“Queer as Folk” reboot is reportedly set to launch on a new streaming service.

The much-rumoured Queer as Folk reboot is reportedly set to launch on a new streaming service. The reboot of the acclaimed gay drama, which was revealed to be in development in 2018, has reportedly found a home on a new NBCUniversal streaming service. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the drama is set to launch on the as-yet unnamed streaming service, after previously being touted for Bravo.

The new streaming service is set to launch in April 2020, though it is unclear when Queer as Folk will land.

The outlet reports that out Closet Monster director Stephen Dunn is in line to write and direct on the project, which will serve as an update of the original. Queer as Folk creator Russell T Davies will return as an executive producer, alongside Lee Eisenberg and Emily Brecht.

Variety previously said the reboot will be a “modern take on the original British series that centres on a group of club-going friends who find support in the gay community following a tragedy.”

The original British series starred Aidan Gillen, Craig Kelly and Charlie Hunnam as three gay men living in Manchester. Throughout the series, the show featured storylines involving recreational drug use, gay adoption, HIV/Aids, and cruising.

In 2000, Queer as Folk spawned an American version which ran on Showtime until 2005. The series, starring Gale Harold, Randy Harrison, Hal Sparks, Peter Paige and Scott Lowell, followed the lives of five gay men living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and ultimately ran for 83 episodes.

 

Via PinkNews!