TV series
Fellow Travelers
Overview
A chronicle of a decades-long volatile romance between two men — from their first meeting during the height of the 1950s Lavender Scare to the AIDS crises of the 1980s.
Details
- First air date
- 2023-10-29
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 8 episodes
- Genres
- Drama
- Network
- Showtime
- Production
- Fremantle, Showtime Studios, Blue Days Films, Off-Season Productions
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Matt Bomer as Hawkins 'Hawk' Fuller
- Jonathan Bailey as Tim Laughlin
- Jelani Alladin as Marcus Gaines
- Linus Roache as Senator Wesley Smith
- Noah J. Ricketts as Frankie Hines
- Allison Williams as Lucy Smith
- Will Brill as Roy Cohn
- Christine Horne as Jean Kerr
- Chris Bauer as Joe McCarthy
- Matt Visser as David Schine
- Chelsea Russell as Stormé
- Andy Milne as Cozy Corner Pianist
Creators and crew
- Ron Nyswaner - Creator
- Ron Nyswaner - Executive Producer
- Dee Johnson - Executive Producer
- Robbie Rogers - Executive Producer
- Matt Bomer - Executive Producer
- Daniel Minahan - Executive Producer
Episodes
Episode 1: You're Wonderful
In 1950’s Washington, Hawkins Fuller is a WWII veteran moving up the ladder at the State Department when he meets religious Tim Laughlin. In 1986, married Hawk receives a mysterious package.
Episode 2: Bulletproof
Hawk distances himself from Tim as he begins questioning his faith. Journalist Marcus loses his job after a dispute with Roy Cohn.
Episode 3: Hit Me
Hawk and Tim go on a road trip that turns quickly sour. Marcus and Frankie’s encounter with a racist bouncer nearly tears them apart. In 1980s San Francisco, Tim withholds forgiveness.
Episode 4: Your Nuts Roasting on an Open Fire
As the government’s purge of homosexuals continues, Hawk faces a polygraph test about his sex life and publicly courts Lucy. In 1980s San Francisco, Hawk meets Marcus and Frankie’s adopted son.
Episode 5: Promise You Won't Write
Roy Cohn’s obsession with David Schine leads to the televised Army-McCarthy hearings. Exposed to McCarthy’s – and Hawk’s – true natures, Tim makes a life-changing decision about his future.
Episode 6: Beyond Measure
In 1968, Hawk and Lucy have a settled life, two children, and a country house — where anti-war protestor Tim is forced to hide. Marcus puts aside his career to care for his aged father.
Episode 7: White Nights
After a family tragedy, Hawk has exiled himself to Fire Island where he drinks himself to death. In 1979, Tim visits Hawk to console him and things take a dark turn. Meanwhile, Marcus and Frankie are drawn into the explosion of gay rage prompted by the verdict in Dan White’s murder trial.
Episode 8: Make It Easy
In 1986 San Francisco, Hawk seeks redemption and faces Lucy. Marcus and Frankie receive distressing news concerning Jerome. Tim makes a wrenching decision that will change Hawk’s life forever.
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