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Netflix Sets October Premiere for ‘Boots,’ Norman Lear’s Final Series

Based on Greg Cope White’s memoir, the series follows a closeted recruit at a 1990 Marine Corps boot camp before policy reforms transformed military service

13 Reasons Why star Miles Heizer as Cameron in Boots. (Netflix)
BOOTS is out on Netflix on 9 October. (Netflix)
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Overview

  • Netflix released first-look images Thursday unveiling the visual style of the eight-episode dramedy ahead of its Oct. 9 premiere
  • Andy Parker created the series with Jennifer Cecil as showrunner, produced by Sony Pictures Television and Lear’s Act III Productions
  • Miles Heizer leads as Cameron Cope, supported by Liam Oh, Vera Farmiga and Max Parker among the ensemble cast
  • Filming began in summer 2023 but paused one week in due to the writers and actors strikes, resumed in March 2024 and wrapped in August 2024
  • Norman Lear receives posthumous credit as executive producer, positioning Boots as the final television project in his career