The “Queer as Folk” reboot has been canceled after one season at Peacock, Variety has learned.
The entire first season of the show was released on the streamer on June 9. It originally received a straight-to-series order at Peacock in April 2021.
The show followed a group of friends in New Orleans who must deal with the aftermath of a shooting at a queer nightclub. The cast included Fin Argus, CG, Jesse James Keitel, Ryan O’Connell, Johnny Sibilly, Devin Way, and Kim Cattrall, among others.
Stephen Dunn created the series and served as an executive producer along with Jaclyn Moore, Lee Eisenberg, Emily Brecht, original series creator Russell T. Davies, Nicola Shindler, and Richard Halliwell on behalf of Nent Studios UK, which distributes the format. UCP is the studio.
“It’s a rare gift in these times, and in this country, to be able to make a show as fearless and unapologetic as ‘Queer As Folk,...
The entire first season of the show was released on the streamer on June 9. It originally received a straight-to-series order at Peacock in April 2021.
The show followed a group of friends in New Orleans who must deal with the aftermath of a shooting at a queer nightclub. The cast included Fin Argus, CG, Jesse James Keitel, Ryan O’Connell, Johnny Sibilly, Devin Way, and Kim Cattrall, among others.
Stephen Dunn created the series and served as an executive producer along with Jaclyn Moore, Lee Eisenberg, Emily Brecht, original series creator Russell T. Davies, Nicola Shindler, and Richard Halliwell on behalf of Nent Studios UK, which distributes the format. UCP is the studio.
“It’s a rare gift in these times, and in this country, to be able to make a show as fearless and unapologetic as ‘Queer As Folk,...
- 9/24/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Nordic Entertainment Group is in the process of selling Nent Studios UK, a little more than a year after the production and distribution business was established.
The studio, which is currently in production on Viaplay/Channel 4’s Connie Nielsen and Christopher Eccleston drama Close To Me, has received 20 expressions of interest. Formal offers are expected shortly.
The sale process is being overseen by Nent Studios UK CEO Richard Halliwell, who said the outfit is seeking a new owner or investment partner “to support our high ambitions and exciting plans for growth.”
He added: “We have a bright future as we move into 2021 and will use this period of change as a fresh opportunity to reinforce our position as a robust, innovative and vital player in the international content landscape.”
Nent Studios UK was created by Nordic Entertainment Group in October last year by reinventing distribution business Drg. It was...
The studio, which is currently in production on Viaplay/Channel 4’s Connie Nielsen and Christopher Eccleston drama Close To Me, has received 20 expressions of interest. Formal offers are expected shortly.
The sale process is being overseen by Nent Studios UK CEO Richard Halliwell, who said the outfit is seeking a new owner or investment partner “to support our high ambitions and exciting plans for growth.”
He added: “We have a bright future as we move into 2021 and will use this period of change as a fresh opportunity to reinforce our position as a robust, innovative and vital player in the international content landscape.”
Nent Studios UK was created by Nordic Entertainment Group in October last year by reinventing distribution business Drg. It was...
- 11/23/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent) is putting its U.K. production and distribution business, Nent Studios U.K., on the block in order to focus on the growth strategy for streamer Viaplay.
Richard Halliwell, Nent Studios U.K. CEO, is involved in the sale process, which currently has expressions of interest from more than 20 U.K. and international businesses, the company said.
The Nent Group is divesting Nent Studios U.K. along with a number of other production businesses. Growth plans for Viaplay include launching in Poland and the U.S. in 2021 as well as significantly growing subscriber numbers in the Nordic region and internationally.
Nent Group’s remaining studios operations will focus on delivering content for Viaplay. A new owner for Nent Studios U.K. means this business can continue to serve the global market, the company said.
Nent Studios U.K.’s first original drama series, “Close to Me,” commissioned...
Richard Halliwell, Nent Studios U.K. CEO, is involved in the sale process, which currently has expressions of interest from more than 20 U.K. and international businesses, the company said.
The Nent Group is divesting Nent Studios U.K. along with a number of other production businesses. Growth plans for Viaplay include launching in Poland and the U.S. in 2021 as well as significantly growing subscriber numbers in the Nordic region and internationally.
Nent Group’s remaining studios operations will focus on delivering content for Viaplay. A new owner for Nent Studios U.K. means this business can continue to serve the global market, the company said.
Nent Studios U.K.’s first original drama series, “Close to Me,” commissioned...
- 11/23/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The TV sands are shifting and attendance numbers of 13,800 were flat, but the mood was upbeat at Mipcom this week. The stars came out, even if the sun mostly didn’t, and new shows were announced, sold, and financed even as the industry continues to grapple with the impact of digital and a wave of consolidation.
The studios were once the Mipcom power brokers – its October timing works well, with fall-season launches on U.S. broadcast networks – but the market chatter now centers on Netflix and Amazon as much as Warner Bros. or Disney. Reed Midem, which organizes Mipcom, captured the mood with the tagline for this year’s event: “The Big Shift.”
The rise and rise of the streamers, and their demand of global exclusivity, mean that some of the biggest shows in the world never come on the market. Lionsgate proved the exception to the rule with its...
The studios were once the Mipcom power brokers – its October timing works well, with fall-season launches on U.S. broadcast networks – but the market chatter now centers on Netflix and Amazon as much as Warner Bros. or Disney. Reed Midem, which organizes Mipcom, captured the mood with the tagline for this year’s event: “The Big Shift.”
The rise and rise of the streamers, and their demand of global exclusivity, mean that some of the biggest shows in the world never come on the market. Lionsgate proved the exception to the rule with its...
- 10/19/2018
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
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