With a storyline set during the harrowing early days of the AIDS pandemic, the cast ofis experiencing the show’s acclaim through the lens of another global health crisis. Written and developed by Russell T. Davies, creator of the original, the Channel 4/HBO Max, the series follows a group of gay men who navigate early adulthood in London, as the still-mysterious virus begins to creep into their community.
HOWELLS: That is so mad. But the thing is you’re going to look back and you’re going to say, “We did this. That thing we shot, we shot it in that way.” I actually think that’s bloody mad, because when did we shoot []—in November? The November before lockdown. We were one of the last things to shoot in a normal situation.