POZ staffers were overjoyed to learn that actor Alan Cumming is slated to play real-life restaurateur Florent Morellet in a Showtime comedy series set in 1980s New York. Why? For starters, Morellet was so open about having HIV that he posted his CD4 count on a board next to the daily menu. And his 24-hour eatery, Florent, in the Meatpacking District, will make for a fabulous setting. The restaurant was a hub of AIDS activists, downtown denizens and glamorous celebs from Julianne Moore and Isaac Mizrahi to Michael Musto and Joey Arias—and it also served as unofficial POZ headquarters. But don’t take our word for it. Watch the 2010 documentary Florent: Queen of the Meat Market and see for yourself.

Here’s the documentary trailer: