Devin Way & Johnny Sibilly Interview: Queer As Folk Season 1
Queer As Folk is back, over 20 years after Russell T. Davies first launched the series at the turn of the millennium. Peacock has introduced a new generation of characters who are meant to speak to the growing pains of a new set of LGBTQ audiences. Created by Stephen Dunn (Little America), the latest iteration follows a group of friends living in New Orleans and working their way through a tragedy — inspired by the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting — that has deeply affected their circle.
Not only is the cast is full of LGBTQ characters and actors, but the writers and staff are part of the community as well as committed to telling authentic stories that resonate with young adults today. Two of main characters viewers meet over the course of Queer As Folk season 1 are Brodie (Devin Way, Grey's Anatomy) and Noah (Johnny Sibilly, Hacks). Though they were once together and feelings still linger, live has pulled them in very different directions and towards different people.
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Screen Rant spoke to Sibilly and Way about what it means to have representation behind the scenes as well as onscreen, how Queer As Folk introduces viewers to Brodie and Noah's complicated dynamic, and the high honor of having Kim Cattral play your mother.
Screen Rant: I love Brodie, and I love that you get to work with Kim Cattral. What is that experience like, Devin?
Devin Way: Incredible! If there's one thing that Kim has taught me, it's that the way you're perceived in terms of your character and who you are as a person are two completely different things. I expected when I met Kim that she was going to be this sassy, loud [person], and she is so sweet. The way she talks is so delicate, and she
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