Queer as Folk

2000–2005 · Drama · 5 seasons · ★ 8.3

Ended

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Synopsis of Queer as Folk

In Pittsburgh, a group of gay friends ends a night at the Babylon club. Brian leaves with Justin, a 17-year-old who has just come out and who, after that encounter, begins to fall in love with him. Michael, who has feelings for Brian that aren't returned, narrates from time to time. That same night, Brian also becomes a father after conceiving a child with Lindsay through artificial insemination. Lindsay and her partner, Melanie, are part of the circle, as are Emmett, Ted and Debbie, Michael's mother. While trying to fit in with homophobic classmates and parents who are divorcing, Justin relies on Daphne, his straight friend. The series, created by Daniel Lipman and Ron Cowen and aired on Showtime, follows this group and the effects that Brian and Justin's romance has on all of them.

«You know you want it.»

5seasons

83episodes

60 minper episode

8.3audience scoreTMDB · 550 votes

8.5IMDb rating24,302 votes

Seasons of Queer as Folk

Season 12000 · 22 ep. · ★ 8.1

Season 22002 · 20 ep. · ★ 7.8

Season 32003 · 14 ep. · ★ 8.3

Season 42004 · 14 ep. · ★ 6.9

Season 52005 · 13 ep. · ★ 5.3

Cast by Queer as Folk

Gale HaroldBrian Kinney83 episodes

Randy HarrisonJustin Taylor83 episodes

Hal SparksMichael Novotny83 episodes

Peter PaigeEmmett Honeycutt83 episodes

Scott LowellTed Schmidt83 episodes

Sharon GlessDebbie Novotny83 episodes

Thea GillLindsay Peterson83 episodes

Michelle ClunieMelanie Marcus83 episodes

Makyla SmithDaphne Chanders83 episodes

Sherry MillerJennifer Taylor83 episodes

Jack WetherallVic Grassi83 episodes

Dean ArmstrongBlake Wyzecki63 episodes

Robert GantBen Bruckner61 episodes

Harris AllanJames 'Hunter' Montgomery41 episodes

Alec McClureChris Hobbs27 episodes

Matt BattagliaDrew Boyd27 episodes

Peter MacNeillCarl Horvath25 episodes

Stephanie MooreCynthia24 episodes

Chris PotterDavid Cameron19 episodes

Mitch MorrisCody Bell14 episodes

Lindsey ConnellTracey14 episodes

Edgar GeorgeMonty13 episodes

Fab FilippoEthan Gold10 episodes

Carlo RotaGardner Vance9 episodes

Gary BrennanRodney9 episodes

David GianopoulosPolice Chief Stockwell8 episodes

Nancy Anne SakovichLeda7 episodes

Maggie HuculakTannis7 episodes

John FureyCraig Taylor6 episodes

Clinton WalkerPhillip6 episodes

Lynne DeragonJoan Kinney5 episodes

Robin ThomasSam Auerbach5 episodes

Jason JonesDominic Scolotto5 episodes

Jane MoffatNancy Henderson5 episodes

Lawrence DaneJack Kinney4 episodes

Bruce GrayGeorge Schickel4 episodes

Judah KatzPancho Ryder4 episodes

Adam J. HarringtonConnor James4 episodes

Ryan Scott GreeneBrandon4 episodes

Mike SharaBrett Keller3 episodes

Technical Details

Created by: Daniel Lipman, Ron Cowen
Address: Michael DeCarlo, Kelly Makin, David Wellington, Bruce McDonald, Alex Chapple
Writing: Daniel Lipman, Ron Cowen, Jason Schafer, Jonathan Tolins, Garth Wingfield
Music: Tom Third
Photography: Thom Best, Gavin Smith
Production: Sheila Hockin, Michael MacLennan
Production companies: Showtime Networks, Cowlip Productions, Tony Jonas Productions, Temple Street Productions, Warner Bros. Television, Channel 4 Television
Network or Platform: Showtime
Country: United States, Canada, United Kingdom
Original Language: English
Premiere: December 3, 2000
Last Episode: August 7, 2005 (5x13)
Status: Ended
Type: Fiction
Awards: 8 awards and 34 nominations in total.
Links: IMDb · TMDB · Official Website

Trivia about Queer as Folk

Although it is set in Pittsburgh, much of the series was filmed in Toronto, with several Canadian directors known for their independent film work.

Gale Harold and Scott Lowell said at a 2015 meeting that they refused to talk about their sexuality in the press during the first season.

In Israel, the series was renamed due to language issues, and the new title roughly means "Be as proud as you can."

In Greece, Star Channel had to stop airing the first season despite having a large audience.

Croatia never aired the series, although the Croatian LGBT community organized a campaign on 2003/04 to that end.

Showtime renewed the series for a second season and expanded the initial order to 22 episodes with 20 more, after averaging roughly 1.2 million viewers and peaks close to 1.63 million.

The series earned six GLAAD Media Award nominations and won once in the best drama category.

The continuation that premiered on Peacock in 2022, set in New Orleans and conceived as a new take on the property, was canceled after a single season.

Sources: Wikipedia (English) · Wikipedia (Spanish)

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