We exist because these stories won't tell themselves.
The Gap We're Here To fill.
There is no shortage of talent among queer artists and older creators. What's in short supply are production companies willing to build around them — to develop their stories with the patience, ambition, and creative respect they deserve.
Aquarian Cinematic was created to give voices to those stories.
We produce original film and television centered on LGBTQ+ characters, older protagonists, and unconventional heroes, heroines, and they-roes — people who have accumulated damage, wisdom, contradictions, and the kind of hard-won clarity that makes for extraordinary drama and comedy. Our characters aren't tokens. They aren't side plots. They're the ones driving the story, making the mistakes, and fighting for something that matters.
Why Now?
The audience for these stories already exists. Queer viewers are hungry for narratives that go beyond coming-out arcs and trauma porn (hello, Heated Rivalry). Older audiences — the fastest-growing demographic in streaming — are tired of being invisible or reduced to punchlines (Hacks, anyone?). And younger audiences have made it clear they want complexity, specificity, and characters who feel real, not market-tested.
Meanwhile, the international co-production landscape is more open than it has ever been to distinctive voices with cross-border appeal. Canada’s production incentives, combined with deep creative ties to the US, UK, and Europe, make it an ideal base for building the kind of projects we want to make — projects that are personal in origin but global in reach.
Our Narrative FocusWe make work about people who have spent their lives being underestimated — and who are done being quiet about it.
What We Make.
Our slate leans toward dark comedy, psychological thriller, and character-driven genre — stories set in heightened realities that are emotionally grounded and tonally unafraid. A 70-year-old ex-con waging war on a Florida HOA. A closeted boxer fighting for his life in and out of the ring. A grieving man who transforms his body to win back love in a rain-soaked near-future. These are stories about reinvention, about the distance between who we perform and who we actually are.
We're drawn to protagonists who are messy, defiant, funny, and a little dangerous — characters the industry doesn't always know what to do with. That's exactly why they need a home.
How We Work.
Aquarian Cinematic is a writer-led production company. That means the story comes first — not the algorithm or the package. We develop projects from the inside out, starting with voice, character, and the emotional engine that makes an audience care, then building the production architecture around that creative foundation.
We bring thirty years of international production experience to every project, along with a practical understanding of how art and commerce intersect. Our founder has produced and directed work across four continents, built brands for Fortune 500 companies, and spent a career in rooms where creative ambition has to survive contact with budgets, deadlines, and stakeholders who need convincing. That combination — artistic vision backed by production discipline — is what defines us.
Meet the Founder.
Peter is a storyteller whose work is rooted in the lives of unconventional characters navigating worlds that weren't built for them. He grew up queer in chaotic 1980s Florida, performed in the circus, stepped into the boxing ring in his forties, and spent a lifetime as an outsider in communities that didn't know what to do with him. That perspective runs through everything he writes.
As founder and Artistic Director of Proto-type Theater, Peter produced and directed fifteen years of original work that toured to venues and festivals across the US, Europe, Asia, and Africa, earning coverage in The New York Times, Time Out New York, and The Guardian. His screenwriting has been recognized at Austin Film Festival, Nashville Film Festival, the Titan Awards, and the Finish Line Script Competition, among others.
Peter holds a PhD and MA from Lancaster University and is a member of Playwrights Guild Canada and the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. He has completed MIDPOINT Writer's Room in Prague and Stowe Story Labs Feature Campus. Beyond the creative work, he brings years of experience in branding and marketing strategy — having produced Barbie's first Game Boy Color title, led launches for major interactive entertainment brands, and consulted with C-suite executives on brand positioning.
He holds dual US-Canadian citizenship and is based in British Columbia.
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