. Following LGBTQ-centric shows like,, and 2020’s, he shifts focus to the 1980s, to explore the lives of twentysomething gay men living in London as they face the growing and deadly AIDS crisis.
With the limited series now streaming on HBO Max, Davies opens up to ET about his latest creation and the importance of sexuality on TV.
Spanning a decade starting in 1981, the five-part show follows a group of gay friends, Ritchie (Olly Alexander), Roscoe (Omari Douglas) and Colin (Callum Scott Howells), and their straight girlfriend, Jill (Lydia West), as they go from chasing their dreams to fighting for survival in a prejudiced society.