OUTtv Unveils Slate of New Originals and Returning Hits

9 March, 2026  – OUTtv, the world’s leading LGBTQ+ streaming service, has revealed a new wave of original commissions alongside the renewal of returning fan-favourite titles. Their latest slate spans scripted comedy, panel entertainment, mockumentary, documentary, and returning drama, including feature documentary The Hockey Player, which follows Canadian ice hockey player Luke Prokop, who in 2021 came out as the first gay player under contract with an NHL team. The line-up also includes UK comedy panel series Gay vs. Straight, scripted titles Pass The Salt, Sweet As Sugar and One Baby, Please, and mockumentary Sexy Touch – all coming to the service later this year. Rounding out the slate are returning favourites Willam’s Dark Room Duel, commissioned for a second season, and Two Brothers, renewed for a third.

Philip Webb, COO of OUTtv, said: “Our latest line-up of programming speaks to the diversity and depth of LGBTQ+ storytelling that we’re committed to championing at OUTtv, whilst also aligning with culturally resonant narratives and highlighting the cultural impact of queer stories breaking into the mainstream. From documentary, to scripted comedy, to panel entertainment, we’re continuing to back bold ideas from across the creative queer community and bringing viewers a line-up that’s ambitious, distinctive and built for a global audience.”

The Hockey Player (90”) is a documentary feature from Upper Canada Films following Luke Prokop, the first openly gay player under contract with an NHL team. Blending intimate vérité footage with cinematic storytelling, the film charts Luke’s journey as he navigates the intense pressures of professional hockey while challenging one of sport’s most traditional cultures. Directed by Jacqueline Doorey and produced by Taylor Prestidge, with cinematography by Jerome Riel, the documentary captures both the physical demands of the game and the quieter personal battles beneath the surface, offering a timely reflection on identity, resilience and the power of authenticity to shift conversations far beyond the ice.

Gay vs. Straight (6 x 30’) is OUTtv’s latest commission from British producers David Ian and Milli Productions. Hosted by David Ian, each episode of this new panel series sees captains go head-to-head in a battle of wits, stereotypes and lived experience as they debate, compete and challenge assumptions in front of a live audience. The format sees a gay team and a straight team competing across quiz rounds, physical challenges and opinion-led segments, playfully exploring cultural differences and unexpected similarities through humour, surprise and audience engagement.

Pass The Salt (6 x 22’), is an OUTtv Original from PK Studio Productions, created by Panta Mosleh. The series follows a sheltered Muslim Iranian grad student who, after moving out to escape her overbearing family, must navigate the chaos of understanding her queer identity, roommate shenanigans and managing her family’s expectations – all while falling for her new roommate, a Jewish woman. The series is executive produced by Anthony Q. Farrell (Shelved, Run the Burbs, NBC’s The Office), with Mosleh also serving as creator and showrunner. Mosleh is a Groundlings graduate and 2021 SNL Scholarship recipient, whose work has been supported by programs including Warner Access, Women in the Director’s Chair, Reelworld, Sundance and the Netflix Diversity of Voices initiative.

The programming line-up also includes scripted drama Sweet As Sugar (6 x 15’), produced by Monkeys & Parrots Productions. The series follows Olivia, an eccentric university student double majoring in performance art and gender studies, whose financial insecurity, curiosity and libido lead her to try her hand at sugar babying. Her life becomes increasingly stimulating as she navigates clients, fellow students, her sardonic roommate River, her collegiate crush Laine, her overbearing mother Tracy and her nurturing Nana. Sweet As Sugar was co-created and co-written by Becca Willow Moss and Cassidy Civiero, who also serve as Co-Executive Producers, with Moss starring and Civiero directing. Produced by Jane Loughman and Rose Mergler, the cast includes Becca Willow Moss, David Hewlett and Kate Hewlett. The series was developed and produced with the support of the Independent Production Fund, Ontario Creates, the Canada Media Fund, and Canadian federal and Ontario provincial tax credits.

Also arriving on the service this year is One Baby, Please (6 x 15’), produced by Kate Green Productions Inc. This series follows laidback Arab immigrant, Omar, and his uptight Barbadian husband, Dieon, who fight the system, their friends and family to achieve their ultimate dream: having a gayby. Written by Karim Ahmed Adam and Adrian Neblett, the series is directed by Anthony Q. Farrell, Kate Green and Polly Pierce. The series is supported by the Bell Fund, the Independent Production Fund and Creative BC, and was developed through the National Screen Institute’s Series Incubator in 2021, which enabled the creation of a proof-of-concept pilot.

Sexy Touch (6 x 15’), produced by Afro Viking Pictures, is a mockumentary workplace comedy set in the small, conservative town of Brookside, Nova Scotia. The series follows a queer, bisexual couple who open a sex-positive shop aimed at breaking the town’s prudish stigma around pleasure and sexual expression, only to face escalating protests, chaotic workdays and a mismatched team of employees who often create more problems than they solve. The series is written and directed by Taylor Olson, a Canadian Screen Award nominee whose debut feature Bone Cage received over 30 festival accolades, and Koumbie, whose debut feature Bystanders won Best Atlantic Script at the Atlantic International Film Festival.

Following a successful first series launch in 2025, acclaimed reality series Willam’s Dark Room Duel (7 x 30”) will also return to OUTtv for a second season. Produced by New York-based prodco Daddy TV, the OUTtv Original sees multi-talented male strippers go head-to-head in a series of themed challenges and performances, competing through a bracket-style elimination format for the opportunity to open for Willam during one of their live shows.

Rounding out the slate is a third season of scripted drama Two Brothers (8 x 15”), produced by Meikle Productions. This fan-favourite series follows Aiden and Aaron, fraternal twins – one gay and one straight – and the very real struggles they face to find self-acceptance and to fit into a small-town community while being Black.