Queer as Folk | |
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Genre | Drama |
Based on | Queer as Folk by Russell T Davies |
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Opening theme | "Spunk" by Greek Buck (seasons 1–3) "Cue the Pulse to Begin" by Burnside Project (seasons 4–5) |
Composer | Tom Third |
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Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 5 |
No. of episodes | 83 (list of episodes) |
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Production locations | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Editor | Lisa Grootenboer |
Running time | 44–58 minutes |
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Release | December 3, 2000 August 7, 2005 | –
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Queer as Folk (1999 series) Queer as Folk (2022 series) | |
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Queer as Folk is a serial drama television series that ran from December 3, 2000, to August 7, 2005. The series was produced for Showtime and Showcase by Cowlip Productions, Tony Jonas Productions, Temple Street Productions, and Showtime Networks, in association with Crowe Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television. It was developed and written by Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman, who were the showrunners and also the executive producers along with Tony Jonas, former president of Warner Bros. Television.
It is based on the British series created by Russell T Davies. Although it was set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, much of the series was actually shot in Toronto and employed various Canadian directors known for their independent film work (including Bruce McDonald, David Wellington, Kelly Makin, John Greyson, Jeremy Podeswa and Michael DeCarlo) as well as Australian director Russell Mulcahy, who directed the pilot episode. Additional writers in the later seasons included Michael MacLennan, Efrem Seeger, Brad Fraser, Del Shores, and Shawn Postoff.