Queer as Folk

Queer as Folk is a drama television series created for Peacock by Stephen Dunn. It is a re-imagining of the Channel 4 1999 British TV series Queer as Folk that was created by Russell T. Davies. The series was released on June 9, 2022. The reboot was canceled after one season on September 23, 2022. Premise Set in New Orleans, the series follows a diverse group of friends who find their lives transformed in the aftermath of a shooting at a queer nightclub called the Babylon. The group struggles with vulnerability, addiction, grief, and relationships. Cast and characters Main Fin Argus as Mingus - a non-binary teen and high school student who is an aspiring drag queen. They were performing on stage when the shooter entered the bar. They were saved from the gunfire when Brodie tackled them. Mingus becomes smitten with Brodie. Candace Grace (CG) as Shar - Ruthie's partner. Shar gives birth to twins the night of the shooting. Brodie is the sperm donor, despite the fact that Shar is mostly disapproving of Brodie. Shar uses they/them pronouns and parental term "Zaddy." Jesse James Keitel as Ruthie O'Neil - Shar's partner and Brodie's best friend since they attended Catholic high school together. Ruthie is a trans woman, and an English teacher at the high school attended by Mingus. Ryan O'Connell as Julian Beaumont - Brodie's brother. Brodie had no idea Julian is gay until Julian is arrested for having sex in the bathroom at the mall. Johnny Sibilly as Noah Hernandez - Brodie's ex-boyfriend. Noah is a lawyer who, after the death of his lover, Daddius, in the Babylon shooting, struggles with addiction and grief. The new party Ghost Fag is held in his home. Noah kept his relationship with Daddius a secret from Brodie. Devin Way as Brodie Beaumont - the complicated protagonist. Brodie drops out of medical school to return home to NOLA. Brodie struggles to reconnect with his ex-partner Noah, as well as with friends and family. On the night of the shooting at Babylon, he takes a bullet in the arm saving Mingus from the shooter. On the same night, his friend Shar (with their partner Ruthie) gives birth to twins, for whom he is the sperm donor / bio-dad.