The L Word: Generation Q Trailer Reunites Bette, Shane, and Alice for a 'New Beginning'

Bette (Jennifer Beals), Shane (Katherine Moennig), and Alice (Leisha Hailey) are back. The first trailer for Showtime's upcoming The L Word revival, titled The L Word: Generation Q, reunites original series stars Beals, Moennig, and Hailey for more romance, heartache, and adventures -- and, in Bette's case, a historic campaign to be Los Angeles' first lesbian mayor.

As Bette puts it to Shane in the trailer: "To new beginnings."

The eight-episode sequel to the iconic drama series, which first aired on Showtime from 2004 to 2009, also introduces "a new generation of diverse, self-possessed LGBTQIA characters," including Dani Nùñez (Arienne Mandi), Micah Lee (Leo Sheng), Finley (Jacqueline Toboni), Sophie Suarez (Rosanny Zayas), and Gigi (Sepideh Moafi).

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Guest stars include Brian Michael, Stephanie Allyne, Olivia Thirlby, Fortune Feimster, and Latarsha Rose.

Original series creator Ilene Chaiken returns as executive producer alongside new showrunner Marja-Lewis Ryan.

The L Word: Generation Q premieres Sunday, Dec. 8 at 10/9c on Showtime.

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