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 hoped for from the Marine Corps boot camp.
Miles Heizer, the star of the new Netflix series Boots, commiserates with the this unexpected and transformative experience. The show, he tells The Daily Beast’s Obsessed, “isn’t what anyone expects it to be on paper.”
The Parenthood, 13 Reasons Why and Love, Simon actor returns to Netflix for this queer Marine Corps drama—one packed with raging testosterone, toxic masculinity and unexpected bonds.
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