FX has set the premiere date for its new dance musical series Pose, which will debut on Sunday, June 3, 2018 at 9 PM et/pt on FX. Pose was co-created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Steven Canals, with Murphy directing the first two episodes. The series is executive produced by Murphy, Falchuk, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Alexis Martin Woodall and Sherry Marsh. Canals is a co-executive producer, and Janet Mock, Our Lady J and Erica Kay also serve as producers. The eight-episode first season is produced by Fox 21 Television Studios and FX Productions. Set in the 1980s, Pose explores the juxtaposition of several segments of life and society in New York: the ball culture world, the rise of the luxury Trump-era universe and the downtown social and literary scene. Evan Peters and Kate Mara play New Jersey couple "Stan" and "Patty," who get sucked into the glamour and intrigue of New York City in the 1980s. James Van Der Beek plays Peters' financial kingpin boss "Matt."

PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Angelica Ross as Candy
· Billy Porter as Pray Tell
· Charlayne Woodard as TBA
· Dominique Jackson as Elektra
· Dyllon Burnside as Ricky
· Evan Peters as Stan
· Hailie Sahar as Lulu
· Indya Moore as Angel
· James Van Der Beek as Matt
· Kate Mara as Patty
· MJ Rodriguez as Blanca
· Ryan Jamaal Swain as Damon

CREW INFORMATION:
· Alexis Martin Woodall as EP
· Brad Falchuk as CRTR/EP
· Brad Simpson as EP
· Erica Kaye as EP
· Janet Mock as PROD
· Nina Jacobson as EP
· Our Lady J as PROD
· Ryan Murphy as CRTR/EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Sherry Marsh as EP
· Steven Canals as CRTR/EP

The ten-episode second season of Pose will debut on Tuesday, June 11 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FX. Pose explores the juxtaposition of several segments of life and society: the underground ball culture, the rise of the luxury Trump-era universe and the downtown social and literary scene that came to define New York in the 1980s. The first season of Pose was named an AFI TV Program of the Year and earned two Golden Globe(R) nominations and a Writers Guild of America nomination. Season 2 flashes forward in time to 1990. On the heels of the ballroom community establishing itself in pop culture and going mainstream, the House of Evangelista is forced to reevaluate their goals. Meanwhile, the AIDS crisis worsens and the reaction from a group of activists reaches a fever pitch.

The June 11 season two premiere of Pose was the most-watched telecast of the series, drawing 1.2 million Total Viewers and 572,00 Adults 18-49, generating series high ratings in Total Viewers, Adults 18-34, Adults 25-54 and all key women demos. The season two premiere telecast also outperformed the series premiere episode by +10% in A18-49 and +7% in Total Viewers. In all, the premiere telecast, two encores and streaming have delivered 1.8 million Total Viewers in the first five days.

The Steven Canals drama from Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk will return May 2 with the first two of its seven-episode final season.The category is: final seasons.

FX's groundbreaking, Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning drama Pose will come to an end with its previously announced third season. In making the announcement, the Disney-owned basic-cable network revealed that the final season will consist of an abbreviated seven episodes. That's down from eight and 10 in seasons one and two, respectively. The final season will debut Sunday, May 2 at 10 p.m. with two episodes; the series ender will air June 6.

"We got to tell the exact story we wanted, as we wanted to tell it, and I'm incredibly honored and grateful," co-creator Ryan Murphy said in a statement Friday.