Season 1
🎬 22 Episodes 📅 2000 ⏱ 60 min
Queer as Folk strips away pretense to reveal the raw, unfiltered world of a tight-knit group navigating love, ambition, and identity on the streets of Pittsburgh. Between cutting humor and moments of profound vulnerability, the series captures what it means to build a life and family on your own terms. These stories refuse easy answers, instead offering the messy, beautiful truth of connection and belonging that transcends every conventional boundary.
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📊 Season Stats
22
Episodes
2000
Year
60
min / ep
22
Watch Hours
1/5
Season No.
⭐ 9.9
Best Episode
Ep. 22 · Full Circle
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🎬 Episodes 22 episodes
1
⭐ 8.8
Premiere
After a night out at the club Babylon with Michael, Emmett and Ted; Brian picks up a cute guy named Justin for a night of fun, but afterwards coldly rebuffs Justin's attempts to see him again. Michael also gets lucky taking home a hunk only to be happily interrupted for a trip to the hospital after …
🎬 Russell Mulcahy ✍️ Ron Cowen
2
⭐ 7.7
Queer, There and Everywhere
Michael stays in the closet at work, which causes some problems with an interested co-worker while at the same time he struggles with feelings of jealousy over Brian's relationship with Justin.
🎬 Russell Mulcahy ✍️ Ron Cowen
3
⭐ 7.9
No Bris, No Shirt, No Service
Lindsay and Melanie have a bris for their new baby Gus, which Brian decides to miss until Michael convinces him otherwise. Brian decides to crash the party and put his parental foot down. Justin seeking to regain the attention of Brian decides to make himself noticed at Babylon. Meanwhile, Brian's i…
🎬 Russell Mulcahy ✍️ Ron Cowen
4
⭐ 7.7
Ted's Not Dead
While Ted lies in a drug-induced coma, Brian learns he's named the executor of his friend's living will. Also, Justin's mother suspects the truth about her son's sexuality and Michael and Emmett try to remove incriminating evidence from Ted's apartment but discover Ted's longtime crush on Michael.
🎬 Kevin Inch ✍️ Richard Kramer
5
⭐ 7.7
Now Approaching... the Line
Michael fends off the romantic interest of a female coworker who doesn't know he's gay and instead dates a handsome chiropractor, while Brian is propositioned by a potentially lucrative client of his firm. Meanwhile, Justin struggles to repair his fractured relationship with his mother Jennifer.
🎬 Kari Skogland ✍️ Jason Schafer
6
⭐ 7.7
The Art of Desperation
Michael's new chiropractor boyfriend gets into a tug of war with Brian over Michael, as Ted recovers from his O.D. by dating Roger, a stable but overweight chorus director. Also, Justin meets Lindsay, who is impressed with his artwork.
🎬 Kari Skogland ✍️ Jonathan Tolins
7
⭐ 7.7
Smells Like Codependence
Debbie meets Dr. David; Michael and Dr. David spend a weekend in the country; Justin's father learns the truth and decides to send Justin away to school; Brian's emotional hold on Michael and dislike for Dr. David intensifies.
🎬 David Wellington ✍️ Ron Cowen
8
⭐ 7.8
Babylon Boomerang
Justin's father attacks Brian outside Babylon; Michael gets a promotion at work; Justin moves in with Brian.
🎬 Steve DiMarco ✍️ Richard Kramer
9
⭐ 8.0
Daddy Dearest (Sonny Boy)
Michael decides to break up with Dr. David, who surprises Michael by asking him to move in with him; Lindsay and Melanie ask Brian to relinquish his parental rights to Gus; Emmett becomes addicted to cyber-sex.
🎬 John Greyson ✍️ Jason Schafer
10
⭐ 7.7
Queens of the Road
Dr. David pressures Michael to move in with him; Brian's loft is burglarized; Justin runs away to New York City; Lindsay and Melanie begin to drift apart.
🎬 John L'Ecuyer ✍️ Doug Guinan
11
⭐ 7.8
Surprise!
Michael ends the relationship with Dr. David; Ted and Emmett get tested for AIDS; Brian throws Michael a surprise 30th birthday party and outs Michael to his co-worker; Emmett makes a pact with God.
🎬 Michael DeCarlo ✍️ Jason Schafer
12
⭐ 9.7
Move It or Lose It
Michael and Dr. David enjoy their new-found domestic bliss; Emmett joins a "conversion therapy" group; Lindsay and Melanie continue to fight about Brian, finances and their future; Ted becomes very sexually active.
🎬 John Greyson ✍️ Richard Kramer
13
⭐ 9.5
Very Stupid People
Brian sleeps with a co-worker who then files a complaint against him; Emmett continues to try to go straight; Melanie finds solace from Lindsay in the arms of another woman.
🎬 Ron Oliver ✍️ Drew Z. Greenberg
14
⭐ 9.7
A Change of Heart
Brian is named in the sexual harassment suit and turns to Melanie for legal advice; Emmett starts dating a woman in his continuing attempt to go straight; Michael lies to David about seeing Brian.
🎬 Michael DeCarlo ✍️ Doug Guinan
15
⭐ 9.7
The Ties That Bind
Lindsay leaves Gus in Brian's care on the weekend of the Leather Ball. Michael is nervous about meeting David's son. Ted takes a walk on the wild side. Brian comes out to his father after he learns that Jack has cancer.
🎬 Alex Chapple ✍️ Garth Wingfield
16
⭐ 9.7
French Fried
Michael and Dr. David disagree about finances; a strange Frenchman moves in with Lindsay and Gus causing a stir; Justin is suspended from school.
🎬 Jeremy Podeswa ✍️ Jason Schafer
17
⭐ 8.8
Solution (How TLFKAM Got Her Name Back)
David and Michael host a high-society fundraiser, but Michael excludes the gang; Lindsay and Guillaume prepare for the big day; Justin continues to be harassed at school.
🎬 Michael DeCarlo ✍️ Jonathan Tolins
18
⭐ 9.7
Surprise Kill
Brian discovers David at the baths; Justin finds out his parents are getting a divorce; Ted reconnects with Blake; a hunk from Babylon hits on Michael.
🎬 Russell Mulcahy ✍️ Ron Cowen
19
⭐ 9.7
Good Grief!
In the throes of a hot session Brian gets upsetting news; Daphne asks Justin to be her first time; Ted wants Blake, despite his crystal meth addiction.
🎬 David Wellington ✍️ Garth Wingfield
20
⭐ 7.7
The King of Babylon
Who will be crowned King of Babylon? An innocent trip to the mall lands Vic in jail; Brian is beaten at his own game.
🎬 Russell Mulcahy ✍️ Jason Schafer
21
⭐ 9.7
Running to Stand Still
Brian is chosen 'Ad person of the Year' and encouraged to take his talent to the Big Apple; Vic appears in court to plead his case; Blake gets a job; David's ex-wife's divorce takes him to Portland.
🎬 Michael DeCarlo ✍️ Garth Wingfield
22
⭐ 9.9
Full Circle
Brian turns 30; Michael and David prepare for their move to Portland; Ted faces the truth about Blake; Justin and Daphne attend their prom where a big surprise awaits; On his way to the airport, Michael receives a call from Brian.
🎬 Alex Chapple ✍️ Ron Cowen