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Queer as Folk is an American television series produced by Showtime, which is based on the British series of the same name created by Russell T. Davies. This US version Queer as Folk is directed by Kari Skogland, story by Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman and Del Shores. The cast is as follows:
- Gale Harold as Brian Kinney
- Randy Harrison as Justin Taylor
- Hal Sparks as Michael Novotny
- Peter Paige as Emmett Honeycutt
- Scott Lowell as Ted Schmidt
- Thea Gill as Lindsay Peterson
- Michelle Clunie as Melanie Marcus
- Sharon Gless as Debbie
- Season I: 22 episodes
- Season II: 20 episodes
- Season III: 14 episodes
The show is noted for its relative frankness in its depiction of gay lifestyles and sex. The series also won the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Drama Series, 2001.
The series is set in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which it depicts with a good deal of creative license.
See also: Queer as Folk (UK)
