The show has also risen over 100% in Live+3 in all key demos for back-to-back weeks. The third episode of the show, which aired last week, became the highest-rated scripted telecast in network history when delayed viewing was added.
Eisenberg is repped by WME, Mosaic, and Sloane Offer.īravo most recently launched the UCP-produced scripted series “Dirty John” starring Connie Britton and Eric Bana, based on the articles and true crime podcast of the same name. Davies and Shindler are repped by WME, with Davies also being repped by The Agency in the UK. The show received three Golden Globe nominations, including best limited series.ĭunn is repped by WME, Mosaic, and Hansen Jacobson. In addition to creating “Queer as Folk,” Davies recently served as writer and executive producer on the BBC-Amazon miniseries “A Very English Scandal” starring Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw. It is described as a modern take on the original British series that centers on a group of club-going friends who find support in the gay community following a tragedy. The new version of the show will feature entirely new characters in a new setting. That series, set in Pittsburgh, ran for five seasons and starred Gale Harold, Randy Harrison, Hal Sparks, Peter Paige, and Scott Lowell. A North American remake was then launched in 2000 on the Canadian cable channel Showcase and the American channel Showtime. It starred Aidan Gillen, Charlie Hunnam, and Craig Kelly as three gay men living in Manchester.
The original “Queer as Folk” ran for 10 episodes between 19 in the UK. Universal Cable Productions (UCP) is the studio. Emily Brecht of Quantity is co-executive producing. Digital Rights Group (DRG), an NENT Studios company, will also produce. Nicola Shindler of Red Productions, who executive produced the original show, will also executive produce along with Lee Eisenberg of Quantity Entertainment. Stephen Dunn is attached to write, direct, and executive produce. Davies, the creator of the original UK series, is onboard the new project as an executive producer. In a competitive situation, Bravo is developing a new version of “ Queer as Folk,” Variety has learned exclusively.
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