LOS ANGELES, CA – May 15, 2007 – here!, America's premium gay television network, is pleased to announce the debut of the first season of the new, original, scripted series "The Lair." The first of six half-hour episodes will be available on the network beginning Friday, June 1st and will continue through August with a new episode airing every other week.

Suspicions arise when young men turn up murdered with vicious, mysterious wounds on their necks. Determined to solve the crimes, a young journalist discovers clues leading him to a private gentlemen's club called "The Lair." As he closes in on the truth, he becomes ensnared by a coven of vampires led by the enigmatic Damian.

"The Lair" stars Peter Stickles, who gathered a following this year from his work in the critically-acclaimed indie "Shortbus," as Damian, as well as Colton Ford as the heroic Sheriff Trout.

For a sampling of provocative and innovative here! content, visit the here! Video Player found at www.heretv.com/videoplayer. For more information on how to subscribe to here!, please call the toll free number at 1-888-HERE-NOW.

Recent and upcoming here! original films, series and specials include: "The DL Chronicles," an award-winning series focusing on the diverse stories of men of color who by consequence and by choice, live sexually duplicitous and secret lifestyles; "The Lair," a provocative and sexy vampire horror series; "Dante's Cove," ranked "Best Soap of the Year" by The Advocate; the critically acclaimed "Shock To The System: A Donald Strachey Mystery," the second installment in the series of original films starring Chad Allen as a gay private investigator; the provocative six-part docu-series "Lesbian Sex and Sexuality," an unblinking look inside the world of lesbian culture from award-winning producer Katherine Linton; and the original film "Shelter," an indie romantic drama about love, family and staying true to yourself.

About here!

here!, America's premium gay television network, was established in 2002 and is currently available nationwide via all major cable systems and Internet TV providers as either a 24/7 premium subscription channel, a video on demand (VOD) service, and/or a subscription video on demand (SVOD) service. here! offers a wide variety of groundbreaking and acclaimed original movies and series plus the world's largest collection of gay and lesbian films appealing to the broad-based, diverse LGBT audience. here! programming is also offered via here! Video, the broadband portal of here! Networks, which can be found at www.heretv.com/videoplayer. here! Interactive Media, the online division of here! Networks, offers an extensive network of diverse websites including GayWired.com, 247Gay.com, and LesbiaNation.com. For more information on how to subscribe to here!, please call our toll free number at 1-888-HERE-NOW.

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