Dante's Cove: May 2007 Archives

We already know about Jensen Atwood's being added to the cast of HERE! TV's "Dante's Cove" for the supernatural sudser's third season since it was LEAKED last week to places other than Out In Hollywood. But we didn't know anything about the character being played by the handsome actor who first caught our attention as Wade on "Noah's Arc."
Atwood joins the cast as Griff, a sexually fluid playboy with ties to the mysterious powers of Tresum and desired by both male and female residents of Dante’s Cove....and everywhere else, I am sure.
Openly gay actress Jill Bennett joins out actors Charlie David, Michelle Wolff, Gabriel Romero, Jenny Shimizu and Reichen Lehmkuhl in the cast of "Dante’s Cove" which this season will feature one of television’s first lesbian love triangles, featuring characters played by three out actors. That should make for convincing love scenes! Bennett takes on the role of Michelle, whose sudden return to Dante’s Cove tests the budding relationship of Brit (Wolff), the island’s sexy bartender/oceanographer, and Elena (Shimizu), a newcomer to Dante’s Cove.

Look what Reichen has in store for him! These gorgeous actors have all returned for the third season of "Dante's Cove" being filmed in Hawaii as we speak. If you have not been following the goings on, here's some good news: I just found out that season two of the show is being released on DVD on June 5! I tell ya, the show is such a guilty pleasure with the obvious appeal being boys with boys, girls with girls and beautiful people all around. But there are also solid actors (including Charlie David, Thea Gill and Tracy Scoggins) and the supernatural element are a lot of fun.
The here! TV original series is described by the network as a " classic combination of sex, horror, homosexuality, the supernatural and camp." Well, how can we resist? The residents of the Hotel Dante are forced to deal with many tough obstacles this season including addiction, infidelity, coming out, breaking up and death. Special features on the DVD include deleted scenes plus featurettes on the men, women and out actors of the show.
The DVD in a 2-disc set being distributed through Genius Products on June 5 with a suggested retail price of $29.99. For more information log on to www.dantescove.com.

He certainly looks like he belongs on "Dante's Cove" and now we'll get to find out of Reichen Lehmkuhl can ACT like it. The handsome reality show celeb, most recently best known as Lance Bass' ex-boyfriend, will play Trevor, a business school graduate who comes to Dante's Cove looking to find himself.
Trevor becomes quickly intertwined with the beautiful men and enigmatic forces crawling all over the island. His close association with the immortal witch Grace (Tracy Scoggins) draws Trevor into a magical world and a dark battle he never could have imagined.
“We couldn't be more thrilled to have a talent like Reichen on board,” said Meredith Kadlec, Vice President of Original Programming for here!. “He is the perfect triple threat for Dante's Cove – he has a loyal fan base, he is proudly out, and he is simply gorgeous.”
I'm so glad the show has hired another openly gay performer. While the returning cast is gorgeous and I respect the way they don't shy away from same-sex love scenes, only the terrific Charlie David is openly gay while Gabriel Ramirez, a second season addition, is bisexual.
By the way, if you want to know if Reichen has screen presence, I suggest you check out the deleted scenes of "The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green" where he has a brief but sexy encounter with the film's title character, played by the talented and adorable Daniel Letterle. He certainly looks to be a good kisser!