“Queer as Folk” is back! A reboot of the groundbreaking British LGBTQ-focused series from creator Russell T. Davies has been given a straight-to-series order at Peacock, the NBCUniversal-owned streaming service announced Thursday.
The new “Queer as Folk”, from creator/executive producer Stephen Dunn, is described as a “reimagining” of Davies’ series — which ran from 1999 to 2000 — and will explore a diverse group of friends in New Orleans whose lives are transformed in the aftermath of a tragedy. “‘Queer as Folk’ was more than just a show, it was a ground-breaking and necessary voice for so many people.
Stephen’s new version for Peacock arrives at yet another pivotal moment in our culture,” said Lisa Katz, President of Scripted Content,
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