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'Q-Force': LGBTQ spy team assembles in trailer for Netflix series

By Annie Martin   |   Aug. 12, 2021 at 11:51 AM
Sean Hayes voices Steve Maryweather in the new series "Q-Force." File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Wanda Sykes attends the GLAAD Media Awards in 2018. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI David Harbour attends the CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards in 2019. File Photo by James Atoa/UPI Gary Cole attends the Los Angeles premiere of "The Art of Racing in the Rain" in 2019. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Laurie Metcalf attends the Tony Awards in 2018. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Netflix is giving a glimpse of the new series Q-Force.

The streaming service shared a trailer for the animated series Thursday featuring Sean Hayes as the voice of super spy Steve Maryweather, aka Agent Mary.

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The preview shows Steve (Hayes) assemble a team of LGBTQ spies (Patti Harrison, Matt Rogers, Wanda Sykes) after coming out as gay. The team is deployed to West Hollywood.

Gary Cole voices Dirk Chunley, the straight and hard-nosed director of the American Intelligence Agency (AIA), with Laurie Metcalf as V, the deputy director of the AIA. David Harbour voices Rick Buck, a straight man brought onto the Q-Force team.

Q-Force is created and executive produced by Gabe Liedman, who also voices Mary's love interest, Benji. Hayes, Mike Schur, Todd Milliner, Ben Heins and David Miner serve as executive producers.

Liedman told Entertainment Tonight that Q-Force was inspired by the idea of a "gay James Bond."

"The adventures that this team goes on are not the adventures you think," he said. "And the stakes are really big. It's life and death; it's a world hanging in the balance. But the whole time, hopefully you're laughing as these complete underdogs step up and save it over and over again in this way that is satisfying."

Netflix shared a teaser trailer for the show in June.

Q-Force premieres Sept. 2 on Netflix.