2019 | Series | 2 Seasons
Special is semi-autobiographical comedy about a gay man with cerebral palsy in his mid-20s coming of age by starting his first real job, beginning his first adventures in dating, and moving into his first apartment away from his helicopter mother.
Directed by Anna Dokoza
Written by Ryan O’Connell
Created by Ryan O’Connell
Starring Ryan O’Connell, Jessica Hecht, Punam Patel, Marla Mindelle, Augustus Prew, Patrick Fabian
Executive Producers Jim Parsons, Todd Spiewak, Eric Norsoph, Ryan O’Connell, Anna Dokoza
Producers Ross Girard, Colin Frederick, Ross M. Dinerstein, Alison Mo Massey
Director of Photography Philip Roy
Production Designer Lindsay Lipscomb
Edited by Thomas Calderón
Costume Designer Eryn Brooke
Music by Joshua Moshier
Music Supervisor Kier Lehman & James Cartwright
Casting by Vicky Boone
Starring Ryan O’Connell, Jessica Hecht, Punam Patel, Marla Mindelle, Augustus Prew, Patrick Fabian
Based on Ryan O’Connell's book, I'm Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves