Sordid Lives

Sordid Lives is a 2000 American independent romantic comedy film written and directed by Del Shores.[1] The film is based on Shores' play of the same name and includes elements of his life, according to the director's DVD commentary. The film was followed by the 2008 television series Sordid Lives: The Series.

The original stage play premiered in Los Angeles on May 11, 1996, and ultimately won 14 Drama-Logue Awards.[2] The film met with mixed reviews from mainstream audiences but became a cult classic with LGBT fans, particularly in the South. The movie tells the story of a Texas family coming together in the aftermath of the matriarch's death. Continuing the story, Viacom's new station Logo produced 12 episodes of Sordid Lives: The Series. The television version begins at a point before that covered in the film, with Rue McClanahan as the mother, Peggy Ingram. Many of the film cast returned, including Leslie Jordan and Olivia Newton-John. Caroline Rhea replaced Delta Burke, and Jason Dottley replaced Kirk Geiger as Ty Williamson, although Geiger reprised the role of Ty in the Sordid Lives sequel A Very Sordid Wedding in 2017, along with Bonnie Bedelia, Caroline Rhea, Dale Dickey, Leslie Jordan, Ann Walker, Emerson Collins, Whoopi Goldberg, and Katherine Bailess.

The television series began airing in July 2008.[3] It ended after one season.