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Netflix cancels gay military drama 'Boots' after one season
Netflix canceled Boots despite a 90% Rotten Tomatoes rating and 9.4 million views in its first week amid political backlash and focus on long-term audience engagement.
- Netflix has opted not to order a second season of the military coming-of-age comedy-drama 'Boots' after its first season, despite positive reviews and ratings.
- The series, created by Andy Parker and inspired by Greg Cope White's memoir 'The Pink Marine', followed closeted gay recruits in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1990 when being gay in the military was illegal.
- The show's cancellation brings to an end its long journey, which included production delays due to Hollywood strikes and a changing political climate around its subject matter.
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Hit Netflix show about gay Marine from New Orleans abruptly canceled after one season
Despite rave reviews and healthy streaming numbers, the Netflix series “Boots” telling the true story of a closeted gay teenager from New Orleans has been cancelled after one season after debuting in October, according to media reports.
·New Orleans, United States
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Netflix's 'Boots' is canceled: Stars react to the heartbreaking news
Netflix's Boots — a series tracing the coming-of-age story of a gay man in the U.S. Marine Corps — has officially been canceled.Based on The Pink Marine by Greg Cope White, the series featured out gay writers like Andy Parker, Dominic Colón, and White himself. The cast also featured five out queer actors playing a wide range of characters: Miles Heizer (as the protagonist Cameron Cope), Max Parker (as Sergeant Liam Robert Sullivan), Sachin Bhatt…
·Los Angeles, United States
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