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Peacock’s new Queer as Folk reboot debuts this June
Devin was as Brodie in Peacock’s Queer as Folk. | Peacock
When Russell T. Davies’ original _Queer as Folk_first premiered on Channel 4 back in 1999, it made a name for itself with its frank and often joyful depictions of queer lives with a particular focus on sex. Showtime’s 2000 adaptation led with a similar focus that established its spin on Queer as Folkas a cultural phenomenon and changed the landscape of American TV. Now, Peacock’s banking that the _Queer as Folk_brand still has enough of that old magic to make its upcoming reboot stand out in an era when networks and streaming services have long since come around to the idea of telling sexy stories about queer club goers.
Today, Peacock released a new teaser along with details and a series of images from Stephen Dunn’s Queer as Folk, a...