Matt Bomer's New Show 'Mid-Century Modern' Gets Picked Up by Hulu, Talks Comparisons to 'Golden Girls'

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Matt Bomer‘s new show is heading to Hulu! The streaming service officially picked up the new multi-cam comedy series Mid-Century Modern, executive produced by Ryan Murphy and created by Will & Grace’s Max Mutchnick and David Kohan. Matt, 46, will be starring as Jerry Frank, who left the Mormon Church and his marriage in his early 20s after his wife informed him — and the rest of the congregation — that he was gay. “The series follows three best friends — gay gentlemen of a certain age — who, after an unexpected death, decide to spend their golden years living together in Palm Springs where the wealthiest one lives with his mother,” according to the synopsis. “As a chosen family, they prove that no matter how hard things get, there’s always someone around to remind you it would be better if you got your neck done.” The series also stars Nathan Lane, Nathan Lee Graham, and Linda Lavin.

In a new interview, Matt called Mid-Century Modern the “spiritual cousin” to The Golden Girls. Keep reading to find out more…“Some of the circumstances are similar with this group of people, who have decided for a certain chapter in their life, they’re going to live together,” Matt told People. “There are some nods to not only Golden Girls, but some other characters from past shows which I grew up loving.

So it’s sort of a hybrid, but I would definitely say it’s a spiritual cousin.” After starring in a lot of serious roles lately, Matt found taking on Mid-Century Modern to be a nice change of pace. “I remember finishing Fellow Travelers — and I’d come off of Boys in the Band, Fellow Travelers, Maestro, even Doom Patrol — to an extent where I was playing these very repressed characters,” Matt explained. “It was all darker, heavier material,