Netflix to Bring Back ‘Queer Eye for the Straight Guy’ Series

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Netflix will bring back Emmy award-winning reality series Queer Eye for the Straight Guy this spring, the OTT service announced Tuesday.

The original Queer Eye series, which followed five gay fashion, style and food experts giving straight men makeovers, ran on Bravo from 2003 to 2007. Original Queer Eye producer David Collins will helm the “reimagined” version of the series, which will feature a new “Fab 5” cast, said Netflix.

Netflix, which has resurrected other classic TV shows such as Full House and One Day At A Time, said in its description of its new Queer Eye series: "In a time when America stands divided and the future seems uncertain, a team of five brave men will try to bring us closer together with laughter, heart, and just the right amount of moisturizer.”

Scout Productions will produce the series, with Collins, Michael Williams, Rob Eric and David Eilenberg serving as executive producers.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.