A trailer for Showtime’s upcoming political drama “Fellow Travelers” was released Thursday, teasing Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey as star-crossed lovers who begin a romance during the McCarthy era and bring with it the LGBTQ harass the community.
The teaser begins with Bomer (“Magic Mike”) and Bailey (“Bridgerton”) walking past each other down a hallway before a montage of fireworks, romance, violence and anguish ensues. Watch the full teaser at the top of the page.
according to the show DescriptionIn the series, Bomer Hawkins plays Fuller, a handsome, charismatic man who “maintains a financially rewarding, behind-the-scenes career in politics.” Bailey played Tim Laughlin, “a young man full of idealism and religious faith.” The characters’ lives are intertwined during Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn’s war on “subversives and sexual deviance” in 1950s Washington DC.
The upcoming drama stars Jelani Aladdin as Marcus, Allison Williams as Lucy and Noah J. There is also Rickets. The show spans four decades, following the five main characters through the Vietnam War protests of the 1960s, the “drug-fueled disco hedonism” of the 70s, and the AIDS crisis of the 80s.
Created by Ron Nyswaner (“Philadelphia,” “Homeland”), “Fellow Travelers” is based on the novel of the same name by Thomas Mallon. Nyswaner, Bomer, Robbie Rogers and Daniel Minahan serve as executive producers. Minahan (“Halston,” “American Crime Story: Versace”) also directs the first two episodes.
Fellow Travelers premieres this fall on Showtime and will stream on Paramount+.
