Leap Years

Leap Years
GenreDrama
Created byRon Cowen
Daniel Lipman
StarringBruno Campos
Garret Dillahunt
Nina Garbiras
David Julian Hirsh
Michelle Hurd
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes20
Production
Running time60 minutes
Production companyTemple Street Productions
Original release
NetworkShowtime
ReleaseJuly 29, 2001 (2001-07-29) –
January 31, 2002 (2002-01-31)
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Leap Years is an American drama television series that aired on the Showtime cable network from July 29, 2001 until January 31, 2002.[1] The show was created by Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman, who had created the American version of the series Queer as Folk.[2] It followed a group of friends in New York City. Set in the main in 2001, the show was uniquely structured as a series of flashbacks to 1993 and flashforwards to the then-near future 2008.[3]

  1. ^ Owen, Rob (July 27, 2001). "Creative 'Leap': Showtime flips the calendar on characters in new drama". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Showtime OKs Dramatic Duo". Multichannel News. April 24, 2001. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  3. ^ Bobbin, Jay (July 29, 2001). "Friends and lovers jump across 'Leap Years' in new series". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 18, 2020.