WHAT/IF
DRAMA / MYSTERY / THRILLER
USA
2019
WHAT/IF (stylized as WHAT/ IF) is an American thriller miniseries, created by Mike Kelley, that premiered on May 24, 2019, on Netflix. WHAT/IF consists of 10 episodes of 1 hour.
STORY: What/If is a neo-noir thriller that, according to Deadline Hollywood's Nellie Andreeva, explores "the ripple effects of what happens when acceptable people start doing unacceptable things". Each season will tackle a different morality tale inspired by culturally consequential source material, and the power of a single fateful decision to change the trajectory of an entire life.
GAY COUPLE STORYLINE: Marcos Ruiz (Juan Castano) is an attorney and Lionel (John Clarence Stewart) is Marcos' boyfriend and a real estate broker. Marcos is in a relationship with Lionel and feels a bit too reserved compared to his boyfriend’s former rowdy lifestyle. This leads Marcos to venturing out in various gay clubs, mingling with a hot stripper Kevin (Derek Smith), and trying to find himself. This leads to hot and heavy threesomes.
Marcos (Juan Castano) & Lionel (John Clarence Stewart) & Kevin (Derek Smith)
JUAN CASTANO (2019)
March 16, 1989, Los Angeles, CA, USA
JOHN CLARENCE STEWART (2019) August 16, 1988, Stone Mountain, GA, USA
DEREK SMITH (2019) September 24, 1982, Los Gatos, CA, USA
SPECIAL: The three men are not just gay characters with a gay love triangle, and the regular tacky, gay story. These characters debating about their life choices, having a near mid-life crisis, and consider jumping ship into a new relationship because the old one is just too comforting. Derek Smith played a pansexual stripper who becomes more than just a third in a gay couple’s relationship. Smith branded this unusually storyline into a quite possible one and is the most likeable character in the series. Stripper with a heart of gold who wants you to discover yourself.
AWARDS: ‘WHAT/IF’ none
6.0 IMDB
