Peacock is shutting the doorways to Babylon (once more), cancelling its Queer as People reboot after only one season.
Sequence creator Stephen Dunn shared the information late Friday on Instagram, saying, “It’s a uncommon present in these instances, and on this nation, to have the ability to make a present as fearless and unapologetic as ‘Queer As People’. This expertise modified our lives perpetually and we’re so grateful to have discovered this unimaginable new household. However at the moment we acquired the disappointing information that we’re not getting a second season.
“We all know how a lot it’s meant to the followers,” Dunn continued, “and whereas we’re heartbroken we received’t get to make extra episodes, we wanna thank everybody for watching and falling in love with Brodie, Mingus, Ruthie, Noah, Shar, Julian, Daddius, Bussey, Marvin, Judy and Brenda. We’re so grateful for the prospect to honor our neighborhood and are so happy with this present.”
Queer as People‘s eight-episode first (and now solely)season hit Peacock in full on Thursday, June 9. It’s/It was the third collection to bear the Queer as People title, following the unique UK collection (1999–2000) and the US model (2000–2005).
The collection starred Devin Manner as med faculty dropout Brodie Beaumont, Fin Argus as non-binary teen Mingus, Jesse James Keitel as English instructor Ruthie O’Neil, Ryan O’Connell as Brodie’s also-gay brother Julian Beaumont, Johnny Sibilly as Brodie’s ex-boyfriend Noah Hernandez and CG as Ruthie’s companion Shar.
Different key solid members included Kim Cattrall as Brodie and Julian’s eccentric mom Brenda Beaumont, Ed Begley Jr. as Brenda’s husband Winston Beaumont and Juliette Lewis as Mingus’ free-spirited mom Judy. Extra Season 1 visitor stars included Nyle DiMarco, Huge Freedia and Lukas Gage.
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