Look out ‘Top Gun’: This homoerotic volleyball scene is just another reason to watch Canadian drama ‘SkyMed’
SkyMed was cleared for landing in the States, and with its second season now available to stream on Paramount+, it’s the perfect time to catch up with the medical procedural—especially if you like your TV melodramatic, a little campy, and full of sexy gay people.Following in the footsteps of long-running series like Grey’s Anatomy and 9-1-1: Lone Star, SkyMed thrives off a simple set up: A staff of medical professionals and first-responders put their lives on the line to tackle an emergency-of-the-week, all the while not letting their complicated interpersonal dynamics interfere.
It’s a proven formula for television success!Subscribe to our daily newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.But where this CBC drama really differentiates itself is in its setting: Our heroes work for an air ambulance service in northern Manitoba, meaning they’re frequently hopping on medical planes to save people from disaster all over the remote Canadian wilderness.
Brr.Like many other procedurals, SkyMed comes with a network-approved cast of diverse hotties, with TV-ready character names that straddle the line between drag and adult film star: Jay Chopper, Crystal Highway, Austen Bodie, Captain “Wheezer” Heaseman.
Sure, why not!And, for our purposes: YWe’re pleased to report that there are plenty of queer folks on the team. In season two, wannabe pilot Lexi Martine (American Gods‘ Mercedes Morris) struggles to balance her career ambitions and her fiery fling with Stef (Ginny & Georgia‘s Sydney Kuhne).“This is just normal.
