Queer as Folk boss Stephen Dunn has discussed what it was like working with Sex and the City star Kim Cattrall.
In the reboot series, Kim plays Brenda, one of the mothers, described as a "martini-soaked, high-society southern debutant with trailer park roots".
Speaking to Attitude, the series showrunner revealed he wrote the role of Brenda while "dreaming of being able to cast" Kim.
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"She's an incredible improvisor," Stephen explained. "She added the line at the end of her scene in episode seven, 'Can I say bottoms?', in response to her learning what is okay and not in this new queer friendships that she's establishing.
"It becomes sexual, but it didn’t start that way. She was so dialled into the character's learning curve around queerness."
Ryan O'Connell, who plays Brenda's son Julian, added: "Get ready, because the last four [episodes of the show] are insane. Kim’s storyline takes really fun turns.
"She's so fucking cool, smart and funny – she doesn't get enough props!"
The Queer As Folk reboot stars Devin Way (Grey's Anatomy), Fin Argus (Agents of SHIELD), Jesse James Keitel (Big Sky), CG, Johnny Sibilly (Hacks) and Ryan O'Connell (Special), with the latter also attached as a writer and co-exec producer.
Alongside Kim, Yellowjackets' star Juliette Lewis will also be playing one of the teens' parents.
Russell T Davies recently called the reboot "the ultimate compliment", adding that he feels "it's much more important that Queer as Folk exists now, speaking to 2022".
Queer As Folk airs on Peacock in the US. It will premiere in the UK on Starzplay from July 1, with two new episodes airing each week. And Just Like That, the sequel to Sex and the City, airs on HBO Max in the US and Sky Atlantic and NOW in the UK.
