“From RuPaul to Russell, Logo is launching a powerhouse of premium programming on Monday
nights that will continue our trajectory as one of the fastest growing
networks,” said Chris McCarthy, General Manager of Logo. “With Drag Race
fans anxiously awaiting the kickoff of the new season, we’re giving Cucumber and Banana our biggest launching pad to find and cultivate an audience in advance of its premiere in April.”
The two interwoven drama series will explore 21st century
gay life in all its powerful, witty, dark and uplifting guises through
the lens of two disparate generations. The hour-long Cucumber
will explore the lives and misadventures of Henry Best (Vincent
Franklin) and his long-suffering boyfriend of nine years, Lance Sullivan
(Cyril Nri). The half-hour Banana will follow the individual
lives of younger characters orbiting around Henry’s world,
telling stories of modern love – the romantic, the obsessed, the
hopeful, the lonely, the lost, and the lucky – in an urban Manchester,
England setting.