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Starzplay has acquired Stephen Dunn’s reimagining of groundbreaking British series “Queer as Folk” for a slew of territories including the U.K., several continental European countries, and Latin America.

The Peacock-produced reboot of the Russell T. Davies series from the ’90s about three clubgoing men in Manchester’s gay village, has been acquired by the streaming service for Belgium, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Latin America, Luxembourg, Spain, Netherlands, the Nordics and the U.K.

The eight-episode show will premiere in the U.K. on July 1, with other local premieres rolling out exclusively in the other territories on July 31. Two new episodes will be available each week.

Produced by UCP, a division of the Universal Studio Group, “Queer as Folk” is Stephen Dunn’s reimagining of the cult show created by Davies which has been transposed from Manchester to New Orleans where it looks at a diverse group of friends...

Queer as Folk will return to the U.S. with a "vibrant reimagining" of Russel T. Davies' hit British series, it has been announced.

Peacock placed a straight-to-series order on Thursday for a new series that will focus on a diverse group of friends in New Orleans.

Their lives are changed dramatically in the aftermath of a tragedy.

Stephen Dunn (Little America) is on board as creator, writer, and executive producer.

What's more, Dunn will also direct several episodes of the new series.

As for Davies, he will be heavily involved in the project, taking an Executive Producer credit.

Channel 4 aired the original Queer as Folk in the UK. It lasted 10 episodes and was subsequently remade for U.S. audiences on Showtime.

It had a five-year run from 2000-2005, concluding after five seasons.

The cast included Michelle Clunie, Robert Gant ,Thea Gill, Gale Harold, Randy Harrison, Scott Lowell, Peter Paige,...

Peacock has ordered the reboot of “Queer as Folk” to series, which had been in development since 2018.

The Peacock version is described as a vibrant reimagining of the groundbreaking British series created by Russell T. Davies, exploring a diverse group of friends in New Orleans whose lives are transformed in the aftermath of a tragedy.

Davis will executive produce, and Stephen Dunn will create and write the series. Dunn will also direct the pilot episode. The series is from UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group. Additional executive producers include Lee Eisenberg, Emily Brecht, Nicola Shindler and Richard Halliwell on behalf of Nent Studios UK, which distributes the format.

“Queer as Folk” has already been adapted for North American audiences once before, with a Pittsburgh-set adaptation running for five seasons on Showtime and the Canadian network Showcase from 2000 to 2005.

Starring Gale Harold, Randy Harrison, Hal Sparks, Peter Paige, Scott Lowell,...

“Queer as Folk,” the groundbreaking Russell T. Davies series from the ’90s about three clubgoing men in Manchester’s gay village, will be reimagined by creator Stephen Dunn and Universal Cable Productions for Peacock.

The network announced a straight-to-series order of the reboot, which is described as a modern take on the original UK series that will chronicle the lives of a diverse group of friends in New Orleans whose lives are transformed in the aftermath of a tragedy. Variety exclusively reported that a “Queer as Folk” reboot was in the works at Bravo back in 2018, with the project eventually moving over to Peacock.

“’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, scripted content, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, in a statement.

The gang from Queer as Folk is getting together again later today for an online reunion set to benefit Lgbtq community centers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Scott Lowell, Sharon Gless, Peter Paige, Michelle Clunie, Hal Sparks, Randy Harrison and Robert Gant were initially announced to appear in the event. Members of the writing staff, guest stars from the show's run, and others may also appear on the reunion, per The Hollywood Reporter.

Lowell will act as host for the virtual reunion of Queer as Folk. Hollywood Reporter revealed the following about the event, which can be seen on YouTube at this link at 11am Pst:

“In addition to chats and special conversations with the cast about the ground-breaking Showtime show, fans who tune in will have the opportunity to bid on Queer as Folk memorabilia and donate funds to support CenterLink and...

Castmembers from Queer as Folk cast are reuniting — online at least — to help support Lgbtq community centers during the coronavirus pandemic.

Scott Lowell, who played Ted, will host the event that will feature actors Sharon Gless, Peter Paige, Michelle Clunie, Hal Sparks, Randy Harrison and Robert Gant, alongside creators Ron Cowen and Dan Lipman. Other names are expected to be announced shortly. The event is set to go down May 1 at 11 a.m. Pt/2 p.m. Et on YouTube.

In addition to chats and special conversations with the cast about the ground-breaking Showtime show, fans who ...

Bravo has put into development a reboot of Queer as Folk, based on the UK series, from original series creator Russell T. Davies, writer/director Stephen Dunn and Universal Cable Productions, Deadline has confirmed.

Written and directed by Dunn, the new version, which will feature new characters in a new setting, is described as a modern take on the original British series that centers on a group of club-going friends who find support in the gay community following a tragedy.

Dunn and Davies executive produce with Nicola Shindler of Red Productions, who executive produced the original show, along with Lee Eisenberg of Quantity Entertainment. Digital Rights Group will also produce. Emily Brecht of Quantity is co-executive producing. Universal Cable Productions is the studio.

The original Queer as Folk, starring Aidan Gillen, Charlie Hunnam and Craig Kelly, chronicled the lives of three gay men living in Manchester’s gay village around Canal Street.

Bravo is aiming to introduce a new generation of viewers to Queer as Folk. Russell T. Davies, who created the original British series upon which Showtime’s popular adaptation was based, is executive-producing a reboot of the iconic drama for Bravo, TVLine’s sister publication Variety reports.

Described as a “modern take on the original British series that centers on a group of club-going friends who find support in the gay community following a tragedy,” Bravo’s new Queer as Folk will center around new characters in a unique setting.

Stephen Dunn is in board to write the reboot, executive-producing...

There’s another adaptation of “Queer as Folk” on the way.

Bravo has put into development a new reboot of the 1999 British television series about a group of gay men living in Manchester. The new show, said to be a modern take on the original series, centers on a group of club-going friends who find support in the gay community following a tragedy.

The creator of the original “Queer as Folk,” Russell T. Davis is attached to executive produce, with Stephen Dunn to write.

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“Queer as Folk” has already been adapted for North American audiences once before, with a Pittsburgh-set adaptation running for five seasons on Showtime and the Canadian network Showcase from 2000 to 2005.

Starring Gale Harold, Randy Harrison, Hal Sparks, Peter Paige, Scott Lowell, Thea Gill and Michelle Clunie,...

In a competitive situation, Bravo is developing a new version of “Queer as Folk,” Variety has learned exclusively.

Russell T. Davies, the creator of the original UK series, is onboard the new project as an executive producer. Stephen Dunn is attached to write, direct, and executive produce. Nicola Shindler of Red Productions, who executive produced the original show, will also executive produce along with Lee Eisenberg of Quantity Entertainment. Digital Rights Group (Drg), an Nent Studios company, will also produce. Drg also distributes the format. Emily Brecht of Quantity is co-executive producing. Universal Cable Productions (Ucp) is the studio.

The original “Queer as Folk” ran for 10 episodes between 1999 and 2000 in the UK. It starred Aidan Gillen, Charlie Hunnam, and Craig Kelly as three gay men living in Manchester. A North American remake was then launched in 2000 on the Canadian cable channel Showcase and the American channel Showtime. That series, set in Pittsburgh,...

Are you a fan of Queer as Folk? Recently, the cast reunited and spoke with Entertainment Weekly about the groundbreaking Showtime TV show.Based on the UK series of the same name, the drama follows the lives of a group of young gay men and women living in the Philadelphia area. The Showtime series ran for five seasons before ending in 2005 and starred Gale Harold, Randy Harrison, Hal Sparks, Scott Lowell, Peter Paige, Sharon Gless, Thea Gill, Michelle Clunie, Robert Gant, Jack Wetherall, and Sherry Miller.Read More…...

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As The Librarians returns to Syfy UK, we chatted to Noah Wyle about directing, Falling Skies, and Jonathan Frakes peeing in a dumpster…

Since he first appeared as medical student John Carter in the Emergency Room of County General Hospital, Ill., Noah Wyle has specialised in playing a particular type of brainy hero. During his record-breaking tenure in ER, Wyle was notably the first to portray a fictional version of Steve Jobs in biopic Pirates Of Silicon Valley, a part that earned him an invitation from Mr Jobs to play a prank on the audience at the 1999 Macworld Expo.

Among a host of stage and screen roles, Wyle also played the small but memorable role of Dr Monitoff, a science teacher with an interest in parallel universes in 2001's Donnie Darko, followed in 2004 with the part of Flynn Carsen, perpetual student-turned-Indiana-Jones-type in three The Librarian television movies.

Want a sneak peek at Season 5 of Game of Thrones? You’ll have to go to the movies to get it.

Two Season 4 episodes of the hit HBO series will screen in IMAX theaters, followed by the world-wide debut of a trailer for the new season, beginning on Jan. 23.

The one-week engagement ends on Jan. 29. Screening and ticket info, including participating theaters, will be available in the coming days at www.imax.com.

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* Downton Abbey’s Season 5 premiere on PBS on Sunday night drew 10.1 million total viewers, down just a smidge...

Ten years after going their separate ways, the boys from Pittsburgh are back.

The cast and writers of Showtimes’ groundbreaking series, “Queer as Folk” are returning for one-time reunion special at this year’s Atx Festival in Austin, Texas.

The award-winning show, which aired from 2000 to 2005, followed the lives of a group of gay friends and their relationships, careers, loves and ambitions.

Also Read: ‘Queer as Folk,’ ‘L Word’ Returning to Showtime for Gay Pride Month

Creators Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman will join cast members Gale Harold (Brian Kinney), Peter Paige (Emmitt Honeycutt), Robert Gant (Professor Ben Bruckner), Scott Lowell...

Bradley Cooper took a bow alongside his costars for the first preview curtain call for Broadway’s The Elephant Man at the Booth Theatre on Friday.

Bradley Cooper In 'The Elephant Man'

In The Elephant Man, Cooper plays the main character John, based off of the late 19th century sideshow performer Joseph Merrick, who suffered from severe deformities. Instead of donning prosthetics or makeup, Cooper transforms into the part by contorting his clean-shaven face and using breathing techniques.

“For me, it just starts with the breath and then it sort of just happens,” the actor said during a Today show appearance.

Landing the lead in The Elephant Man has been something of a career-long dream for the 39-year-old actor. David Lynch’s 1980 film, starring John Hurt inspired Cooper to become an actor.

“It was the reason why I wanted to become an actor, because of David Lynch’s movie,...

The slasher subgenre may be on theatrical sabbatical, but that's not stopping author Matt Serafini (Feral) from keeping masked madmen alive and dangerous. Horror fans looking for a little stalk and slash this summer will want to get their hands on Under the Blade, which is out now!

This one comes to us courtesy of the wonderfully warped minds at Severed Press, true purveyors of quality horror fiction. You can grab Under the Blade in both paperback and ebook formats on Amazon.

Those who want the experience of walking into a bookstore and purchasing a copy will have to wait a while longer, as Under the Blade is exclusive with Amazon until late summer.

Serafini's second novel is inspired by the slasher movie subgenre of the 1980s. As such, readers will find familiar elements (a masked maniac, small town secrets, horny teens) arranged in a story that goes beyond the expected trajectory.

There was never anything like it and there will never be.

Those are the words of actress Sharon Gless talking about the gone-but-not-forgotten series, Queer As Folk, the Us take on the British hit series which ran on Showtime from December 2000- August 2005.

And while the actors from the show have been busy in multiple projects – Peter Paige (Emmett) is Exec Producing the ABC Family series, The Fosters, Gale Harold (Brian) has been acting in series like Defiance and The Secret Circle and Randy Harrison (Justin) has concentrated mostly onstage though he appears with Michael Urie in Such Good People, which is currently on the film festival circuit – is there a chance we could see them, along with co-stars Hal Sparks, Scott Lowell, Thea Gill, Michelle Clunie and, of course, multi Emmy-winner Sharon Gless, reprise their roles?

According to Gless, who talked to TheBacklot last week, the answer is yes.

Nothing pleases us more than to see part of the Dread Central family excel within the genre. Case in point: Matt Serafini (Feral), who's getting set to release his second novel, entitled Under the Blade. Read on for details.

Under the Blade will be out this year through Severed Press in both print and as an eBook.

This incredibly kick-ass cover art was done by Scott Lowell Jackson, who understood that Serafini wanted the artwork to look like something you would have seen on video store shelves back in the 80s, but with a slightly more contemporary feel to it.

Look for more on this one, including the firm release date, soon!

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New Bones season 9,episode 14 spoilers & clips hit the net. Last night, Fox released the new spoilers and sneak peek/spoiler clip (below) for their upcoming "Bones" episode 14 of season 9. The episode is entitled, "The Master In The Shop," and it appears to be pretty interesting as the crew takes to the Chess arena to solve their latest case, and more. In the new "The Master In The Shop" episode, Sweets will end up, infiltrating the world of professional Chess. When the Jeffersonian team discovers the body of a renowned, but disliked Chess master amidst a pig slop, Sweets is going to surprise the team with his Chess skills and will go undercover in the world of professional Chess to find the killer. Cam is going to be recognized in the "Outstanding Woman of Science" issue of a noted science publication ,but will be hesitant to participate since she does not...

New Bones season 9,episode 14 official spoilers,plotline revealed by Fox. Recently, Fox released the new,official,synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Bones" episode 14 of season 9. The episode is entitled, "The Master In The Shop," and it sounds like things will get quite interesting when Sweets tries to infiltrate the high level Chess world , and more. In the new,14th episode press release: Sweets will infiltrate the world of professional Chess. Press release number 2: When the Jeffersonian team discovers the body of a renowned, but disliked Chess master amidst pig slop, Sweets will surprise the team with his Chess skills and will go undercover in the world of professional Chess to find the killer. Cam is going to be recognized in the "Outstanding Woman of Science" issue of a noted science publication ,but is hesitant to participate since she does not want to offend Brennan who knows she should be the one to be honored.

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Starting tomorrow, you can catch up on the entirety of Suits either at USA's website or via OnDemand. I guess I should try to figure out where this business with the can opener began.

Turner Classic Movies will soon have a showcase for some of Johnny Carson's classic celebrity interviews.

TV Guide asks if The X-Factor's mentors are hurting competitors more than they're helping. Inappropriate costumes, bad song choices and unenthusiastic advice are listed as ways the mentors have turned into an obstacle contestants need to overcome.

Brian Dennehy will appear in the final season of The Big C as Cathy's father. Considering how Cathy has had cancer for three seasons and we're only now meeting him, I expect he'll be as awful as the rest of the Jamison clan has turned out to be.

EW reports that...

A prisoner listens to Riley (Robbie Amell) play basketball on a smuggled radio. That opening scene looked like he was going to get out something other than a radio. Riley meets his brother Hank (Justin Bruening) at the prison and he wants to see his girlfriend. Cue his Db girlfriend. Flack (Eddie Cahill) ascertains she's been stabbed several times. Hank moved in three weeks ago. His name is written on the door in blood. Mac (Gary Sinise) "Looks like Angela left us a message." Hank is still on drugs, as Riley says a prayer at the dinner table and Flack arrests Hank. The Cs is processed and Flack questions Hank by showing him photos of the Cs, in particular the one with his name. He loves her. There was no forced entry. Flack posits it must be tough on him and how many times did he promise her he'd change.

Billy Miller, Greg Rikaart & Megan Ward set for 19th Annual Young Playwrights Festival

Jerry O'Connell, Jennifer Stone, Lenny Jacobson, Ariel Winter, Michael J. Willett, Scott Lowell, and Larry Poindexter will join soap opera stars Billy Miller and Greg Rikaart (The Young And The Restless), and Megan Ward (General Hospital) in The Blank Theatre Company's 19th Annual Young Playwrights Festival. Twelve winning plays by teen playwrights aged 15 -19, from five different states, will be presented during this year's festival at The Stella Adler Theatre in Hollywood, running from June 2 - 26, 2011.

Among the 70 actors who will appear in this year's festival, Week One (June 2-5) will feature Larry Poindexter and Greg Rikaart, along with Gale Harold (Queer As Folk), and Susan Park. Week Two (June 9 -12) will feature Jennifer Stone, Megan Ward, and Ariel Winter, along with Dale Dickey. Week Three (June 16-19) will feature Lenny Jacobson and Jerry O'Connell, along with Julia Campbell,...

Several pairs of severed feet and a forensic podiatrist take the team to Canada and back in this week.s .Bones.. Here.s this episode.s summary from tv.com: .Brennan teams up with a Canadian forensic podiatrist to determine the identity of the real victim after seven pairs of feet are found washed up on the U.S.-Canadian border, but six pairs turn out to belong to research. Elsewhere, Cam crosses a major boundary when she takes away Michelle's right to choose her own college.. There was no need for another squint this week because the guest star filled that role nicely. Scott Lowell played Dr. Douglas Filmore, who wants to be considered a .forensic podiatrist,. something Brennan thinks is unnecessary and will lead...

Look how happy she is! And we are too. Why? Because we made it.

After a tumultuous season interrupted by heartbreak, frustrations and well, interruptions, we enter a seven-episode stretch of new "Bones" that will take us to that potentially game-changing finale.

Dare we think of what that might mean? Not yet. There are two way too disgusting things that demand our attention first: feet (gross in any context) and a body farm.

The closest thing to Disneyland for Brennan (Emily Deschanel), body farms are real facilities, run by universities, in which human remains are studied in various states of decomposition. The fact that this is our first time hearing of them six seasons is another shining example of the kind of restraint our "Bones" crew possesses. 

Romance, pregnancies and interpersonal issues within the Jeffersonian gang are almost completely sidelined tonight, so it's going to be a squint-heavy recap. Onward!

Lets face it, as television viewers we grow attached to the gay characters that resonate with us on the small screen, and with the actors that bring life to these roles. We also find ourselves growing fond of out-and-proud actors that have opted to play it straight thats why its called acting, people and vice versa.

So when their shows are cancelled or taken off the air before they wear out their welcome (whatever, I still miss Sex and the City on Sunday nights, ok?), it can be a little bit difficult to see them slide into other TV roles easier than Lindsay Lohan checking into another rehab (Im rootin for you, girl).

Alas, sometimes that isnt always the case, which might have you asking yourself, Where are they now? In some cases for these actors, it could be taken as a query of, Where did they disappear to?

But for curiosity's (and manner's) sake,...

We asked you which gay or bisexual TV characters you think are the best, and you told us – with tens of thousands of votes cast.

Now we have the results.

But first, a few interesting statistics.

We have quite a few familiar faces – characters who made our last poll of the best gay and bisexual characters two and a half years ago – and a few missing ones, namely Vince D’Angelo (from Will & Grace), George Huang (from Law & Order: Svu), and Waylon Smithers (from The Simpsons), all of whom didn’t even make the top 50 this time around.

Meanwhile, we also have many new faces – from shows that have debuted since our last poll.

Every single character except two comes from a show that ran in the 00s (although some shows, like Will & Grace, did debut in the late 90s). The exceptions? Jodie Dallas, played by Billy Crystal, on Soap...