Variety is reporting that Bravo has snapped up the rights to a reboot of Queer as Folk, which is being written, directed an executive produced by Stephen Dunn, with original series creator Russell T. Davies on board to executive produce.
According to the site, the new series will feature a brand new cast of characters in a new setting, and 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 original Queer as Folk ran for ten episodes between 1999 and 2000 on Channel 4 in the UK, and starred Aidan Gillen, Craig Kelly and Charlie Hunnam as three gay men living in Manchester’s Gay Village. A U.S. remake launched in 2000 and ran for five seasons in total.
