Overview
- Pentagon press secretary Kingsley Wilson, asked about the show by Entertainment Weekly, labeled Netflix programming “woke garbage” and invoked President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s focus on a restored “warrior ethos.”
- The comment, echoed across major outlets, has driven fresh visibility for the series, with SFGATE noting the statement did not name the show even though it was issued in response to a question about it.
- Boots remains a strong performer nearly two weeks after its October 9 debut, holding a high position on Netflix’s Top 10 and earning about 93% from critics and around 90% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, according to trade coverage.
- The eight-episode comedy-drama, adapted from Greg Cope White’s memoir The Pink Marine, follows a closeted recruit navigating Marine Corps boot camp in the 1990s and centers LGBTQ+ service-member experiences.
- Producers enlisted White and multiple former Marines, including advisers Leon Ingleright and Sammy “Gunny” Wray, to recreate training phases with authenticity; Netflix has not announced a renewal, though cast interest and pre-release option extensions have been reported.