'Fellow Travelers': A Four-Decade Queer Love Story Amidst the Lavender Scare

Matt Bomer stars in Showtime's new series, navigating socio-political landscapes and exploring authentic queer sexuality on screen.

Showtime's new series 'Fellow Travelers' stars Matt Bomer as Hawkins Fuller, a character navigating the socio-political landscape from the 1950s to the 1980s, against the backdrop of events like the Vietnam protests and the AIDS crisis.
The series is set against the historical backdrop of the Lavender Scare, a chapter in American history characterized by a widespread moral panic about homosexuals in the United States government, leading to their mass dismissal from government service.
Bomer expressed his initial skepticism about the audience's willingness to embrace a queer love story spanning four decades but was surprised and grateful for the support and engagement from the executives at Showtime and the production team.
The series explores the secret affair between Hawkins 'Hawk' Fuller and Tim 'Skippy' Laughlin at a time when the federal government was actively campaigning against the LGBTQ+ community.
The series has been praised for its authentic portrayal of queer sexuality on screen, setting an exciting benchmark for how queer love can be portrayed on the small screen.