From the Oscar-nominated writer/producer behindPhiladelphiaandHomelandRon Nyswaner comesFellow Travelers based on the Thomas Mallon novel of the same name.
Their on-and-off-again romance bridges four decades.
The Vietnam War protests of the 60s.
Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey in ‘Fellow Travelers’ | Showtime
The Fire Island parties of the hedonistic 70s set to the tune of Donna Summers MacArthur Park.
Its the subtle surrounding details that work to construct and sell each era.
This tale is, first and foremost, a love story with the subtext of a political thriller.
If the walls could talk, theyd be moaning in tandem.
Its not for them.
Its in each gaze from across the room.
Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey in ‘Fellow Travelers’ | Showtime
Each time Laughlins longing eyes follow Fuller out the door.
Bomer and Bailey give career-defining performances in the Showtime series.
He operates within a broken system, weaving through its nepotistic and systemic injustices with unfettered agility.
Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey in ‘Fellow Travelers’ | Showtime
Yet, he is not without heart.
He has simply learned to bury his feelings in service to the life-or-death game he will win.
How could something that feels so right, so pure be so wrong?
He is the hopeful to Fullers hopelessness.
Yet, Fuller and Laughlin remain inextricably linked.
