Brendan Scannell
“That community of sex workers are extremely criminalised and margnialised and so if this show in some way raises issues that they can either discuss, or the show does something incorrectly that they can correct, I think that is all a good thing and welcomed.”
Since stepping into the world of short episodes, Netflix has found an entirely new audience of fans that have come flocking for their daily fix of the flix. Unsurprisingly popular with fans, the platform has introduced a small number of queer-focused series. Alongside smash-hit programme Special comes a second short with a queer character at its core; Bonding. It’s a show that takes a refreshingly candid approach to sexual discovery, and the challenges marginalised people face.
“It’s about two young people trying to find themselves with this interesting BDSM hook and the adult nature and comedy of that has allowed it to connect to a much older audience as well,” explains Brendan who plays Pete in Bonding – alongside Zoe Levin as best friend and dominatrix, Tiff. “Pete goes on a hero journey from being very sex-negative to being very sex-positive, and I think that’s one that a lot of
