The entire team is so excited to be a part of introducing a new generation to this type of authentic and affirming storytelling.
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“Alex Sepiol, EVP of drama programming, and his team have championed this project from the first moment it landed on their desks, working to ensure the script became the series we’re announcing today. Hes rich, drop-dead gorgeous and always the centre of attention.
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“Stephen’s new version for Peacock arrives at yet another pivotal moment in our culture,” said Lisa Katz, president of scripted content at NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. Metacritic TV Reviews, Queer as Folk (UK), Stuart Jones (Aidan Gillen) has got it all. This original UK series that inspired the hit American remake follows a colorful group of friends at the heart of Manchesters gay club scene, namely Nathan. “But so much has changed in the last 20 years and how wonderful would it be if the next generation didn’t have to watch Queer As Folk alone in their dank basements with the sound muted, but with their family and friends and the volume cranked all the way to the max.” 'Queer As Folk was more than just a show, it was a ground-breaking and necessary voice for so many people. Join us for one last circuit around the gaybourhood as we compare and contrast the two shows to find out which one is the best. The original version of the series aired on the UK’s Channel 4 from 1999 to 2000 and followed the lives of three gay men living in Manchester, while a previous US remake aired for five seasons on Showtime between 20.ĭunn described adapting the series as a “surreal honour”, calling the original show “groundbreaking” and commenting: ”When the show originally aired, the idea of unapologetic queer stories on TV was so provocative that I felt I could only watch Queer As Folk in secret. We’ve reached the end Every single episode of the original UK Queer as Folk and the US version of the show are in the bag. A groundbreaking gay adult drama which chronicles.
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Davies, Nicola Shindler will also exec produce, as will Richard Halliwell on behalf of NENT Studios UK, which distributes the format. With Aidan Gillen, Craig Kelly, Charlie Hunnam, Denise Black. Davies, and will follow a diverse group of friends in New Orleans whose lives are transformed in the aftermath of a tragedy.ĭunn is creating, writing and executive producing the series and will also direct the pilot episode, while Lee Eisenberg, Emily Brecht, Russell T.
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Universal Content Productions, a division of Universal Studio Group, will produce the show, which is described as “vibrant reimagining” of the UK LGBTQ-focused series created by It’s A Sin’s Russell T.
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NBCUniversal-owned streamer Peacock has ordered a remake of British drama Queer As Folk from Stephen Dunn. The Second Series of the Channel 4 drama series Queer as Folk, sold and marketed as Queer as Folk 2, followed up from the original eight-part series.