LOS ANGELES, CA – July 23, 2008 – here!, America's premium gay television network is pleased to announce the premiere of the second season of the hit supernatural series "The Lair." The sophomore season of "The Lair" will consist of 9 episodes, with the first episode debuting on Friday, September 5th.

Set in a small town, the series' first season revolved around suspicions that arose when young men turned up dead with vicious, mysterious wounds on their necks. Determined to solve the crimes, a young journalist, Thom (David Moretti), discovered clues leading him to a private gentlemen's club called "The Lair," a lust-filled and erotically energized environment where patrons are able to fulfill their deepest and darkest desires. As he closed in on the truth, he became ensnared by a coven of vampires led by the enigmatic Damian (Peter Stickles of Shortbus).

In season two, "The Lair" boldly goes where no show has ever dared to go before. We pick up where we left off…in the midst of the warring factions of vampires we are introduced to Dr. Jake Waldman, a botanist with a mysterious plant that seems to have a mind of its own and Ian, a wandering lost soul with a dark secret and an even darker beast that lurks within. "Wild" is the best word to sum up this year's scintillating season.

"Nothing speaks quite as well to a high-quality sophisticated audience as a good gay vampire series. Our orthodontically-challenged hotties return with blood on their lips and a chip on their shoulder," said Paul Colichman, Co-Founder and President of here! Networks.

Recent and upcoming here! original films, series and specials include: "Paradise Falls," a sexy dramatic series that follows the steamy scandals of the residents of a small town in the northern woods; "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; "Dante's Cove," ranked "Best Soap of the Year" by The Advocate; the upcoming films On the "Other Hand, Death" and "Ice Blues" from "The Donald Strachey Mysteries," a 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 trying to stay true to yourself. To sample here!'s programming, please visit here! Video, the broadband portal of here! Networks, at www.heretv.com/videoplayer.

About here!

Founded in 2002, here! airs on all major U.S. cable systems as a 24-hour subscription service. here! appears in 96 of the top 100 U.S. markets, including every top ten market. here! also was the first gay network originating in the U.S. to launch in Canada. 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! Video, the broadband portal of here! Networks found at www.heretv.com/videoplayer, provides a broad sampling of here! programming. For more information on how to subscribe to here!, please visit www.heretv.com or call our toll free number at 1-888-HERE-NOW.

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