Based on the Russell T. Davies series of the same name, Queer as Folk told the story of a group of gay friends in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as they searched for their place in the world, came to terms with what it means to be gay, and attempted to find true happiness in a world that could sometimes be cruel. The GLAAD Award-winning series starred the likes of Hal Sparks (Spider-Man 2), Robert Gant (Personal Affairs), Gale Harold (The Secret Circle), Randy Harrison (Gayby), Scott Lowell (Trapped Ashes), Peter Paige (Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World), and Sharon Gless (Burn Notice).

Taking place in Los Angeles, The L Word focused on a group of female friends – both gay and straight – as they dealt with issues of identity, career, love, age, and fidelity. The series, which was created by Ilene Chaiken (Black Box), starred the likes of Jennifer Beals (The Chicago Code), Laurel Holloman (Boogie Nights), Leisha Hailey (All Over Me), Mia Kirshner (Defiance), Katherine Moennig (Ray Donovan), and Pam Grier (Jackie Brown).

You can check out trailers for both Queer as Folk and The L Word below.

Will you be watching any of the Queer as Folk or The L Word re-airings? Do you think a show like Looking could be possible without the positive impact both shows left? When will we see The Next Great Gay Drama on premium cable?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJ6N0918EIQ

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Davies will be venturing on television after his hit drama Queer As Folk was screened, almost fifteen years back. Channel 4 is said to also be screening Banana and Cucumber on its online channel, Channel 4, which targets the young audience. Both of the drama series will be showcasing the everyday gay life of the modern century, along with its passions and setbacks. The online web series, names Tofu will be more of an unconventional online guide for the targeted audience, majorly based on the facts shown on the shows, every week.

The first drama, Cucumber is centered on Henry, 46 and his long-term boyfriend Lance and is an eight-episode series of one hour each. Their life is peaceful and fine until a life-wrecking date night, following which Henry life is completely transformed. The other series to be screened on E4, Banana will be following the lives of Cucumber’s characters and consist of eight episodes of 3o minutes each. In a statement, Channel 4 said that Banana will have it all, from young lesbian love, family secrecy to 50 shades of gay and much more.  The Channel’s head of drama, Piers Wenger said that no one better than Russell can pen down the soul of relationships of the 21^st Century on the channel.

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