Leap Years
{{Distinguish|Leap year}}
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| genre = Drama
| creator = Ron Cowen
Daniel Lipman
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| starring = Bruno Campos
Garret Dillahunt
Nina Garbiras
David Julian Hirsh
Michelle Hurd
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| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 20
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| runtime = 60 minutes
| company = Temple Street Productions
| channel = Showtime
| first_aired = {{start date|2001|7|29}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2002|1|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.{{cite news |last=Owen |first=Rob |url= http://old.post-gazette.com/tv/20010727leap0727fnp4.asp |title=Creative 'Leap': Showtime flips the calendar on characters in new drama |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=July 27, 2001 |access-date=August 18, 2020}} The show was created by Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman, who had created the American version of the series Queer as Folk.{{cite news |url= https://www.multichannel.com/news/showtime-oks-dramatic-duo-138119 |title=Showtime OKs Dramatic Duo |work=Multichannel News |date=April 24, 2001 |access-date=August 18, 2020}} 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.{{cite news |last=Bobbin |first=Jay |url= https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2001-07-29-0107290037-story.html |title=Friends and lovers jump across 'Leap Years' in new series |work=Chicago Tribune |date=July 29, 2001 |access-date=August 18, 2020}}
Cast
- Bruno Campos as Joe Rivera
- Nina Garbiras as Beth Greenway
- Garret Dillahunt as Gregory Paget
- Michelle Hurd as Athena Barnes
- David Julian Hirsh as Josh Adler
Episodes
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References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0288981}}
{{Showtime Network programming}}
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Category:2001 American television series debuts
Category:2002 American television series endings
Category:2000s American LGBTQ-related drama television series
Category:Showtime (TV network) television dramas
Category:Television series by CBS Studios
Category:Television series by MGM Television
Category:Television series by Temple Street Productions
Category:American English-language television shows
Category:Television series set in 1993
Category:Television series set in 2001
Category:Television series set in 2008
Category:Television shows set in New York City
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