Overview

• 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.