Netflix's new gay Marines show 'Boots': Here's what to know

Are you ready for this… Boots?!

Netflix's upcoming LGBTQ+ series, Boots, centers on Cameron Cope (Miles Heizer) and his best friend Ray McAffey (Liam Oh) navigating a tough and volatile environment in the Marine Corps in the 1990s. Cameron happens to be closeted, and goes on to join a "diverse group of recruits" who try to do their best while serving the Marines.

Boots is a TV adaptation of The Pink Marine, a memoir written by former US Marine Greg Cope White.

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Netflix's official blog, Tudum, describes Boots as a show all about "friendship, resilience, and finding your place in the world — even when that world seems determined to keep you in line or leave you behind."

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Heizer's character, Cameron, reportedly lives with his "narcissistic mother," Barbara, who is played by Vera Farmiga. A character description notes that "Barbara is a chameleon — and someone who's always on the run due to the consequences of her actions — but she becomes unmoored when Cameron ships out."

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"Boots was easily the hardest and most fun thing I've ever been a part of," Heizer told Tudum. "The show is interesting because it manages to find the humor in a very intense experience, which is the only way to live, in my opinion! It's also rare in that it's 50% acting and 50% actually struggling through training and DI screams."

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Ray — the son of a strict Marine father — is Cameron's closest and most loyal best friend. The character, played by Oh, "carries the pressure of having to be best at all times," but that becomes a bit harder once he actually gets to boot camp.

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"There really isn't another show like Boots. It's very funny, uplifting, and has a particularly great soundtrack. You'll laugh, you'll cheer, and… I'm sorry, but you'll probably cry as well," Heizer warned fans in his interview with Tudum.

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Boots is set in the 1990s, when it was still illegal to be gay in the military.

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With an eight-episode run, Boots is a project from series creator and co-showrunner Andy Parker, showrunner Jennifer Cecil, and the late, great Norman Lear credited as an executive producer.

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Heizer told Tudum, "Due to the group nature of boot camp, we were essentially together all day, every day of filming and got incredibly close. In a way, the show sort of mirrors our real experience of meeting, coming together, and forming a very deep bond by the end. I truly feel a phantom boot camp connection to all of these boys."

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Another standout character is Sgt. Sullivan (Max Parker), who's described as the "consummate elite Recon Marine. He has been decorated for valor on numerous top-secret missions, but struggles to keep his own secret hidden. Haunted by his past, Sullivan sees himself in Cameron and tries to prepare him for the same personal war he'll face beyond boot camp."

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Overall, Boots is being marketed as a one-hour comedic drama with an "irreverent, off-beat take on the coming-of-age story."

We can't wait to see it!

Boots premieres on October 9 on Netflix.