Queer as Folk (American TV series)

Queer as Folk is an American-Canadian drama television series that aired from 2000-2005 on Showtime. It is a remake of a British program with the same name. The series follows the lives of several gay men living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Due to the cost of making the series, it was actually filmed in Toronto, Canada. Following its first episode, the series quickly became the most-viewed program on the Showtime network in the United States, despite its somewhat controversial and graphic depictions of gay life.

Queer as Folk
Genre	Drama
Developed by	Ron Cowen Daniel Lipman
Starring	Michelle Clunie Robert Gant Thea Gill Gale Harold Randy Harrison Scott Lowell Peter Paige Chris Potter Hal Sparks Sharon Gless Jack Wetherall
Opening theme	Seasons 1-3: "Spunk" by Greek Buck Seasons 4-5: "Cue the Pulse to Begin" by Burnside Project
Country of origin	United States Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	83 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time	44 to 58 minutes
Original release
Network	Showtime Showcase
Release	December 3, 2000 (2000-12-03) – August 7, 2005 (2005-08-07)
Related
Queer as Folk (UK)

Main cast (in alphabetical order)

Actor	Character
Michelle Clunie	Melanie Marcus
Robert Gant	Ben Bruckner
Thea Gill	Lindsay Peterson
Sharon Gless	Debbie Novotny
Gale Harold	Brian Kinney
Randy Harrison	Justin Taylor
Scott Lowell	Theodore (Ted) Schmidt
Peter Paige	Emmett Honeycutt
Hal Sparks	Michael Novotny