#CAST OF QUEER AS FOLK SERIES#
#CAST OF QUEER AS FOLK TV#

StephenвЂ™s new version for Peacock arrives at yet another pivotal moment in our culture,' added Lisa Katz, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming's president of scripted content.В '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. ' Queer As Folk was more than just a show, it was a ground-breaking and necessary voice for so many people. 'But so much has changed in the last 20 years and how wonderful would it be if the next generation didnвЂ™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.'

#CAST OF QUEER AS FOLK TV#

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,' said creator Stephen Dunn in a statement. 'It is a surreal honour to adapt the notoriously groundbreaking series by Russell T. Stephen Dunn, the director of another queer film Closet Monster, is signed on to the project. series, which premiered on Showtime in December of 2000, was occasionally problematic andВ aggressively caucasian but laid the groundwork for LGBTQ+ films and television shows today. Davies, exploring a diverse group of friends in New Orleans whose lives are transformed in the aftermath of a tragedy.' The press release describes the upcoming Queer As Folk as 'a vibrant reimagining of the groundbreaking British series created by Russell T. Stephen Dunn, who directed 2015вЂ™s Closet Monster, is attached as writer, creator, and executive producer.It's official - groundbreaking LGBTQ+ series Queer As Folk is returning to television!ДЄnnounced today, streaming service PeacockВ ordered a straight to series reboot from UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, and creator Stephen Dunn.

As NewNowNext previously reported, the reboot was first announced in December 2018, with Davies and Shindler as executive producers.

A North American remake aired 2000-2005 for five seasons on Showtime. Davies and produced by Nicola Shindler, debuted in 1999 and ran for 10 episodes on Channel 4. The original British Queer as Folk, created by Russell T. As for behind the scenes, it was announced that Jaclyn Moore ( Dear White People, Love Life) joins the series as writer and executive producer.

They join their previously announced castmate, Jesse James Keitel ( Big Sky). Grace will portray вЂњa non-binary professor navigating the rocky transition from punk to parenthood.вЂќ Sibilly will play вЂњa successful lawyerвЂЇwho is notвЂЇas put together as he seems,вЂќ and Way will star as a вЂњcharming and sometimes chaotic commitment-phobe who finds a reason to stay in New OrleansвЂЇafter tragedy rocks his community.вЂќ #QueerAsFolk ДЄccording to the character breakdown, Argus will play вЂњa cocky high schooler whose confidence belies his lack of real-world experience. So excited to tell these stories with these amazing people for this ICONIC show. Peacock has now announced that Candace Grace ( Acts of Crime), Johnny Sibilly ( Pose, Hacks, Logo Live), Devin Way ( GreyвЂ™s Anatomy, Station 19), and Fin Argus ( Clouds, The Gifted) have joined the cast as series regulars.Дreams come true. series - not the Showtime remake - moves the action to New Orleans and would follow a new crop of queer characters. PeacockвЂ™s вЂњreimaginingвЂќ of the original U.K. It was reported back in the spring that the planned reboot of Queer as Folk, a groundbreaking show about the lives and loves of gay men and lesbians, would make its home on Peacock, NBCUniversalвЂ™s streaming service.

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