Queer as Folk
2000 · TV Series · TV-MA · 60 min · ★ 8.3 · 79% critics
A close-knit group of gay men and women navigate love, friendship, work, and ambition in contemporary Pittsburgh. With brash humor and raw emotion, the series offers an unapologetic look at urban queer life while tackling major health and political issues that shape the community.
Based on Queer as Folk
Also known as Queer as Folk (US)
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Details
- Years
- 2000–2005
- Release date
- 2000-12-03
- Network
- Showtime
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Runtime
- 60 min
- Critic score
- 79/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.3/10 (530 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a frank, sometimes racy ensemble drama that mixes romance, humor, and community issues, similar to Looking or The L Word; Not for you if you prefer subtle, low-drama storytelling.
Pros: bold, unapologetic storytelling; emotional highs and lows; memorable ensemble bonds | Cons: often over-the-top drama; uneven realism; lots of explicit sex
Themes
- age difference
- lgbt
- pittsburgh, pennsylvania
Cast & crew
Gale Harold
as Brian Kinney
Randy Harrison
as Justin Taylor
- KG
Kathryn Greenwood
as Lila
Hal Sparks
as Michael Novotny
Peter Paige
as Emmett Honeycutt
Scott Lowell
as Ted Schmidt
Sharon Gless
as Debbie Novotny
Alec McClure
as Chris Hobbs
Thea Gill
as Lindsay Peterson
Michelle Clunie
as Melanie Marcus
Directed by Alex Chapple, Bruce MacDonald, Bruce McDonald +15 more
Created by Daniel Lipman, Ron Cowen
Episodes5 seasons · 83 episodes
Season 122 episodes
- S1E1Premiere48mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S1E2Queer, There and Everywhere45mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S1E3No Bris, No Shirt, No Service46mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S1E4Ted's Not Dead51mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S1E5Now Approaching... the Line50mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S1E6The Art of Desperation49mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S1E7Smells Like Codependence45mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S1E8Babylon Boomerang49mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S1E9Daddy Dearest (Sonny Boy)47mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S1E10Queens of the Road46mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S1E11Surprise!50mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S1E12Move It or Lose It51mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S1E13Very Stupid People45mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S1E14A Change of Heart51mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S1E15The Ties That Bind51mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S1E16French Fried49mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S1E17Solution (How TLFKAM Got Her Name Back)45mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S1E18Surprise Kill54mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S1E19Good Grief!50mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S1E20The King of Babylon52mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S1E21Running to Stand Still49mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S1E22Full Circle53mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
Season 220 episodes
- S2E1Home Is Where the Ass Is51mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E2All Better Now51mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E3Hypocrisy: Don't Do It47mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E4Pride45mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E5...Wherever That Dream May Lead You47mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E6Mixed Blessings53mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E7The Leper (Hath the Babe Not Eyes?)52mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E8Love for Sale51mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E9Accentuate the Positive51mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E10Priorities, Please! (Beat the Time)45mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E11The Wedding49mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E12One Degree of Brian Kinney46mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E13It's Because I'm Gay, Right?49mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E14The Dangers of Sex and Drugs49mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E15Rage Against This Machine45mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E16You Say It's Your Birthday! I Couldn't Care Less!46mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E17You Can Leda Girl to Pussy44mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E18Sick, Sick, Sick49mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E19Bowling for Equality51mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E20Out with a Whimper50mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
Season 314 episodes
- S3E1Mad Dog Kinney46mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S3E2House Full of Children51mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S3E3Doctors of Dickology47mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S3E4Brat-Sitting47mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S3E5There's Nothing Noble About Being Poor45mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S3E6One Ring to Rule Them All46mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S3E7Stop Hurting Us47mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S3E8Hunt(er) for Love48mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S3E9Big Fucking Mouth48mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S3E10Uncle Ben46mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S3E11Poster May Lead to the Truth51mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S3E12Drugs, Sex and Lies52mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S3E13Tweaked-Out, Fucked-Out Crystal Queen47mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S3E14The Election54mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
Season 414 episodes
- S4E1Just a Little Help53mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S4E2Stand Up for Ourselves53mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S4E3Starting a Whole New Life45mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S4E4Escalating Violence46mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S4E5How Far You Can Go48mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S4E6Death in the Family54mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S4E7Preponderance of Death54mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S4E8Two Kinds of Lies54mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S4E9Have Some Balls51mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S4E10The Snake in Paradise58mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S4E11Gay or Straight? That's the Question53mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S4E12Irritation and Separation53mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S4E13Proposal of Two Kinds49mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S4E14Liberty Ride57mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
Season 513 episodes
- S5E1Move and Leave49mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S5E2Back in Business49mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S5E3Fags Are No Different than People48mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S5E4Hard Decisions49mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S5E5Excluding and Abstemiousness49mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S5E6Bored Out of Ya Fucking Mind48mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S5E7Hope Against Hope52mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S5E8Honest to Yourself47mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S5E9Anything in Common51mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S5E10I Love You48mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S5E11Fuckin' Revenge55mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S5E12Mr. Right (Never Broke a Promise)50mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S5E13We Will Survive!60mAmazon Prime VideoHulu