Writer-producer and gay-content creator Russell T. Davies is no stranger to controversy... he invites it, especially when discussing gay actors playing gay parts. His recent comments have caused quite a stir in the media, and he could not be more pleased. Born in Wales, the scribe cut his teeth on BBC TV content for children before moving onto TV soaps and period dramas. His big breakthrough, in 1999, was the groundbreaking series "Queer as Folk" (which birthed a popular U.S. version on Showtime). Davies went on to pen the queer-themed, "Bob & Rose" (2001) and became chief writer and executive producer of the wildly popular BBC series, "Doctor Who," in 2005, from which came the seminal spin-off "Torchwood" as well as "The Sarah Jane Adventures" and "Wizards vs. Aliens." More gay content followed with "Cucumber" and "Banana" (both 2015) and the limited series "A Very English Scandal." In 2019, he created the riveting futuristic drama, "Years and Years." Set in the early 1980s and spanning a decade, the 5-episode series chronicles the lives of friends and flatmates, mostly gay men, living in London at the outset of the AIDS crisis. "It's a Sin" honors a generation of young gay men decimated by a calamity no one wanted to acknowledge by brutally depicting just how insensitive and ignorant the response was to the crisis. The show also has the daring to take a generation of straight families to task for perpetuating shame and guilt on their queer brethren, which led to nihilistic and irresponsible behavior. EDGE had the pleasure of video-chatting with Davies a week after it's HBO Max premiere in the U.S. Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ?️‍?❤️ (?️: Frank Avella, ?: HBO Max)

Writer-producer and gay-content creator Russell T. Davies is no stranger to controversy... he invites it, especially when discussing gay actors playing gay parts. His recent comments have caused quite a stir in the media, and he could not be more pleased. Born in Wales, the scribe cut his teeth on BBC TV content for children before moving onto TV soaps and period dramas. His big breakthrough, in 1999, was the groundbreaking series "Queer as Folk" (which birthed a popular U.S. version on Showtime). Davies went on to pen the queer-themed, "Bob & Rose" (2001) and became chief writer and executive producer of the wildly popular BBC series, "Doctor Who," in 2005, from which came the seminal spin-off "Torchwood" as well as "The Sarah Jane Adventures" and "Wizards vs. Aliens." More gay content followed with "Cucumber" and "Banana" (both 2015) and the limited series "A Very English Scandal." In 2019, he created the riveting futuristic drama, "Years and Years." Set in the early 1980s and spanning a decade, the 5-episode series chronicles the lives of friends and flatmates, mostly gay men, living in London at the outset of the AIDS crisis. "It's a Sin" honors a generation of young gay men decimated by a calamity no one wanted to acknowledge by brutally depicting just how insensitive and ignorant the response was to the crisis. The show also has the daring to take a generation of straight families to task for perpetuating shame and guilt on their queer brethren, which led to nihilistic and irresponsible behavior. EDGE had the pleasure of video-chatting with Davies a week after it's HBO Max premiere in the U.S. Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ?️‍?❤️ (?️: Frank Avella, ?: HBO Max)