Russell T. Davies’ new series is adding an American addition.
Boys is set to explore the AIDS epidemic in the UK through the eyes of three gay friends who move to London in the early ‘80s when the disease was at its height.
So far, the cast of the drama includes Stephen Fry, Olly Alexander, Keeley Hawes, Tracy Ann Oberman, Shaun Dooley, Omari Douglas, Callum Scott Howells, and Lydia West.
The latest to join is now How I Met Your Mother star, Neil Patrick Harris.
“I’m so pleased, and incredibly proud, to be a part of Russell T Davies’ new series,” he said. “This drama, Boys, is two things: it is an irresistible, funny, jubilant story of young people discovering their true identities and the unalloyed joy of living life to the fullest, it is also a deeply resonant exploration of a decade when so many of these lives were cut short by the devastating effects of the nascent AIDS pandemic. Russell’s scripts chart the highs and lows of this time so beautifully and deftly, it’s an honour to help tell this story.”
The series will consist of five parts, with filming due to begin next week.
