On what would have been legendary fashion designer Roy Halston Frowick’s 89th birthday (on April 23), Netflix stated it was honoring the visionary icon by announcing the Friday, May 14, global premiere date for the five-episode limited series Halston, starring Ewan McGregor.
Co-stars include Bill Pullman, Rebecca Dayan, David Pittu, Krysta Rodriguez, Kelly Bishop, Gian Franco Rodriguez, Rory Culkin, Sullivan Jones and Vera Farmiga.
Executive producers include Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan, Alexis Martin Woodall, Ewan McGregor, Daniel Minahan, Eric Kovtun, Sharr White, and Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler of Killer Films. Minahan is also the series director.
Halston was known for redefining fashion in the 1970s. He died of Kaposi’s sarcoma, an AIDS-defining illness, in 1990, at age 57.