According to Deadline, the Sex and the City legend will play a “martini-soaked, high society Southern debutant with trailer park roots” in the series, which is a reimagining of the critically-acclaimed British drama of the same name from Russell T Davies.
Cattrall, who was recently confirmed to star alongside Hilary Duff in Hulu’s How I Met Your Father, joins previously announced cast members Ryan O’Connell (Special), Jesse James Keitel (Big Sky), Candace Grace (Acts of Grace), Johnny Sibilly (Hacks), Devin Way (Grey’s Anatomy) and Fin Argus (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D).
Set in New Orleans, the new iteration of Queer as Folk will follow a diverse group of friends whose lives are turned upside down following a devastating tragedy.