Fellow Travelers (TV series)

The Fellow Travelers is an upcoming U.S. historical TV miniseries based on the 2007 novel by Thomas Mallon. Starring Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey, it centers on the decades-long affair between two men who first met during the height of McCarthyism in the 1950s.

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Short Intro to the Fellow Travelers

After an accidental meeting in Washington D.C. in the 1950s, Hawkins Fuller (Bomer) and Timothy Laughlin (Bailey) start a steamy romance that spans “the Vietnam War protests of the 1960s, the drug-fueled disco hedonism of the 1970s and the AIDS crisis of the 1980s, while facing obstacles in the world and themselves.”

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Who will star in the Fellow Travelers series?

Our actors Matt Bomer (The Normal Heart, Magic Mike) and Jonathan Bailey (Bridgerton, the upcoming Wicked movies) will play the star-crossed lovers whose relationship begins in the ’50s at the height of McCarthyism, evolves along with the queer liberation movement in the ’70s, and culminates in the ’80s during the AIDS epidemic.

Jonathan Bailey, known for his role as the Viscount in Bridgerton, will play a passionate congressional aide named Tim Laughlin. Contrarily, Bomer is Hawkins Fuller, a successful businessman and former war hero who spends his time immersed in politics and avoiding emotional relationships. That is, until he meets Tim.

In addition to Bomer and Bailey, the series also stars Allison Williams (Girls, M3GAN), Jelani Alladin (Tick, Tick… Boom!), Noah J. Ricketts (Summoning Sylvia), Linus Roache (Law & Order), Will Brill (The OA), and Chris Bauer (The Wire, True Blood) as McCarthy.

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