17 years ago ended the groundbreaking drama series Queer as Folk. Even an adaptation of the no less revolutionary British original by Russell T. Davies, Queer as Folk thrilled for five seasons with an unprecedented and unembellished view of the life of queer people with all its ups and downs.
Queer as Folk is a milestone in television history and the Representation of LGBTQ+ people in series. The US streamer Peacock wants to build on these successes with the new edition Queer as Folk. This has now also started in Germany and is absolutely worth seeing.
Queer as Folk highlights the joys and tragedies of the LGBTQ+ community
Like the original two series, the new Queer as Folk is about a (much more diverse this time) group of queer people Hedonism, sex, parties, drugs and alternative family models. Scene is there New Orleans. We get an insight into the lives of the gay men Brodie (Devin Way), Noah (Johnny Sibilly), Julian (Ryan O’Connell) and Mingus (Fin Argus) as well as the queer parents Shar (CG) and Ruthie (trans* Breakout). star Jesse James Keitel).
You can watch the trailer for Queer as Folk here:
Queer As Folk – S01 Trailer (German) HD
Even if the reboot at the beginning in its characters, archetypes and plot elements recognize much of the US model after a shocking twist, it very quickly finds its own identity. Because Queer as Folk 3.0 will be alongside the queer relationship dramas and the view of life in the LGBTQ+ community steered into new directions by a traumatic event.
Attention, small spoiler for episode 1: Club Babylon is at the heart of the queer scene in New Orleans. But a brutal attack shakes the life of the community to its foundations. And unfortunately this is still very relevant. The trauma experienced runs through the entire series as the characters all try in different ways to cope (or not cope) with their trauma and try to find joy in life again through the cohesion of their community.
Queer as Folk unleashes pure fun with Kim Cattrall
Queer as folk is definitely no fluffy feel-good series or even a romanticized view of a world that accepts each person for who they are. The figures are gone across the board complicated, narcissistic and keep making questionable decisions – just real people. This is exactly what characterized the previous series.
Unfortunately, it is sometimes downright exhausting that Queer as Folk repeatedly lets the traumatic experiences hover over the characters like a dark cloud. The Balancing act between tragedy and finding your way back to your own zest for life For example, the grandiose queer series hit Pose has mastered much better and more impressively.
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The cast of Queer as Folk (2022)
Queer as Folk may not be the best show of the year, but it is definitely worth seeing and important. It tells stories and illuminates lifeworlds (such as nonbinary and trans* people, people of color, people with disabilities) that are otherwise not seen in mainstream series. The diversity of the LGBTQ+ community is celebrated here in a way that the original could not.
Particularly impressive is the courage of the actors, who reveal a lot about themselves and their own person in the series – which, among other things, also on the hot and sometimes touching sex scenes applies. The highlight of Queer as Folk is definitely the character Ruthie, a young trans* woman and teacher caught in the conflict between party life and being a mother.
But it shouldn’t go unmentioned either most prominent guest star of Queer as Folk stay. Sex and the City star Kim Cattrall stars as the mother of two gay protagonists. In later episodes, she literally shakes up the series and lifts it with surprising twists and turns a whole new level of camp. And that finally brings the long-missed fun with it.
The 1st season of Queer as Folk consists of eight episodes, which have been published in a double pack on Starzplay (also bookable as an Amazon channel) since August 31, 2022. The entire first season served as the basis for this text.
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