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