The reboot of Queer as Folk won’t have a second season. The Peacock series, which launched in June, has been cancelled after eight episodes.
A drama series, Queer As Folk is a reimagining of the 1999 UK series of the same name. The program was previously adapted for a five-season run on Showtime. This newest version starred Fin Argus, CG, Jesse James Keitel, Ryan O’Connell, Johnny Sibilly, Devin Way, and Cameron Hathcock. Recurring players include Kim Cattrall, Brenda Beaumont, Juliette Lewis, Ed Begley Jr., Armand Fields, Chris Renfro, Eric Graise, Sachin Bhatt, and Benito Skinner. The story follows a group of New Orleans friends, their lives, and their relationships. They find their world upended after a shooting at Babylon, a queer nightclub.
Stephen Dunn created the reboot and served as an executive producer. He broke the news of the cancellation via Instagram and wrote:
It’s a rare gift in these times, and in this country, to be able to make a show as fearless and unapologetic as ‘Queer As Folk’. This experience changed our lives forever and we’re so grateful to have found this incredible new family. But today we received the disappointing news that we’re not getting a second season. We know how much it’s meant to the fans and while we’re heartbroken we won’t get to make more episodes, we wanna thank everyone for watching and falling in love with Brodie, Mingus, Ruthie, Noah, Shar, Julian, Daddius, Bussey, Marvin, Judy and Brenda. We’re so grateful for the chance to honor our community and are so proud of this show. #QueerAsFamily
Members of the cast have shared their thoughts about the cancellation:
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What do you think? Did you enjoy the reboot of Queer As Folk on Peacock? Are you disappointed that there won’t be a second season?
Really disliked this version of “Q ueer As Folk.” So many really annoying characters. Seems as if the sole objective of this so-called “re-boot” was to gratuitously include a character/characters for every single letter of the longest acronym in the history of acronyms (LGBTQ . . . . . . . . . . . .)
I wanted to like it, but there were way too many characters introduced from the offset and then they rushed things so that it was difficult to become emotionally invested in most of the characters.
I think their biggest mistake though was calling it QaF which raised expectations that it failed to live up to. Maybe people would have connected with it better if Peacock hadn’t tried to cash in an easy win with nostalgia. We will never know.
Exactly. The thing that worked so well for the Showtime series was the relationships between all of the characters, who were like family.
The new characters, however, hardly seemed like genuine friends. Their only excuse for being in one another’s lives was the trauma bond from the nightclub shooting.
Didn’t surprise me. I liked the characters but, it was like they copied some of the original. The new “boy” names the babies and he’s a teenager and the guy with the JEEP goes around and has all those fun experiences. HE wasn’t enough BRIAN for me like they were trying to make. Actually, Noah was the Brian. Brodie was like more of Michael. And, I didn’t like the lesbians,
VERY rarely can you top or compare with an OC. Often it’s a “reimagined” version that is a pale imitator.
What a shocker, in a rush to be ‘inclusive’ they once again forgot to write interesting stories or to develop interesting characters who are reflective of actual people and experience…. rather than some trite pile of cliches and sterotypes – Like most reboots, this was another that was doomed to fail because if it’s not going to be better story, better acting and better everything just don’t do it… but they did, and here we are. Next.
I was really rooting for this show, especially since I was a big fan of the original ! But the story went in weird directions + most of the characters were really annoying. I’m OK with this cancellation