“Noah’s Arc,” the two-season Logo dramedy about four gay friends navigating the highs and lows of Los Angeles, is planning its return, according to the show’s creator — but not on the pioneering cable network where it first ran.
While accepting an award at the SpeakOut I Am Awards, “Noah’s Arc” creator Patrik-Ian Polk said, “I’m very happy to confirm that there is indeed more ‘Noah’s Arc’ coming.”
Gayemagazine.com has a video of Polk’s statements at the event.
The revival was also confirmed by Darryl Stephens, who played the titular Noah on the series, in a since-deleted tweet that TheWrap captured.
“[In] case you haven’t already heard… there’s a movie and it’s coming soon,” Stephens tweeted, posting a meme of Tiffany Pollard with the “Noah’s Arc” logo on top as well as an image of MTV’s logo. Stephens’ tweet was the first indication that the new project would be a movie and would run on the Paramount Global-owned network.
Stephens also tweeted out an Advocate report about the show’s revival on Tuesday.
An individual close to production told TheWrap that discussions about a revival started last spring. The project is pretty far advanced and will likely begin production soon.
It’s currently unknown whether the project will air on MTV before going to streaming or if it will be a streaming exclusive. The individual also noted that, to their knowledge, Logo, the Paramount-owned network where “Noah’s Arc” originally aired and whose website is the only current way to stream the series, was not involved.
Representatives for MTV and Paramount declined to comment for this story.
Originally airing from 2005 to 2006, the two-season “Noah’s Arc” was revolutionary for its time. The comedy-drama followed four gay Black men as they navigated the horrors of dating in Los Angeles: Noah (Stephens), Alex (Rodney Chester), Chance (Doug Spearman) and Ricky (Christian Vincent). There has already been one movie that emerged from the series, 2008’s “Noah’s Arc: Jumping the Broom.” That movie was produced and distributed by Logo.
Logo’s notable absence from these announcements continues a trend with the cable network. Earlier this year, insiders told The Wrap that Paramount had all but given up on the network that made a name for itself catering to LGBTQ audiences. The seeming death of the network started in 2017 when its signature show “RuPaul’s Drag Race” moved to VH1. In 2023, “Drag Race” was moved again, this time to MTV. Layoffs have also gutted the network, leaving it with “just about no full-time employees,” an insider told TheWrap.
First launched in 2005, Logo made a name for itself by prioritizing LGBTQ content. Decades before shows like “Orange Is the New Black” and “Pose” centered Black and queer stories, Logo was there with content that embraced and understood this often-ignored audience. If “Noah’s Arc,” one of Logo’s defining shows, returns on MTV, it could send two messages: that LGBTQ stories are increasingly mainstream and that a channel that once championed them is moribund.
