Showtime Greenlights ‘The L Word: Generation Q’ and ‘Work in Progress’ for Season 2

Showtime has ordered second seasons of drama “The L Word: Generation Q” and comedy “Work in Progress.” “The L Word: Generation Q,” the sequel to “The L Word,” has followed the intermingled lives of Bette Porter (Jennifer Beals), Shane McCutcheon (Katherine Moennig) and Alice Pieszecki (Leisha Hailey), along with new characters Dani Nùñez (Arienne Mandi), Micah Lee (Leo Sheng), Finley (Jacqueline Toboni), Sophie Suarez (Rosanny Zayas) and Gigi (Sepideh Moafi), as they experience love, heartbreak, sex, setbacks and success in Los Angeles.

“Work in Progress,” created and written by Chicago improv mainstays Abby McEnany and Tim Mason and co-written by Lilly Wachowski (“The Matrix”), stars McEnany as a fictionalized version of herself whose misfortune and despair unexpectedly lead her to a vibrantly transformative relationship. The ten-episode second season will be entirely written, shot and produced in Chicago this year.