“Queer as Folk”: Watch Peacock’s Reimagining Trailer

Peacock has released the first images of the upcoming “re-imagining” of creator Russell T. Davis’ groundbreaking drama. Strange how people.

Creator Stephen Dunn’s The Peacock Incarnation marks the third iteration of the LGBTQ community drama and follows the British original Davis (1999-2000) and the Showcase incarnation, which aired in 2000-2005.

While earlier filming took place in Manchester, England and Pittsburgh, the Peacock series is set in New Orleans and uses a nightclub-style shootout at the gay bar as a jumping-off point to explore how the city’s LGBTQ community has been revived.

In the drama, which features a completely unstable writing room, the lead role is played by Devin Way (Gray’s anatomy), Fin Argus (PROTECTIVE AGENTS), Jesse James Keitel (big sky), CG, Johnny Sibyl (tricksand Ryan O’Connell (Special), the latter is also linked as a writer and co-producer. Guest stars include Kim Catral and Juliet Lewis, who take the page from the British original and Showtime update and play parents of LGBTQ children.

“[B]Because of the time between these versions, I wasn’t going to repeat stories that had been so well done before. This is why we don’t use the word ‘reboot’ as it is actually a recreation of the show and takes place in New Orleans as well as a community that is recovering from tragedy. If you close your eyes you will see the archetypes of the characters that exist, which are a small clue [to the original] “But I’m not on the same trajectory as previous versions of the show,” Dan said. the hollywood reporter In his first interview about the show last week.

full season strange how people Released June 9 on Peacock. Check out the trailer, below.