Are Queer Stories Dominating TV? Horror Takes The Reins at The Movies! (w/ Aaron Leventman)

Ivory Tower Boiler Room · Sep 3, 2026 · 1h 23m

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Lights, camera, action! Actor, playwriter and producer Aaron Leventman takes the stage with us today on the ITBR. We had such an engaging conversation on how film and TV differ in terms of what themes and genres are thriving the most.

TV seems to be spotlighting queer themes with shows like Heated Rivalry and White Lotus while theatres are truly seeing innovations to the horror genre with new…