Boots (TV series)

In 1990, Cameron Cope, a closeted gay American teenager, impulsively follows his best friend Ray McAffey into the United States Marine Corps. ==Cast==

Main • Miles Heizer as Cameron Cope • Ana Ayora as Captain Denise Farjardo • Blake Burt as John Bowman • Cedrick Cooper as Staff Sergeant Marcus McKinnon • Dominic Goodman as Isaiah Nash • Nicholas Logan as Sergeant Cary Wayne Howitt • Kieron Moore as Nicholas Slovacek • Angus O'Brien as Thaddeus Beau Sterling Hicks • Liam Oh as Ray McAffey • Rico Paris as Santos Santos • Max Parker as Sergeant Liam Robert Sullivan • Vera Farmiga as Barbara Cope Recurring • Johnathan Nieves as Eduardo Ochoa • Brandon Tyler Moore as Cody Bowman • Troy Leigh-Anne Johnson as Alice Guest • Landon Ashworth as Coach Roach • Zach Roerig as Sergeant Knox • Anthony Marble as Harlan McAffey • Joy Osmanski as Ji-Yeong/June McAffey • Logan Gould as Mo Mason • Jack Cameron Kay as Joshua Jones • Brett Dalton as Sergeant Pitowski • Beau Mirchoff as Rob Maitra • Sachin Bhatt as Major Wilkinson ==Episodes==

Development Boots is produced by Sony Pictures Television and Act III Productions, and is based on the 2016 memoir The Pink Marine by Greg Cope White, who is also a writer on the series and an executive producer. The series is created by Andy Parker, who adapted the book and serves as showrunner and executive producer, with Jennifer Cecil as executive producer and co-showrunner. Casting The main cast includes Vera Farmiga, Miles Heizer, Max Parker, Liam Oh, Ana Ayora, Blake Burt, Kieron Moore, Dominic Goodman, Angus O'Brien and Rico Paris, with many of the cast optioned for a possible second season in August 2025. Additional cast of the series includes Brandon Tyler Moore, Zach Roerig, Anthony Marble, Joy Osmanski, Ivan Hoey Jr., Logan Gould, Jack Kay, Troy Leigh-Anne Johnson, Johnathan Nieves and Brett Dalton. ==Release==

The series was released on Netflix on October 9, 2025. ==Reception==

Critical response The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 90% approval rating based on 40 critic reviews. The website's critical consensus states, "Miles Heizer's terrific performance has the right stuff in Boots, a likable dramedy that explores masculinity and queerness to powerful effect". Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, gave a score of 73 out of 100 based on 21 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. Writing for USA Today, Kelly Lawler calls the show "a sweet and funny new dramedy" and "the hidden gem TV show of the year." She goes on to write: "made of heart and soul, a military dramedy that eschews tired boot-camp tropes and wooden, stereotypical characters for a cast of complex and misunderstood individuals." Nandini Balial for RogerEbert.com was critical of the show, saying the "flaws in 'Boots' arise from two very different creative decisions." Balial goes on to say that the show is "an oversimplification of what military life was and is actually like for queer service members, despite the creators' best intentions." US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was openly critical of the series, one of his spokespersons branding it "woke garbage". Following the remarks, the series doubled in viewership. Accolades == References ==