STEPHEN DUNN Thank you, that means a lot. RON COWEN We’ve seen both Russell’s and Stephen’s.ĭANIEL LIPMAN Stephen, in the great tradition of Queer as Folk, yours is very brave and very bold it really followed the tradition of all the previous series. Via a Zoom call with THR, the creators of all three shows talk about authentic casting (including Davies’ decision to hire out gay actors for his 2021 series It’s a Sin) and discuss how much has changed in the intervening years, yet how things sadly remain the same. While the Showtime series came out during “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the Peacock version arrives as “Don’t Say Gay” bills pop up across the U.S.
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