'Queer as Folk' Revival Cast on Those Many Sex Scenes and Nods to Past Series (Exclusive)
etonline.comhas been revived for a third time. Available to stream on Peacock, the latest U.S. version moves the drama from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to New Orleans, Louisiana, where it follows the many, diverse and overlapping lives of modern queer characters.
This time, their stories pick up as they all are learning to love, laugh and hope again after a mass shooting at a local gay nightclub has upended their lives.As the cast, which includes Johnny Sibilly of, creator and star Ryan O’Connell, breakout Jesse James Keitel, as well as creator Stephen Dunn tell ET, this sexy yet serious series very much stands on its own while also paying nods to the previous installments of the franchise originally created by Russell T.
Davies. When it comes to the previous two versions, the first of which premiered in 1999 in the U.K. followed by Showtime’s American adaptation in 2000, Dunn says it was the first time he saw himself onscreen. “It changed my life,” he says.
And now, in the 17 years since the U.S. series ended its run after five seasons, “the term queer itself has changed and evolved so much since then,” he continues, explaining that “with everything going on in the world, queer storytelling feels more urgent, more necessary than ever.”There’s a real need, Dunn says, to “show real, authentic, empowered queer people onscreen.” And that’s definitely what this revival does.For CG, who plays Shar, a non-binary professor who has just given birth to twins with their partner, Ruthie (Keitel), a transgender, semi-reformed party girl struggling with the responsibilities of parenthood, they felt the character’s description was spot on.
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