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[03/17/22 - 11:00 AM]
Lukas Gage, Megan Stalter, Olli Haaskivi and Calvin Seabrooks Join Peacock's Reimagined Drama "Queer as Folk" as Guest Stars
The project is a vibrant reimagining of the groundbreaking British series created by Russell T. Davies, exploring a diverse group of friends in New Orleans whose lives are transformed in the aftermath of a tragedy.
[via press release from Peacock]

Lukas Gage, Megan Stalter, Olli Haaskivi and Calvin Seabrooks Join Peacock's Reimagined Drama QUEER AS FOLK as Guest Stars

The Highly Anticipated Series, Based on the Groundbreaking British Show, Comes from Creator/Executive Producer Stephen Dunn, Executive Producer Jaclyn Moore, and UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group

www.PeacockTV.com

· Peacock's highly anticipated drama series QUEER AS FOLK, a vibrant reimagining of the groundbreaking British series created by Russell T. Davies, has cast Lukas Gage (he/him), Megan Stalter (she/her), Olli Haaskivi (he/him) and Calvin Seabrooks (he/him) as guest stars.

· The new series comes from Creator/Executive Producer Stephen Dunn, Executive Producer Jaclyn Moore, and UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group.

· QUEER AS FOLK is a vibrant reimagining of the groundbreaking British series created by Russell T. Davies, exploring a diverse group of friends in New Orleans whose lives are transformed in the aftermath of a tragedy.

NEW CAST & CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:

Lukas Gage (The White Lotus, Euphoria) will play Eric (he/him), a personal trainer.

Megan Stalter (Hacks) will play Meg (she/her), an aspiring singer.

Olli Haaskivi (Winning Time, Oppenheimer) will play George (he/him), a friend from the mall.

Calvin Seabrooks (4400, Westworld) will play Taylor (he/him), a reluctant dinner party guest.

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED SERIES REGULARS:

Devin Way (he/him) (Grey's Anatomy, Station 19) will play Brodie (he/him), a charming and sometimes chaotic commitment-phobe who finds a reason to stay in New Orleans after tragedy rocks his community.

Fin Argus (they/them) (Clouds, The Gifted) will play Mingus (he/him/they/them), a cocky high schooler whose confidence belies their lack of real world experience.

Jesse James Keitel (she/her) (Big Sky) will play Ruthie (she/her), a trans, semi-reformed party girl who is struggling to grow up.

CG (they/them) (Acts of Crime) will play Shar (they/them), a non-binary professor navigating the rocky transition from punk to parenthood.

Johnny Sibilly (he/him) (Hacks, Pose) will play Noah (he/him), a successful lawyer who is not as put together as he seems.

Ryan O'Connell (he/him) (Special, Will & Grace) will play Julian (he/him), a pop culture nerd with cerebral palsy who is more than ready for some independence.

· NOTE: O'Connell also serves as a writer and co-executive producer on the series

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED RECURRING GUEST STARS:

Kim Cattrall (she/her) (Sex and the City) will play Brenda (she/her), a martini-soaked, high society southern debutant with trailer park roots.

Juliette Lewis (Yellowjackets, I Know This Much Is True) will play Judy (she/her), a single mom who is more of a friend than a parent to her teenage son.

Ed Begley Jr. (Young Sheldon, Bless This Mess) will play Winston (he/him), an emotionally distant father.

Armand Fields (Work in Progress, The Chi) will play Bussey (she/her in drag he/him out of drag), the reigning drag queen and matriarch of the local scene.

Chris Renfro (Reno 911! Brooklyn Nine-Nine) will play Daddius (he/they), a fun-loving hedonist who is always the life of the party

Eric Graise (Locke & Key, Step Up: High Water) will play Marvin (he/him), a jaded barfly who DNGAF about your problems.

Sachin Bhatt (Grace & Frankie, Into the Dark) will play Ali (he/him), a charming and empathetic sex worker.

Benito Skinner (Search Party, Bros) will play Jack Cole Jordan (he/him), a self-aggrandizing influencer.

ABOUT THE SERIES:

· Creator / Writer / Executive Producer / Director (pilot episode and others): Stephen Dunn

· Executive Producer / Writer: Jaclyn Moore

· Executive Producers: Lee Eisenberg, Emily Brecht, original British series creator Russell T. Davies, Nicola Shindler, and Louise Pedersen on behalf of All3 Media International, which distributes the format and the original British series produced by Red Productions for Channel 4

· Executive Producer / Director: Brian Dannelly

· Produced By: UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group

· Format: Drama series

· Filming Location: Production is currently underway in New Orleans, LA





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