In adapting Russel T Davies’ landmark series for today’s audiences, Peacock’s celebrated Queer As Folk revival centers on a diverse cross-section of New Orleans’ LGBTQ community, one that feels much more representative of our modern understanding of queerness.
Of course, some things never change, and we were delighted to find that, yes, this version of Queer As Folk still includes lots and lots of hot, hot sex.
Related: 7 surprising and somewhat problematic observations I made rewatching Season 1 of ‘Queer As Folk’
In one of its earliest scenes, Johnny Sibilly‘s Noah and Chris Renfro’s Daddius aren’t shy as they go to town on one another in a scene that features plenty of muscle, sweat, and finely sculpted butt. But things get interrupted when Daddius’ friend Brodie (Devin Way)—also Noah’s ex—gives them a ring to announce he’s on his way over. The moment is sexy, hilarious, and so very gay, just like the Queer As Folk you remembered.
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Today, Renfro offered their followers a peek behind the curtain and under the covers, sharing a brief clip of their audition tape for the series from this exact scene that they captioned, “The Audition vs. The Show.” Take a look for yourself:
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Proving their acting chops, the sexy, shirtless star is seen thrusting into thin air as they answer their cell and act out their one-sided phone call from the scene. It’s no wonder Renfro nabbed the part, considering how well they navigate a range of emotions, all while continuing to ride nothing in particular.
Related: Queer as what? At the ‘Queer As Folk’ premiere, stars debate the title’s real meaning
Props to Renfro for providing this candid look behind the scenes. We’re grateful they’re not shy about sharing themselves—and this shame-free look at the acting process—with the world. In fact, the actor’s Instagram is chock-full of sexy posts from the set of Queer As Folk and elsewhere.
Check out some of our favorites below and be sure to give Renfro a follow for much more like it…
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johncp56
OMG he is so damn sexy man looking love the skirt man
Diplomat
Very hot guy love the show! I wish him well.
DarkZephyr
Just to clear up any confusion, is this individual non-binary?
Prax07
I’m confused, is it a he, she, they, gay, trans, cis? This is why I’m avoiding this latest reboot. all this crap is just too confusing to follow.
abfab
It’s really not crap. It’s diversity evolving.
Diplomat
My, and most likely your, pronouns for first person singular are: he she, him her. That’s a he him. Noone is forcing you to use they them inappropriately. Easy peasy. Please, comment away.
thisisnotreal
@diplomat
actually you are incorrect my friend. he/him, she/her, they/them, are all third person pronouns not first. first person pronouns do not use gender and are words like: i, me, mine, myself, us, we, our, etc. when i am speaking directly to you then it becomes second person pronouns. your gender is not referenced with any type of second person pronouns either, i am just using second person pronouns like: you, your, yours, yourself, yourselves etc. it is only when i am speaking ABOUT you that gendered pronouns come into effect. gendered pronouns only affect how people speak ABOUT us, not TO us. just some food for thought.
Diplomat
My, and most likely yours, pronouns for first person singular: he she, her him. Period. Easy peasy. Please, comment away.
monty clift
He is undoubtedly attractive but the women’s clothes and the feminine gesturing is off putting. Is there no masculine poc gay male representation? Why do we all have to be reduced to effeminate caricatures.
Kangol2
Johnny Sibilly’s character provides the “masculine poc gay male representation,” or at least some of it. But why not watch the show first to see? And the “feminine gesturing” might be “off putting” to you, but not every viewer, no?
MrGoldman
Agree.
barryaksarben
Do you think men in kilts are feminine? I dont care what people wear as it IS all drag. Ive been around cis straight men ALOT,too much for me,as my brother in law is a pro baseball player and the clothes alot of them wear looks so much likecdrag as they are trying tobproject a very very narrow view of masculinity. BORING.i LOVE men who are so comfortable with who they are they can wear anyting. Or better yet nothing. This man looks very masculine to me
Kangol2
Renfro’s a hot person, and the reboot looks like it could be fun, especially if they’ve come up with interesting storylines, and there are more than enough in New Orleans to draw upon.
As for Renfro’s pronouns and this ongoing controversy around non-binary and trans people, it really seems as if this is a generational thing; younger people (Gen Z) seem much less hung up with pronoun choice than those of earlier generations. I get it, but for those who are vexed by this, why not let other people choose the pronouns they want to describe themselves, just as you do for yourself?
inbama
You’ve got that totally backwards.
It’s the children who are hung up on pronouns.
iminheatlikeacat
“why not let other people choose the pronouns they want to describe themselves, just as you do for yourself?”
Because in theory that should but in reality it doesn’t. I don’t class myself as “cisgender” and hate the word “queer” as it’s use reminds me of when it was used contextually as a slur. Any objections, particularly to “cis” is met with (including by some people on here) “but it just means Not Trans. If you’re not trans then that is literally what you ARE”. So no, respect isn’t a two way street in this instance. Which is why when it’s not, I have no problem using pronouns and referring to someone as the man/woman they are, not the woman/man they identify as.
SFMike
It seems TV producers always want effeminate caricatures when casting gay males to make sure they are getting their monies worth from their “bravery” casting a gay character. Why have a gay character that passes as straight seems to be the theatrical reasoning.
moretruth
The show is total garbage. Worse than the return to Tales of the City, but similar in its abandonment of gay in favorite of queer. It’s a total clusterfucc of cringeworthy queerty frosted with craven wokeness. Black people amazing. White people bad. Asians don’t exist. Drag queens everywhere.
Gabby
I no longer support the LGBNHYTSVTYUCD community. I don’t have issues with my gender or identity – why do I have to lumped into this. This guy is a he not a they.
inbama
“Nonbinary” is the fastest-growing Gender Identity under the ever-expanding Transgender Umbrella. As you can tell by comparing Renfro to Jeffrey Marsh, Sam Smith and Demi Lovato, “nonbinary” is yet another “umbrella term” for all sorts of narcissists who imagine their bizarre fashion choices should be respected with the “Singular They.”
The Washington Post poll shows that 65% of people calling themselves transgenders identify as nonbinary. Some other facts from the poll:
– Only 4 in 10 trans people identify as either transmen or transwomen
– 7 in 10 trans people identify as L,G or B
– I in 7 trans people are Republicans (so much for Jenner being Trans Judas)
– Only 38% of trans people had therapy or counseling prior to transition (47% wish they had therapy in the past year)
For more detail, google “ KFF/The Washington Post Trans Survey “
still_onthemark
This show was such a flop it was canceled months ago. Is Queerty trying to get it resuscitated?
Derek Northcutt
Who are “they?”
dbmcvey
They were in Queer as Folk. It says it in the title of the article.