NBC’s Peacock network rebooting ‘Queer as Folk’

NBCUniversal has announced it’s bring Queer as Folk back to the small screen with a reimagined reboot of the original British series. Due to be set in New Orleans, the produces promise a “diverse group of friends” as part of the “vibrant reimagining”.

Audiences might think this is a reboot of the Toronto-shot US Queer as Folk series that ran for five seasons until 2005, but that version for ShowTime was itself an extended run of the original UK series created by prolific tv writer Russell T. Davies (who went on to successfully reboot Doctor Who before making Cucumber and Years & Years). Considered groundbreaking when it aired on UK’s Channel 4, Queer as Folk quickly appeared in North America, often playing in cinemas and quickly prompted executives in the US to remake the series for local audiences.

The first few episodes of the US Queer as Folk played almost exactly as the original series, swapping out Manchester with Pittsburgh. While the UK series had a two series run of eight episodes with a follow up two episode conclusion, the US series ran for 83 episodes.

We’re excited to hear how this production progresses and when it will hit out small screens. Peacock is quickly becoming a place for NBC to premiere innovative and interesting content that may not find a home on the traditional broadcast network. Peacock has also picked up some of the cancelled projects from parent NBC, including AP Bio. And we’re not complaining!