The decades-spanning political drama premieres Oct. 27 on Showtime.
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While Mallon's book sets the romance between Bomer's D.C. fixer Hawkins Fuller and Bailey's up-and-coming staffer Tim Laughlin firmly in the McCarthy era, the show starts in the '50s, but then progresses throughout the next 40 years, tracking the on and off pair through the Lavender Scare, the free love era of the '60s, the Vietnam protests of the '70s and the AIDS scare in the '80s.
The transformation of the eras shines in the costuming, makeup and production design, and the cast admits to being blown away by the level of detail given to each era. A contrast to Bomer and Bailey's characters' relationship is provided by Jelani Alladin as Marcus Hooks and Noah J. Ricketts as Frankie Hines, a black queer couple who are put through extra levels of scrutiny and violence for their relationship -- particularly Frankie, who is a drag performer.
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