Also: One of the year’s best horror films drops on Shudder Oct. 27.
Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey play two men whose affair puts them at risk during the McCarthy era in “Fellow Travelers.”A decades-spanning gay love story and a bit of Halloween horror top our list of what to watch this week.Ron Nyswaner’s magnificent limited series is a far more audacious undertaking than the one that the prolific Oscar-nominated screenwriter and director is best known for — the Denzel Washington-Tom Hanks AIDS-themed drama “Philadelphia.
Nyswaner’s eight-parter focuses much of its attention on the lesser-known “Lavender Scare” and provides a passionate, much-need historical lesson illustrating just how threatening it was to be a gay person in that era. This decades-spanning limited series offers other well-drawn supporting characters and scenarios, including a suspicious female lover , along with a sobering subplot about the racism — sometimes from within the gay community — along with the homophobia encountered by Hawkins, Tim and their friends — gay Black journalist Marcus and his performer boyfriend . Add it up and you have one of the best, most unapologetic gay love stories to ever grace a streaming service.
As you can tell, “Fellow Travelers” cycles through many time periods and historical LGBTQ markers — all vividly brought to life. But first and foremost, this is a love story, one that breaks your heart and reflects how a culture at large and the actions and inactions of politicians played a big hand in turning this romance story into a tragedy.4 stars out of 4; first episode drops Oct. 27 on Paramount+ with Showtime and then Sunday on Showtime; with a new episode coming every week after.
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