell’s Netflix show Special has been uniquely refreshing and profoundly revolutionary.
It began as his memoir, entitled I’m Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves — and then evolved into a full-fledged, semi-autobiographical dramedy in 2019 on Netflix.
He created it; he stars in it; he writes it. And he does so once again with the second and final season, which expands episodes from short bits to sitcom-length servings, with openly gay actor Jim Parsons still producing.