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We have a release date for It’s A Sin.
The upcoming LGBTQ+ drama, which follows a group of friends in 1980s London who grow up in the shadow of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, will premiere 22 January on Channel 4.
According to Radio Times, all five episodes will be available to stream on All4 immediately after.
Olly Alexander leads the cast as 18-year-old Ritchie Tozer, who leaves his home on the Isle of Wight to move to London in search of fame and success.
The Years & Years frontman is joined by newcomer Omari Douglas as Roscoe Babatunde, Callum Scott Howells as Colin Morris-Jones, Lydia West as Jill Baxter and Nathaniel Curtis as Ash Mukherjee.
The first trailer for It’s A Sin has arrived.
The five-part drama, from Russell T Davies (Queer as Folk), follows a group of friends in 1980s London who grow up in the shadow of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Years & Years frontman Olly Alexander leads the cast as 18-year-old Ritchie Tozer, who leaves his family home on the Isle of Wight to move to the Big Smoke in search of fame and success.
He is joined by Roscoe Babatunde (played by newcomer Omari Douglas), Colin Morris-Jones (Callum Scott Howells), Jill Baxter (Lydia West) and Ash Mukherjee (Nathaniel Curtis).
Neil Patrick Harris, Keeley Hawes, Stephen Fry, Tracy Ann Oberman, and Shaun Dooler also star in the series, which airs January on Channel 4 and HBO Max in the US.