With the help of advisors, ‘Boots’ co-stars challenged themselves to portray military life authentically

Miles Heizer and Max Parker, who co-star in Netflix's 'Boots,' utilized the stories of military advisors to ground their characters, who are both closeted gay men, in reality.

Netflix’s ‘Boots’: The Journey to Becoming a Marine as a Gay Man in 1990

The year is 1990, and closeted gay teen Cameron has just had his head shaved and clothes stripped, and he’s eaten lunch scraps out of the bin. It’s not quite the summer camp adventure Cameron had ...

The True Story of ‘Boots’: How Netflix Series Adapts Memoir ‘The Pink Marine’

When it came to writing about his experience as a gay man going through Marine Corps boot camp, Greg Cope White cites wisdom from late legendary TV producer Norman Lear: "Write the story you want to ...

‘Boots’ Star Miles Heizer Shares His Unconventional Prep to Play a Marine: “Literally All I Did Was Watch ‘Golden Girls’”

When the stars of Boots dropped by DECIDER HQ this week, we asked Miles Heizer if he thinks that inner “Rose” is still there in Cameron at the end of his arduous Season 1 journey and he dropped a ...
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Boots’ On Netflix, Where A Bullied Gay Teen Joins The Marines In 1990, When He Had To Hide Who He Was

Military misfits have been one of the tried-and-true premises for TV series for decades, going back to the days of The Phil Silvers Show. Even more “serious” military shows like M*A*S*H were fill of ...