“That guy is into you,” the boy emphatically informs Brian, who is otherwise oblivious. While out bicycling with the son of two gay friends, Brian bumps into a hunky guy who flirts with him. I won’t,” Brian snaps, before admitting she’s right.Īt other times, his friends’ influence is more oblique. Brenda, his black lesbian “work wife,” suggests that he remove reminders of Jason from his desk. Flash-forward one year, and Brian’s friends believe it’s time for him to move on. Jason’s death gives the show its initial dramatic impetus, but it’s really about what happens afterward. When Brian protests his husband’s decision, Jason is firm: “It’s got to be my way.” With death inevitable, he declines radical treatment. Then Jason is diagnosed with stage-four cancer. The couple has a coterie of devoted friends, a great apartment and a healthy love life. He’s a successful PR exec and happily married to Jason, played by Doogie Howser’s Mitchell Anderson, also an out actor. In the first of eight episodes, Brian’s life seems perfect. He teamed up with television writer Michael Slade to produce the series. “After Forever” is a personal project for Spirtas, who got the idea shortly after turning 50. Craig Wesley on the long-running soap opera “Days of Our Lives.” The out actor has appeared in everything from B-movies to Broadway musicals, but he’s probably best known for his role as Dr. “After Forever” revolves around Brian, a handsome, successful Manhattanite played by Kevin Spirtas. Discerning viewers seeking a short but satisfying streaming option might consider “After Forever.” The independently produced series, now available on Amazon, examines love, loss, and dating from the perspective of a 50-something gay man.