IndieWire and Paramount+ are proud to announce a Consider This FYC event to take place in Los Angeles on June 8, featuring Kelsey Grammer, David Oyelowo, and Matt Bomer, plus creators and talent from “Star Trek: Discovery” and “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,” “A Gentleman in Moscow,” “Colin from Accounts,” “Fellow Travelers,” “Frasier,” and “Lawmen: Bass Reeves.”
Emmy voters and guild members can request an invitation to attend here.
The event will feature a reception with food and drinks. It will begin at 10:00am Pt and run until 2:30pm Pt, including lunch.
“Consider This Live is essential to our growing collection of creator- and artisan-driven live events that include IndieWire Honors and Pass the Remote,” said Dana Harris-Bridson, senior VP and Editor-in-Chief of IndieWire. “We’re proud to celebrate the Paramount+ lineup.”
“We’re thrilled to bring back Consider This Live exclusively with Paramount+,” said IndieWire SVP & Publisher James Israel.
Emmy voters and guild members can request an invitation to attend here.
The event will feature a reception with food and drinks. It will begin at 10:00am Pt and run until 2:30pm Pt, including lunch.
“Consider This Live is essential to our growing collection of creator- and artisan-driven live events that include IndieWire Honors and Pass the Remote,” said Dana Harris-Bridson, senior VP and Editor-in-Chief of IndieWire. “We’re proud to celebrate the Paramount+ lineup.”
“We’re thrilled to bring back Consider This Live exclusively with Paramount+,” said IndieWire SVP & Publisher James Israel.
- 5/22/2024
- by Christian Blauvelt
- Indiewire
Editor’s note: This post was previously published on Thursday, May 16. It’s been updated to include more honorees, including Fisher Stevens, for this edition of IndieWire Honors.
IndieWire, the definitive outlet for creative independence in film and TV, announced on Thursday, May 16 a new edition of its IndieWire Honors event focused entirely on television. Curated and selected by IndieWire’s editorial team, IndieWire Honors is a celebration of the creators and stars responsible for some of the most stellar work of the TV season.
Hosted by “Just for Us” comedian Alex Edelman, the latest edition of the event will be celebrated at an intimate cocktail reception taking place Thursday, June 6 in Los Angeles. Exclusive editorial content, including honoree profiles, will also be featured on IndieWire beginning May 29 and will continue throughout the lead-up to the awards night, followed up video interviews and more content from the event. Other honorees...
IndieWire, the definitive outlet for creative independence in film and TV, announced on Thursday, May 16 a new edition of its IndieWire Honors event focused entirely on television. Curated and selected by IndieWire’s editorial team, IndieWire Honors is a celebration of the creators and stars responsible for some of the most stellar work of the TV season.
Hosted by “Just for Us” comedian Alex Edelman, the latest edition of the event will be celebrated at an intimate cocktail reception taking place Thursday, June 6 in Los Angeles. Exclusive editorial content, including honoree profiles, will also be featured on IndieWire beginning May 29 and will continue throughout the lead-up to the awards night, followed up video interviews and more content from the event. Other honorees...
- 5/21/2024
- by IndieWire Staff
- Indiewire
Stars Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey set TV screens ablaze in the romantic period drama “Fellow Travelers.” The Showtime miniseries follows two men whose love is intertwined across several decades, spanning wars and political events. Since its debut in October, it has received widespread acclaim.
Revealed exclusively to Variety, the series has been submitted for 23 potential Primetime Emmy nominations across multiple categories. In addition to outstanding limited or anthology series, the pilot episode, penned by Ron Nyswaner and directed by Daniel Minahan, will serve as the official submission in their respective categories.
For his role as Hawk Fuller, a closeted World War II veteran, Bomer is campaigning in the lead actor (limited) category, competing against heavyweights such as Jon Hamm (“Fargo”), Richard Gadd (“Baby Reindeer”) and Andrew Scott (“Ripley”). He was a previous Emmy nominee for playing Felix Turner in the 2014 television movie “The Normal Heart, where he was heavily...
Revealed exclusively to Variety, the series has been submitted for 23 potential Primetime Emmy nominations across multiple categories. In addition to outstanding limited or anthology series, the pilot episode, penned by Ron Nyswaner and directed by Daniel Minahan, will serve as the official submission in their respective categories.
For his role as Hawk Fuller, a closeted World War II veteran, Bomer is campaigning in the lead actor (limited) category, competing against heavyweights such as Jon Hamm (“Fargo”), Richard Gadd (“Baby Reindeer”) and Andrew Scott (“Ripley”). He was a previous Emmy nominee for playing Felix Turner in the 2014 television movie “The Normal Heart, where he was heavily...
- 5/15/2024
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Since The Last Update
With the May 31 Emmys eligibility cutoff almost exactly one month away, Emmys-related action is picking up.
On April 22, Ryan Seacrest, Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan came out for a screening and reception in Hollywood on behalf of ABC’s American Idol. Meanwhile, in New York, Peter Morgan, creator and principal writer of Netflix’s The Crown, was feted at the opening of his new Broadway play Patriots. And that same night, FX’s Shōgun had a well-received series — or season? — finale. (The following evening its lead actress, Anna Sawai, sat down with yours truly at Chapman University to record an episode of THR’s Awards Chatter podcast.)
On April 24, Max toasted the third season of Hacks (which debuts on May 2) with a party at the Chateau Marmont attended by the show’s creators and stars, including Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder. And at the same time,...
With the May 31 Emmys eligibility cutoff almost exactly one month away, Emmys-related action is picking up.
On April 22, Ryan Seacrest, Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan came out for a screening and reception in Hollywood on behalf of ABC’s American Idol. Meanwhile, in New York, Peter Morgan, creator and principal writer of Netflix’s The Crown, was feted at the opening of his new Broadway play Patriots. And that same night, FX’s Shōgun had a well-received series — or season? — finale. (The following evening its lead actress, Anna Sawai, sat down with yours truly at Chapman University to record an episode of THR’s Awards Chatter podcast.)
On April 24, Max toasted the third season of Hacks (which debuts on May 2) with a party at the Chateau Marmont attended by the show’s creators and stars, including Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder. And at the same time,...
- 4/30/2024
- by Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“The Last of Us,” “Poker Face,” “Bluey,” “The Bear” and “Jury Duty” are among this year’s additional nominees as the Peabody Awards’ board of jurors revealed 27 nods for its arts, children’s/youth, entertainment, and interactive & immersive categories. They join the 41 nominees across its documentary, news, public service and radio/podcast categories announced by Peabody earlier this week.
According to Peabody, the total of 68 nominees were culled from a list of 1,100 entries in all categories; the final nods were chosen by a unanimous vote of 32 jurors.
Of the 68 total nominations, PBS received the most, with 11, followed by HBO / Max (8), Netflix (4), The Washington Post and Amazon MGM Studios (3 each), and FX and Meta (2 each).
Peabody noted that this year’s nominees focused on issues including women’s health, the justice system, the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, and family.
“Whether a hilarious comedy, an engaging interactive experience, or a heartwarming children’s show,...
According to Peabody, the total of 68 nominees were culled from a list of 1,100 entries in all categories; the final nods were chosen by a unanimous vote of 32 jurors.
Of the 68 total nominations, PBS received the most, with 11, followed by HBO / Max (8), Netflix (4), The Washington Post and Amazon MGM Studios (3 each), and FX and Meta (2 each).
Peabody noted that this year’s nominees focused on issues including women’s health, the justice system, the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, and family.
“Whether a hilarious comedy, an engaging interactive experience, or a heartwarming children’s show,...
- 4/25/2024
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
A wide-ranging list of honorees was announced today for the Critics Choice Association’s inaugural Celebration Of LGBTQ+ Cinema & Television, which will take place during Pride Month on Friday June 7, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. The event will stream later on HereTV, the first and largest LGBTQ+ TV and streaming service in the U.S. Actress, writer and comedian Sherry Cola (Joy Ride) will host.
The celebration will honor the finest achievements from the LGBTQ+ entertainment community, both in front of and behind the camera, as well as showcase emerging and established talent. This event marks the newest addition to the Cca’s series, following its Celebration of Latino Cinema and Television, Celebration of Asian Pacific Cinema and Television and Celebration of Black Cinema and Television. The Celebrations aim to shine a light on work from historically underrepresented talent.
“I am extremely proud to be able to...
The celebration will honor the finest achievements from the LGBTQ+ entertainment community, both in front of and behind the camera, as well as showcase emerging and established talent. This event marks the newest addition to the Cca’s series, following its Celebration of Latino Cinema and Television, Celebration of Asian Pacific Cinema and Television and Celebration of Black Cinema and Television. The Celebrations aim to shine a light on work from historically underrepresented talent.
“I am extremely proud to be able to...
- 4/25/2024
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
The David Hemingson-scripted Alexander Payne dramedy The Holdovers and Cord Jefferson’s American Fiction were the big film winners at the strike-delayed 2024 Writers Guild Awards, which were handed out Sunday in Los Angeles and New York.
Jefferson — who also was honored with the WGA West’s Paul Selvin Award — followed his Oscar win for Adapted Screenplay as the WGA’s weird, wild and elongated Awards season wrapped with simultaneous ceremonies on both coasts. Hemingson scored a modicum of revenge for losing the Original Screenplay Academy Award to Justine Triet and Arthur Harari for Anatomy of a Fall.
The latter script, however, wasn’t eligible for a Writers Guild Award. That’s because, unlike other guilds, the WGA deems ineligible any scripts for movies not produced under its Minimum Basic Agreement or a bona fide collective bargaining agreement with various affiliated countries.
Later, the Documentary prize went to Errol Morris...
Jefferson — who also was honored with the WGA West’s Paul Selvin Award — followed his Oscar win for Adapted Screenplay as the WGA’s weird, wild and elongated Awards season wrapped with simultaneous ceremonies on both coasts. Hemingson scored a modicum of revenge for losing the Original Screenplay Academy Award to Justine Triet and Arthur Harari for Anatomy of a Fall.
The latter script, however, wasn’t eligible for a Writers Guild Award. That’s because, unlike other guilds, the WGA deems ineligible any scripts for movies not produced under its Minimum Basic Agreement or a bona fide collective bargaining agreement with various affiliated countries.
Later, the Documentary prize went to Errol Morris...
- 4/15/2024
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
‘Succession’ has gone out with one final bang: The HBO drama won two Writers Guild of America Awards on Sunday night — the most of any series — for best drama series and also for best drama episode. Creator Jesse Armstrong was on hand in New York to accept the award, while several of the show’s writers were also in LA to accept the honor.
This reps the final major awards show where “Succession” (which ended its run last May) was still eligible. Besides best drama, the show also won the episodic drama prize, for the episode “Living+,” written by Georgia Pritchett and Will Arbery.
The WGA Awards recognized the best of 2023’s television and film via its annual event held this year at the Hollywood Palladium for the West Coast edition and at New York’s Edison Ballroom for the East Coast ceremony.
Big winners on the film side included “American Fiction” writer Cord Jefferson,...
This reps the final major awards show where “Succession” (which ended its run last May) was still eligible. Besides best drama, the show also won the episodic drama prize, for the episode “Living+,” written by Georgia Pritchett and Will Arbery.
The WGA Awards recognized the best of 2023’s television and film via its annual event held this year at the Hollywood Palladium for the West Coast edition and at New York’s Edison Ballroom for the East Coast ceremony.
Big winners on the film side included “American Fiction” writer Cord Jefferson,...
- 4/14/2024
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Fellow Travelers stars Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey waded into the sex-scenes debate at Deadline Contenders TV event Saturday. The actors got intimate on the set as characters Hawk and Tim in the Showtime limited series based on Thomas Mallon’s book that follows their love affair in the 1950s.
“I just feel like the characters were never the same after the scenes as they were before, which to me is always a sign that it’s integral to the story,” said Bomer, who plays Hawk. “The way they connected was so reflective of their societal conditions. It was therapeutic. It’s not always the most comfortable thing, but it was always an extension of their relationship.”
Bailey, who plays Tim, said the characters could not be open about their sexuality in the ‘50s. So their love scenes became the only place they truly could be themselves.
“They exist in...
“I just feel like the characters were never the same after the scenes as they were before, which to me is always a sign that it’s integral to the story,” said Bomer, who plays Hawk. “The way they connected was so reflective of their societal conditions. It was therapeutic. It’s not always the most comfortable thing, but it was always an extension of their relationship.”
Bailey, who plays Tim, said the characters could not be open about their sexuality in the ‘50s. So their love scenes became the only place they truly could be themselves.
“They exist in...
- 4/13/2024
- by Fred Topel
- Deadline Film + TV
Walter Hill, who wrote and/or directed and produced such films as 48 Hrs., The Warriors, The Getaway and many more, will receive the WGA West’s 2024 Laurel Award. He will be presented with the career achievement honor April 14 during the strike-delayed Writers Guild Awards’ L.A. ceremony.
The award is presented to WGA members who have advanced the literature of motion pictures and made outstanding contributions to the profession of the screenwriter, per Wgaw.
Related: 2024 Awards Season Calendar – Dates For Writers Guild, Tonys & More
Hill began his screenwriting career in the early 1970s and made his directing debut with the 1975 Depression-set film Hard Times. He went on to co-write and direct the cult 1979 pic The Warriors and pen the first two Alien sequels. He later directed and wrote or co-wrote Eddie Murphy’s breakout film 48 Hrs., sequel Another 48 Hrs., The Long Riders, Southern Comfort and Last Man Standing. His...
The award is presented to WGA members who have advanced the literature of motion pictures and made outstanding contributions to the profession of the screenwriter, per Wgaw.
Related: 2024 Awards Season Calendar – Dates For Writers Guild, Tonys & More
Hill began his screenwriting career in the early 1970s and made his directing debut with the 1975 Depression-set film Hard Times. He went on to co-write and direct the cult 1979 pic The Warriors and pen the first two Alien sequels. He later directed and wrote or co-wrote Eddie Murphy’s breakout film 48 Hrs., sequel Another 48 Hrs., The Long Riders, Southern Comfort and Last Man Standing. His...
- 3/19/2024
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Awards season is not over just yet.
The GLAAD Media Awards went down inside the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills on Thursday, a ceremony that saw trophies handed out to winners across film, TV, music and media. Wayne Brady hosted the star-studded event at which Oprah Winfrey took home a Vanguard Award presented by Chilli Pepper and Paola Presta, and Niecy Nash-Betts was honored with a Stephen F. Kolzak Award for LGBTQ visibility from pal Sharon Stone.
In categories announced from the stage, Showtime’s steamy political drama Fellow Travelers starring Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey from creator Ron Nyswaner took the top prize as outstanding limited or anthology series. The Apple TV+ series Ted Lasso, which introduced a gay soccer star this past season, bested the competition in the outstanding comedy series category. The Trace Lysette-starrer Monica from IFC Films was honored as outstanding film in limited release,...
The GLAAD Media Awards went down inside the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills on Thursday, a ceremony that saw trophies handed out to winners across film, TV, music and media. Wayne Brady hosted the star-studded event at which Oprah Winfrey took home a Vanguard Award presented by Chilli Pepper and Paola Presta, and Niecy Nash-Betts was honored with a Stephen F. Kolzak Award for LGBTQ visibility from pal Sharon Stone.
In categories announced from the stage, Showtime’s steamy political drama Fellow Travelers starring Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey from creator Ron Nyswaner took the top prize as outstanding limited or anthology series. The Apple TV+ series Ted Lasso, which introduced a gay soccer star this past season, bested the competition in the outstanding comedy series category. The Trace Lysette-starrer Monica from IFC Films was honored as outstanding film in limited release,...
- 3/15/2024
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ron Nyswaner will soon be traveling to New York to reunite with his Writers Guild of America East fellows for a grand occasion. The Oscar-nominated screenwriter, producer and showrunner has been selected to receive the Walter Bernstein Award at the 76th Writers Guild Awards at New York’s Edison Ballroom on April 14.
The honor — named after the late screenwriter who was blacklisted for his political views only to persevere and get his career back on track with such credits as Fail-Safe, Semi-Tough and Yanks — is presented to writers “who have demonstrated with creativity, grace and bravery a willingness to confront social injustice in the face of adversity,” per the organization.
Nyswaner has been doing that for pretty much his entire career. A prime example is Jonathan Demme’s 1993 film Philadelphia. Penned by Nyswaner, the Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington-starrer was the first major Hollywood film to dramatize the real-world...
The honor — named after the late screenwriter who was blacklisted for his political views only to persevere and get his career back on track with such credits as Fail-Safe, Semi-Tough and Yanks — is presented to writers “who have demonstrated with creativity, grace and bravery a willingness to confront social injustice in the face of adversity,” per the organization.
Nyswaner has been doing that for pretty much his entire career. A prime example is Jonathan Demme’s 1993 film Philadelphia. Penned by Nyswaner, the Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington-starrer was the first major Hollywood film to dramatize the real-world...
- 3/14/2024
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ron Nyswaner, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter behind films including Philadelphia and The Painted Veil and most recently the Matt Bomer-starring Showtime miniseries Fellow Travelers, is receiving this year’s Walter Bernstein Award from the Writers Guild of America East.
The honor will be bestowed April 14 at the WGA Awards’ East Coast ceremony in New York, which takes place concurrently with the WGA’s West Coast ceremony in Los Angeles.
The Bernstein award goes to writers “who have demonstrated with creativity, grace and bravery a willingness to confront social injustice in the face of adversity.” Nyswaner becomes the second person to win the award, after Jelani Cobb won in 2017 for his Frontline documentary Policing the Police.
Nyswaner penned the original screenplay for Philadelphia, which was groundbreaking when the Jonathan Demme-directed film starring Tom Hanks debuted in 1993; it was the first major motion picture to focus on the discrimination suffered by people with AIDS,...
The honor will be bestowed April 14 at the WGA Awards’ East Coast ceremony in New York, which takes place concurrently with the WGA’s West Coast ceremony in Los Angeles.
The Bernstein award goes to writers “who have demonstrated with creativity, grace and bravery a willingness to confront social injustice in the face of adversity.” Nyswaner becomes the second person to win the award, after Jelani Cobb won in 2017 for his Frontline documentary Policing the Police.
Nyswaner penned the original screenplay for Philadelphia, which was groundbreaking when the Jonathan Demme-directed film starring Tom Hanks debuted in 1993; it was the first major motion picture to focus on the discrimination suffered by people with AIDS,...
- 3/14/2024
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
In front of a very enthusiastic audience of more than 600 fans, students and SAG-AFTRA members, actor Matt Bomer shared an unvarnished take on the heartache, hurdles and proudest moments he’s experienced in his 20-year film and television career.
Bomer appeared at the annual TV festival in Atlanta to accept The Hollywood Reporter’s Trailblazer Award – presented to him by current Scad acting student Eric Ackerman – for his contributions to storytelling. Bomer was specifically honored for his amplification of Lgtbq+ stories and characters in projects such as HBO’s The Normal Heart, Netflix’s 2024 Oscar contender Maestro and Showtime’s Fellow Travelers, to name just a few.
The award was created in 2023 to acknowledge artists whose work, often without fanfare, reflects a commitment to telling stories previously marginalized by Hollywood. Recent honorees have included David Oyelowo, Niecy Nash and Eva Longoria.
Following his heartfelt acceptance of the award, Bomer...
Bomer appeared at the annual TV festival in Atlanta to accept The Hollywood Reporter’s Trailblazer Award – presented to him by current Scad acting student Eric Ackerman – for his contributions to storytelling. Bomer was specifically honored for his amplification of Lgtbq+ stories and characters in projects such as HBO’s The Normal Heart, Netflix’s 2024 Oscar contender Maestro and Showtime’s Fellow Travelers, to name just a few.
The award was created in 2023 to acknowledge artists whose work, often without fanfare, reflects a commitment to telling stories previously marginalized by Hollywood. Recent honorees have included David Oyelowo, Niecy Nash and Eva Longoria.
Following his heartfelt acceptance of the award, Bomer...
- 2/8/2024
- by Stacey Wilson Hunt
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Hundreds of sizzling stars, producers, composers and entertainment moguls walked the Golden Globe Awards red carpet on Sunday at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. Gold Derby senior editor Denton Davidson and associate editor Latasha Ford enjoyed an exclusive spot on the brisk afternoon, interviewing many of the celebrities who were nominated, presenting or part of their movie or television show’s ensembles.
Watch each short video below by clicking that person’s name:
Fantasia Barrino (“The Color Purple”), nominee for Best Film Comedy/Musical Actress.
Justine Triet and Milo Machado Graner (“Anatomy of a Fall”), winner for Best Screenplay and Best Non-English Film
Sarah Snook (“Succession”), nominee for Best TV Drama Actress.
Tony McNamara (“Poor Things”), nominee for Best Film Screenplay.
Nicolas Cage (“Dream Scenario”), nominee for Best Film Comedy/Musical Actor.
David Oyelowo (“Lawmen: Bass Reeves”), nominee for Best TV Limited/Movie Actor.
Ramy Youssef (“Poor Things...
Watch each short video below by clicking that person’s name:
Fantasia Barrino (“The Color Purple”), nominee for Best Film Comedy/Musical Actress.
Justine Triet and Milo Machado Graner (“Anatomy of a Fall”), winner for Best Screenplay and Best Non-English Film
Sarah Snook (“Succession”), nominee for Best TV Drama Actress.
Tony McNamara (“Poor Things”), nominee for Best Film Screenplay.
Nicolas Cage (“Dream Scenario”), nominee for Best Film Comedy/Musical Actor.
David Oyelowo (“Lawmen: Bass Reeves”), nominee for Best TV Limited/Movie Actor.
Ramy Youssef (“Poor Things...
- 1/8/2024
- by Latasha Ford, Chris Beachum and Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Every so often, a series comes along that changes the game for the LGBTQ community and educates the masses about who we are and the discrimination we too often face. Whether a series brings Black transgender women to the forefront of the conversation like Pose or reminds young people and families that queer youth exist and deserve happiness like Heartstopper, we can all feel when a series has that perfect combination of a well-told story and a nuanced, accurate portrayal of LGBTQ people and issues.
On the heels of the 30th anniversary of Philadelphia, Showtime’s Fellow Travelers, created for television by Academy Award nominee Ron Nyswaner, checks those coveted and rare boxes at a time when audiences need and demand more quality queer storytelling.
Beginning in the 1950s, amidst the fearful and discriminatory reign of Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn, Fellow Travelers is a powerful look into dark periods...
On the heels of the 30th anniversary of Philadelphia, Showtime’s Fellow Travelers, created for television by Academy Award nominee Ron Nyswaner, checks those coveted and rare boxes at a time when audiences need and demand more quality queer storytelling.
Beginning in the 1950s, amidst the fearful and discriminatory reign of Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn, Fellow Travelers is a powerful look into dark periods...
- 12/15/2023
- by Sarah Kate Ellis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Writers of nine limited series ranging from “A Murder at the End of the World” to “Tiny Beautiful Things” traded shop talk and stories of how they crafted muscular worlds to tell extended, standalone stories.
Ed Solomon of Max’s “Full Circle” astounded the crowd at Variety’s A Night in the Writers Room at Hollywood’s NeueHouse with the origin story of his 586-page spec script for the twisty thriller. “And then Steven [Soderbergh] decided to direct it and that led it to be great.”
Andy Breckman, of Peacock’s “Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie,” explained to moderator Jazz Tangcay, Variety’s senior artisans editor, how he had to pad the original 2002 pilot for the detective franchise into a USA Network TV movie – because star Tony Shalhoub was contractually prohibited against starring in a competing pilot. “I had to fatten up the animal and get it to 90 minutes...
Ed Solomon of Max’s “Full Circle” astounded the crowd at Variety’s A Night in the Writers Room at Hollywood’s NeueHouse with the origin story of his 586-page spec script for the twisty thriller. “And then Steven [Soderbergh] decided to direct it and that led it to be great.”
Andy Breckman, of Peacock’s “Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie,” explained to moderator Jazz Tangcay, Variety’s senior artisans editor, how he had to pad the original 2002 pilot for the detective franchise into a USA Network TV movie – because star Tony Shalhoub was contractually prohibited against starring in a competing pilot. “I had to fatten up the animal and get it to 90 minutes...
- 12/1/2023
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
“Fellow Travelers” stars Jonathan Bailey and Matt Bomer will not be competing against each for a Golden Globe.
Sources tell me that Bailey has decided to submit for supporting actor in a limited series for his work in the Showtime series, clearing the way for Bomer to go for lead.
Bailey will do the same for the Emmys and SAG Awards.
“Fellow Travelers,” written by Ron Nyswaner and based on the Thomas Mallon novel of the same name, tells the story of a decades-long romance between a Washington D.C. bureaucrat (Bomer) and a social activist (Bailey) as they navigate the changing times from the 1950s through the AIDS epidemic.
News of Bailey’s Globes decision comes just days after I caught up with the Brit actor on Nov. 16 in Los Angeles at the GQ Men of the Year party, where he talked about the impact of “Fellow Travelers.” “I...
Sources tell me that Bailey has decided to submit for supporting actor in a limited series for his work in the Showtime series, clearing the way for Bomer to go for lead.
Bailey will do the same for the Emmys and SAG Awards.
“Fellow Travelers,” written by Ron Nyswaner and based on the Thomas Mallon novel of the same name, tells the story of a decades-long romance between a Washington D.C. bureaucrat (Bomer) and a social activist (Bailey) as they navigate the changing times from the 1950s through the AIDS epidemic.
News of Bailey’s Globes decision comes just days after I caught up with the Brit actor on Nov. 16 in Los Angeles at the GQ Men of the Year party, where he talked about the impact of “Fellow Travelers.” “I...
- 11/22/2023
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
Following the resolution of the writers’ strike, Variety’s “A Night in the Writers’ Room” returns Nov. 30 in-person, featuring three panels moderated by Variety’s esteemed journalists, Michael Schneider and Emily Longeretta, with this year’s Emmy-contending writers in the drama, comedy and limited series categories.
An invite-only audience of industry voters will attend the event which features a cocktail reception prior to the panels.
The Comedy panel features:
Duffy Boudreau, “Barry” Michele Fazekas, “Gen V” Justin Halpern, “Abbott Elementary” John Hoffmann, “Only Murders in the Building” Chris Harris, “Frasier” Bill Lawrence, “Shrinking” Judah Miller, “Bupkis” Migizi Pensoneau, “Reservation Dogs” Boots Riley, “I’m A Virgo”
The Drama panel features:
Debora Cahn, “The Diplomat” Michael Dinner, “Justified: City Primeval” Craig Mazin, “The Last of Us” Charlotte Stoudt, “The Morning Show” Sonja Warfield, “The Gilded Age”
The Limited Series panel features:
Andy Breckman, “Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie” Lee Eisenberg,...
An invite-only audience of industry voters will attend the event which features a cocktail reception prior to the panels.
The Comedy panel features:
Duffy Boudreau, “Barry” Michele Fazekas, “Gen V” Justin Halpern, “Abbott Elementary” John Hoffmann, “Only Murders in the Building” Chris Harris, “Frasier” Bill Lawrence, “Shrinking” Judah Miller, “Bupkis” Migizi Pensoneau, “Reservation Dogs” Boots Riley, “I’m A Virgo”
The Drama panel features:
Debora Cahn, “The Diplomat” Michael Dinner, “Justified: City Primeval” Craig Mazin, “The Last of Us” Charlotte Stoudt, “The Morning Show” Sonja Warfield, “The Gilded Age”
The Limited Series panel features:
Andy Breckman, “Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie” Lee Eisenberg,...
- 11/20/2023
- by William Earl
- Variety Film + TV
Fellow Travelers is a historical drama miniseries created by Ron Nyswaner. Based on Thomas Mallon‘s 2007 fictional novel of the same name, the Showtime series is set in 1950s Washington D.C. and it revolves around the relationship between Hawkins Fuller and Timothy Laughlin. After a chance encounter Hawkins and Timothy start a relationship that lasts for more than three decades.
Fellow Travelers – Episode Guide (When are the Episodes Coming Out?) Credit – Showtime
Fellow Travelers consists of eight episodes in total. The Showtime series premiered with its first episode on October 27, with the rest of the episodes coming out weekly. Check out the full episode guide below:
Episode 1 “You’re Wonderful” – October 27 Episode 2 “Bulletproof” – November 3 Episode 3 “Hit Me” – November 10 Episode 4 “Your Nuts Roasting on an Open Fire”– November 17 Episode 5 “Promise You Won’t Write” – November 24 Episode 6 “Beyond Measure”– December 1 Episode 7 “White Nights” – December 8 Episode 8 “Make It Easy” – December 15 Fellow Travelers...
Fellow Travelers – Episode Guide (When are the Episodes Coming Out?) Credit – Showtime
Fellow Travelers consists of eight episodes in total. The Showtime series premiered with its first episode on October 27, with the rest of the episodes coming out weekly. Check out the full episode guide below:
Episode 1 “You’re Wonderful” – October 27 Episode 2 “Bulletproof” – November 3 Episode 3 “Hit Me” – November 10 Episode 4 “Your Nuts Roasting on an Open Fire”– November 17 Episode 5 “Promise You Won’t Write” – November 24 Episode 6 “Beyond Measure”– December 1 Episode 7 “White Nights” – December 8 Episode 8 “Make It Easy” – December 15 Fellow Travelers...
- 11/20/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Opening credits never really went away (think of the slow-mo demolition of “The Good Fight”), but they are definitely having a moment.
“I really love title sequences,” “Chucky” showrunner Don Mancini told IndieWire. “ I lament the loss of titles. I just love the ritualistic value of them.”
When correctly deployed, opening credit sequences can do some heavy lifting for TV shows. The best title credit sequences set the tone for the show, hint at what’s to come, and, depending on when they’re used, underscore what just happened in the cold open. But in the wake of streaming upheavals and changes to how we consume content, they’ve been missing more and more. Or skipped more and more, depending on the options of a given platform.
But there are gifts to the sequences that compensate for shaving a minute or two off your watch time. For Prime Video’s...
“I really love title sequences,” “Chucky” showrunner Don Mancini told IndieWire. “ I lament the loss of titles. I just love the ritualistic value of them.”
When correctly deployed, opening credit sequences can do some heavy lifting for TV shows. The best title credit sequences set the tone for the show, hint at what’s to come, and, depending on when they’re used, underscore what just happened in the cold open. But in the wake of streaming upheavals and changes to how we consume content, they’ve been missing more and more. Or skipped more and more, depending on the options of a given platform.
But there are gifts to the sequences that compensate for shaving a minute or two off your watch time. For Prime Video’s...
- 11/15/2023
- by Mark Peikert
- Indiewire
Fellow Travelers is a historical drama miniseries created by Ron Nyswaner. Based on Thomas Mallon‘s 2007 fictional novel of the same name, the Showtime series is set in 1950s Washington D.C. and it revolves around the relationship between Hawkins Fuller and Timothy Laughlin. After a chance encounter Hawkins and Timothy start a relationship that lasts for more than three decades. Fellow Travelers stars Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey in the lead roles with Jelani Alladin, Linus Roache, Noah J. Ricketts, and Allison Williams starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the Showtime series here are some similar shows you could watch next.
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Synopsis: “When We Rise” chronicles the real-life personal and political struggles, set-backs and triumphs of a diverse family of LGBT men and women, who helped pioneer one of the last legs of the U.S. Civil...
When We Rise (Hulu & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – ABC
Synopsis: “When We Rise” chronicles the real-life personal and political struggles, set-backs and triumphs of a diverse family of LGBT men and women, who helped pioneer one of the last legs of the U.S. Civil...
- 11/14/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
President Joe Biden sent out a proclamation earlier this year declaring April 27, 2023, as the 70th anniversary of the Lavender Scare. It was the height of the Cold War and the blacklist seventy years ago as Senator Joseph McCarthy was hellbent on ridding the country of Communists with his witch-hunt thus destroying countless lives in his wake.
It was in this atmosphere that President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed an executive order banning Lgbtqi+ Americans from serving in the federal government. Some 5,000-10,000 people were investigated, interrogated and lost their jobs because they were considered a threat to national security and according to Biden’s proclamation “unworthy of public trust. Employees who were fired under these policies often lost future employment…even relationships with their families. Many endured poverty and public disgrace. Some took their own lives as a result of the trauma they had to bear. “
The Lavender Scare is the...
It was in this atmosphere that President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed an executive order banning Lgbtqi+ Americans from serving in the federal government. Some 5,000-10,000 people were investigated, interrogated and lost their jobs because they were considered a threat to national security and according to Biden’s proclamation “unworthy of public trust. Employees who were fired under these policies often lost future employment…even relationships with their families. Many endured poverty and public disgrace. Some took their own lives as a result of the trauma they had to bear. “
The Lavender Scare is the...
- 11/6/2023
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
If films and series about queer Americans in the 20th century can sometimes feel like a march through collective trauma, well, much of the 20th century was traumatic for the LGBTQ community. And Showtime’s new limited series “Fellow Travelers” (adapted from Thomas Mallon’s novel by Ron Nyswaner) includes a lot of it, from the lavender panic of the McCarthy era through the White Night riots in the aftermath of Harvey Milk’s assassination to the AIDS crisis of the 1980s. But woven throughout those momentous events, along with the star-crossed romance between Hawkins Fuller (Matt Bomer) and Tim Laughlin (Jonathan Bailey), are historically accurate moments of queer joy. Yes, gay culture existed (and thrived!) pre-Stonewall.
“I was the only person employed longer on the show than our researcher, Louis Gropman,” Nyswaner told IndieWire. That attention to detail shows throughout, from the opening credits (a montage of real photos...
“I was the only person employed longer on the show than our researcher, Louis Gropman,” Nyswaner told IndieWire. That attention to detail shows throughout, from the opening credits (a montage of real photos...
- 10/30/2023
- by Mark Peikert
- Indiewire
Actors Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey star as lovers whose tumultuous, largely secret relationship spans three decades in the Showtime series “Fellow Travelers,” which premieres this weekend.
The series is from “Philadelphia” scripter and “Homeland” producer Ron Nyswaner. It’s based on the 2007 book by Thomas Mallon and places the fictitious characters in actual historic events, including the McCarthy hearings, the Vietnam protests and the AIDs crisis.
Here’s how to watch the series, which debuts early on Paramount+ before hitting Showtime.
Is “Fellow Travelers” streaming or on TV?
Both! The show debuts early on Paramount+ for streaming before it airs on Showtime.
How many episodes are in “Fellow Travelers”?
There are eight episodes.
What’s the episode release schedule?
The first episode, “You’re Wonderful,” debuts on Paramount+ on Oct. 27 and on Showtime on Oct. 29 at 9 pm. Et/Pt. Subsequent episodes are released each week on the same schedule:...
The series is from “Philadelphia” scripter and “Homeland” producer Ron Nyswaner. It’s based on the 2007 book by Thomas Mallon and places the fictitious characters in actual historic events, including the McCarthy hearings, the Vietnam protests and the AIDs crisis.
Here’s how to watch the series, which debuts early on Paramount+ before hitting Showtime.
Is “Fellow Travelers” streaming or on TV?
Both! The show debuts early on Paramount+ for streaming before it airs on Showtime.
How many episodes are in “Fellow Travelers”?
There are eight episodes.
What’s the episode release schedule?
The first episode, “You’re Wonderful,” debuts on Paramount+ on Oct. 27 and on Showtime on Oct. 29 at 9 pm. Et/Pt. Subsequent episodes are released each week on the same schedule:...
- 10/27/2023
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
From the opening verse of Steve Wonder’s “If It’s Magic” to its closing image of a teary remembrance framed by an American landmark, “Fellow Travelers” doesn’t bother disguising itself. The hallmarks of a tragic romance are as plain as the plastic nose on Senator Joseph McCarthy’s face, so Showtime’s eight-part limited series embraces its unmistakable genre staples, leaning into its historical framework to evoke added pathos for our paired protagonists. After all, if you’re telling a decades-spanning gay love story reaching from the Lavender Scare through the 1980s AIDS crisis, then you’re going to cross some trodden territory.
Like an austere companion piece to “Angels in America” by way of Douglas Sirk, creator and writer Ron Nyswaner’s unabashed melodrama doesn’t suffer by comparison (to either giant) as much as it carves its own gripping (if worn) path through earnestness, insight, and passion.
Like an austere companion piece to “Angels in America” by way of Douglas Sirk, creator and writer Ron Nyswaner’s unabashed melodrama doesn’t suffer by comparison (to either giant) as much as it carves its own gripping (if worn) path through earnestness, insight, and passion.
- 10/27/2023
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
In 2007, Matt Bomer would have been a little too young to play Don Draper on Mad Men. (Jon Hamm has six years on him.) In most other ways, though, he would have been perfect. He has the kind of chiseled, leading man features, and the charisma to match, that make him seem like a man from an earlier time. His breakout TV role, 2009’s White Collar, even contrived a reason to dress him in Rat Pack-era suits, and he’s appeared in a number of period pieces, most notably Amazon...
- 10/27/2023
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
In “Fellow Travelers,” Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey will take on a trio of indestructible forces: love, religion, and politics. The duo lead the cast of the Showtime’s adaptation of Thomas Mallon’s novel of the same name, spanning four decades in its eight episodes. The new series, equal parts epic love story and political thriller, will premiere on Friday, Oct. 27, on streaming and on-demand for all Showtime and Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers before making its on-air debut on Showtime this Sunday, October 29 at 9:00 p.m. Et. You can watch with a subscription to Paramount Plus.
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About ‘Fellow Travelers’ Premiere
Adapted for TV by Ron Nyswaner, “Fellow Travelers” is based on the...
- 10/27/2023
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
Ron Nyswaner, the executive producer and writer of the Showtime limited series Fellow Travelers, says that he feared there were three strikes against getting it made: “It’s period, it’s political and it’s gay.”
At a recent Washington, D.C. screening, though, he summed up some of the initial reaction to the completed project: “They love that it is period, that it is political and that it is gay.”
The eight-part Fellow Travelers, based on the book by Thomas Mallon, centers on the romance between the extroverted State Department official and cynical war hero “Hawk” Fuller, played by Matt Bomer, and idealistic aspiring Senate aide Tim Laughlin, played by Jonathan Bailey, a relationship that started during the McCarthy era of the 1950s and extends to the AIDS crisis of the 1980s.
Their chemistry is apparent from the moment they meet, briefly, at an election night party during the heavily closeted 1952 Washington,...
At a recent Washington, D.C. screening, though, he summed up some of the initial reaction to the completed project: “They love that it is period, that it is political and that it is gay.”
The eight-part Fellow Travelers, based on the book by Thomas Mallon, centers on the romance between the extroverted State Department official and cynical war hero “Hawk” Fuller, played by Matt Bomer, and idealistic aspiring Senate aide Tim Laughlin, played by Jonathan Bailey, a relationship that started during the McCarthy era of the 1950s and extends to the AIDS crisis of the 1980s.
Their chemistry is apparent from the moment they meet, briefly, at an election night party during the heavily closeted 1952 Washington,...
- 10/27/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s the 1980s. White picket fences line the most picturesque suburban neighborhood that Ronald Reagan could ever imagine. Hawkins Fuller (Matt Bomer) is celebrating a long-sought after promotion with his perfect family and friends when a familiar face drops by with a gift. Suddenly, Hawk flashes back to his past, to the night that President Eisenhower was elected when he met Timothy Laughlin (Jonathan Bailey), the idealistic Ike supporter and good Catholic boy who arrived in Washington D.C. to do some good. We know how their story ends before it’s begun, but what follows is a decades-long affair set to the backdrop of intense political dangers and the burgeoning gay rights movement.
Sadly, there’s never been a time where queer liberation hasn’t been smeared and used as a handy political scapegoat. Certainly, “Fellow Travelers” arrives at a particularly pernicious period for Lgbtqia+ people facing intense...
Sadly, there’s never been a time where queer liberation hasn’t been smeared and used as a handy political scapegoat. Certainly, “Fellow Travelers” arrives at a particularly pernicious period for Lgbtqia+ people facing intense...
- 10/26/2023
- by Kayleigh Donaldson
- The Wrap
The love that once dared not speak its name is further clouded by political paranoia in Fellow Travelers, Showtime‘s fascinating historical drama, loosely adapted by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Ron Nyswaner (Philadelphia) from Thomas Mallon’s novel. Much of the eight-part limited series is set in early-1950s Washington, D.C., where firebrand senator Joseph McCarthy’s (Chris Bauer) relentless crusade against “subversives and deviants” in the government, and later the military, tarnished and ruined many an innocent life. Fellow Travelers focuses less on red-baiting than on the Lavender Scare, with closeted homosexuals hounded and persecuted as potential security risks. Seemingly “bulletproof” through this period is suave war hero Hawkins “Hawk” Fuller, a mid-level bureaucrat who advises a principled senator (Linus Roache) by day, wooing the politician’s daughter (Girls’ stoic Allison Williams) for cover as he engages in anonymous sex with men, avoiding any emotional attachments. Until he meets Tim Laughlin...
- 10/26/2023
- TV Insider
Circumstances throughout history have forced people to hide defining aspects of themselves. Yet, there is a profound cruelty in denying the truth of one’s being, even if it is a means of survival. Based on the bestselling novel by Thomas Mallon and adapted for television by Ron Nyswaner, “Fellow Travelers” is a sweeping love story spanning three decades. It’s a narrative about what it means to simultaneously spend a life completely with someone while entirely separate from them. The Washington, D.C.- set drama series is told through the perspectives of two very different men. Hawkins “Hawk” Fuller (Matt Bomer) is a charismatic federal bureaucrat whose stoic demeanor and hypermasculine charm enable him to neatly tuck his sexuality away, mostly evading suspicion. In contrast, Tim Laughlin (Jonathan Bailey) is the boyish new assistant to Sen. Joseph McCarthy (an unrecognizable Chris Bauer), full of idealistic views and a...
- 10/23/2023
- by Aramide Tinubu
- Variety Film + TV
In the most lacerating episode of Max’s dearly departed comedy The Other Two, the characters attend the premiere of a Broadway show titled 8 Gay Men with AIDS: A Poem in Many Hours. Wondering about future roles for his Method-actor boyfriend, who stars in the play, Drew Tarver’s Cary wonders, “Is there anything coming up that is prestigious and gay, but doesn’t have, like, nonstop trauma in it?”
The fact is, we’re not at a point, as a society, where we can stop telling stories of trauma. There remains a cultural need for narratives that foreground the AIDS epidemic, that acknowledge the horrors of the Holocaust and slavery. That said, if you’re going to do a trauma-fueled, decades-spanning odyssey of gay life from McCarthy to Reagan, weaving in the Red Scare and the early days of AIDS, comparisons to Angels in America are going to be inevitable.
The fact is, we’re not at a point, as a society, where we can stop telling stories of trauma. There remains a cultural need for narratives that foreground the AIDS epidemic, that acknowledge the horrors of the Holocaust and slavery. That said, if you’re going to do a trauma-fueled, decades-spanning odyssey of gay life from McCarthy to Reagan, weaving in the Red Scare and the early days of AIDS, comparisons to Angels in America are going to be inevitable.
- 10/23/2023
- by Daniel Fienberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Oscar nominee Ron Nyswaner (Philadelphia) brings Thomas Mallon’s 2007 bestselling novel Fellow Travelers to life in a Showtime limited series starring Matt Bomer (The Normal Heart) and Jonathan Bailey (Bridgerton). The first episode of the eight-episode season will stream on Friday, October 27, 2023 on Paramount+ with Showtime before premiering on Showtime on October 29 at 9pm Et/Pt.
“Bomer plays charismatic Hawkins Fuller, who maintains a financially rewarding, behind-the-scenes career in politics. Hawkins avoids emotional entanglements – until he meets Tim Laughlin (Bailey), a young man who’s brimming with idealism and religious faith. They begin a romance just as Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn declare war on ‘subversives and sexual deviants,’ initiating one of the darkest periods in 20th-century American history,” reads Showtime’s synopsis.
“Over the course of four decades, we follow our five main characters – Hawk, Tim, Marcus (Jelani Alladin), Lucy (Allison Williams), and Frankie (Noah J. Ricketts) – as they...
“Bomer plays charismatic Hawkins Fuller, who maintains a financially rewarding, behind-the-scenes career in politics. Hawkins avoids emotional entanglements – until he meets Tim Laughlin (Bailey), a young man who’s brimming with idealism and religious faith. They begin a romance just as Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn declare war on ‘subversives and sexual deviants,’ initiating one of the darkest periods in 20th-century American history,” reads Showtime’s synopsis.
“Over the course of four decades, we follow our five main characters – Hawk, Tim, Marcus (Jelani Alladin), Lucy (Allison Williams), and Frankie (Noah J. Ricketts) – as they...
- 10/20/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Celebrating 35 years as New York City’s premiere destination for LGBTQ+ filmmakers, indie cinephiles and the industry who’s who alike, NewFest kicked off one week ago, Oct. 12, at Chelsea’s Sva Theatre with the New York premiere of screenwriter Dustin Lance Black’s latest biopic, “Rustin.”
The days that followed included New York premieres and special screenings for anticipated festival darlings like “Eileen” with Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie, “Nyad” with Annette Bening and Jodie Foster and the world premiere of “Beyond the Aggressives,” the documentary centerpiece and follow-up to 2005’s groundbreaking “The Aggressives.” And the days ahead promise even more – among them “May December” from director Todd Haynes and starring Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman, Cannes award winner “Monster” from Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda and the closing night feature presentation of Andrew Haigh’s “All of Us Strangers,” starring Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Claire Foy and Jamie Bell.
The days that followed included New York premieres and special screenings for anticipated festival darlings like “Eileen” with Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie, “Nyad” with Annette Bening and Jodie Foster and the world premiere of “Beyond the Aggressives,” the documentary centerpiece and follow-up to 2005’s groundbreaking “The Aggressives.” And the days ahead promise even more – among them “May December” from director Todd Haynes and starring Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman, Cannes award winner “Monster” from Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda and the closing night feature presentation of Andrew Haigh’s “All of Us Strangers,” starring Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Claire Foy and Jamie Bell.
- 10/19/2023
- by Benjamin Lindsay
- The Wrap
Showtime today dropped the official trailer for its forthcoming eight-episode limited series drama “Fellow Travelers,” a period love story and political thriller starring Matt Bomer (a 2014 Emmy nominee for “The Normal Heart”) and Jonathan Bailey (“Bridgerton”) and created by Ron Nyswaner (a 1994 Oscar nominee for his “Philadelphia” screenplay). It premieres October 27 on streaming and on demand for all Showtime and Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers before making its on-air debut October 29 on Showtime. It also stars Jelani Alladin, Allison Williams and Noah J. Ricketts. See the new trailer above.
Based on the novel by Thomas Mallon, “Fellow Travelers” stars Bomer as Hawkins Fuller, a behind-the-scenes political operative whose life is uncomplicated until he meets Tim Laughlin (Bailey), a young man “brimming with idealism and religious faith.” They begin a romance just as Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn have declared war in the 1950s on “subversives and sexual deviants,” initiating one of...
Based on the novel by Thomas Mallon, “Fellow Travelers” stars Bomer as Hawkins Fuller, a behind-the-scenes political operative whose life is uncomplicated until he meets Tim Laughlin (Bailey), a young man “brimming with idealism and religious faith.” They begin a romance just as Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn have declared war in the 1950s on “subversives and sexual deviants,” initiating one of...
- 10/6/2023
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
Showtime has debuted the trailer for the epic love story and political thriller series ‘Fellow Travelers.’
Based on the novel by Thomas Mallon, the series is a decades-long chronicle of the risky, volatile and steamy relationship between the charismatic and ambitious Hawk and the pious and idealistic Tim, two political staffers who fall in love at the height of the 1950s Lavender Scare.
‘Fellow Travelers’ follows the volatile romance of two very different men who meet in McCarthy-era Washington. Matt Bomer plays handsome, charismatic Hawkins Fuller, who maintains a financially rewarding, behind-the-scenes career in politics. Hawkins avoids emotional entanglements – until he meets Tim Laughlin (Jonathan Bailey), a young man brimming with idealism and religious faith.
They begin a romance just as Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn declare war on “subversives and sexual deviants,” initiating one of the darkest periods in 20th-century American history. Over the course of four decades,...
Based on the novel by Thomas Mallon, the series is a decades-long chronicle of the risky, volatile and steamy relationship between the charismatic and ambitious Hawk and the pious and idealistic Tim, two political staffers who fall in love at the height of the 1950s Lavender Scare.
‘Fellow Travelers’ follows the volatile romance of two very different men who meet in McCarthy-era Washington. Matt Bomer plays handsome, charismatic Hawkins Fuller, who maintains a financially rewarding, behind-the-scenes career in politics. Hawkins avoids emotional entanglements – until he meets Tim Laughlin (Jonathan Bailey), a young man brimming with idealism and religious faith.
They begin a romance just as Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn declare war on “subversives and sexual deviants,” initiating one of the darkest periods in 20th-century American history. Over the course of four decades,...
- 10/4/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
“Everybody lies about something,” according to the Fellow Travelers trailer. The limited series, starring Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey and premiering on Friday, October 27 on Paramount+ with Showtime, is an eight-episode epic love story and political thriller based on Thomas Mallon’s novel and created by Ron Nyswaner. Fellow Travelers follows Bomer’s charismatic Hawkins Fuller, who maintains a financially rewarding, behind-the-scenes career in politics and avoids emotional entanglements until he meets Bailey’s Tim Laughlin, who’s brimming with idealism and religious faith. Their romance begins just as Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn declare war on “subversives and sexual deviants,” initiating one of the darkest periods in 20th-century American history. Hawk is brought in for questions (but is not told the reason behind it) — about his affiliations and his personal life. When asked about his marital status, he says he’s “single, but there is a special lady in the picture,...
- 10/3/2023
- TV Insider
Showtime has dropped the official trailer for Fellow Travelers, and it's poised to be one of the cabler's biggest hits of the year.
Headlined by Jonathan Bailey and Matt Bomer, the limited series premieres October 27, 2023.
Episodes will air one day later in the UK, Australia, Latin America, South Korea, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria on Paramount+.
Fellow Travelers was created for television by Oscar® nominee Ron Nyswaner.
The series also stars Jelani Alladin (The Walking Dead World Beyond), Allison Williams, and Noah J. Ricketts (American Gods).
Based on the novel by Thomas Mallon, Fellow Travelers is an epic love story and political thriller chronicling the clandestine romance of two very different men who meet in McCarthy-era Washington.
Bomer plays charismatic Hawkins Fuller, who maintains a financially rewarding, behind-the-scenes political career.
Hawkins avoids emotional entanglements – until he meets Tim Laughlin (Bailey), a young man brimming with idealism and religious faith.
Headlined by Jonathan Bailey and Matt Bomer, the limited series premieres October 27, 2023.
Episodes will air one day later in the UK, Australia, Latin America, South Korea, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria on Paramount+.
Fellow Travelers was created for television by Oscar® nominee Ron Nyswaner.
The series also stars Jelani Alladin (The Walking Dead World Beyond), Allison Williams, and Noah J. Ricketts (American Gods).
Based on the novel by Thomas Mallon, Fellow Travelers is an epic love story and political thriller chronicling the clandestine romance of two very different men who meet in McCarthy-era Washington.
Bomer plays charismatic Hawkins Fuller, who maintains a financially rewarding, behind-the-scenes political career.
Hawkins avoids emotional entanglements – until he meets Tim Laughlin (Bailey), a young man brimming with idealism and religious faith.
- 10/3/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Jonathan Bailey and Matt Bomer are determined to conceal their love across decades in the political circles of Washington, D.C.
Showtime limited series “Fellow Travelers,” created by Oscar-nominated director Ron Nyswaner, centers on a 40-year romance between men played Bailey and Bomer, starting in 1952 on the night Dwight D. Eisenhower is elected President, ushering in the era of Joseph McCarthy’s homophobic reign.
Charismatic Hawkins Fuller (Bomer) maintains a financially rewarding, behind-the-scenes career in politics. Hawkins avoids emotional entanglements — until he meets Tim Laughlin (Bailey), a young man who’s brimming with idealism and religious faith. They begin a romance just as Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn declare war on “subversives and sexual deviants,” initiating one of the darkest periods in 20th-century American history.
Over the course of four decades, the series follows five main characters — Hawk, Tim, Marcus (Jelani Alladin), Lucy (Allison Williams) and Frankie (Noah J. Ricketts...
Showtime limited series “Fellow Travelers,” created by Oscar-nominated director Ron Nyswaner, centers on a 40-year romance between men played Bailey and Bomer, starting in 1952 on the night Dwight D. Eisenhower is elected President, ushering in the era of Joseph McCarthy’s homophobic reign.
Charismatic Hawkins Fuller (Bomer) maintains a financially rewarding, behind-the-scenes career in politics. Hawkins avoids emotional entanglements — until he meets Tim Laughlin (Bailey), a young man who’s brimming with idealism and religious faith. They begin a romance just as Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn declare war on “subversives and sexual deviants,” initiating one of the darkest periods in 20th-century American history.
Over the course of four decades, the series follows five main characters — Hawk, Tim, Marcus (Jelani Alladin), Lucy (Allison Williams) and Frankie (Noah J. Ricketts...
- 10/3/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
The trailer for Showtime’s drama “Fellow Travelers” just dropped, and it features and intense and illicit affair between Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey’s (“Bridgerton”) characters.
Jelani Alladin (“The Walking Dead World Beyond”), Allison Williams and Noah J. Ricketts (“American Gods”) also star in the series, described as a love story and political thriller.
The series is based on the novel by Thomas Mallon and created for television by Ron Nyswaner. Season 1 will feature eight episodes.
According to the show’s description, Bomer plays the charismatic Hawkins Fuller, who maintains a financially rewarding, behind-the-scenes career in politics. Hawkins avoids emotional entanglements – until he meets Tim Laughlin (Bailey), a young man who’s brimming with idealism and religious faith. They begin a romance just as Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn declare war on “subversives and sexual deviants,” initiating one of the darkest periods in 20th-century American history. Over the course of four decades,...
Jelani Alladin (“The Walking Dead World Beyond”), Allison Williams and Noah J. Ricketts (“American Gods”) also star in the series, described as a love story and political thriller.
The series is based on the novel by Thomas Mallon and created for television by Ron Nyswaner. Season 1 will feature eight episodes.
According to the show’s description, Bomer plays the charismatic Hawkins Fuller, who maintains a financially rewarding, behind-the-scenes career in politics. Hawkins avoids emotional entanglements – until he meets Tim Laughlin (Bailey), a young man who’s brimming with idealism and religious faith. They begin a romance just as Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn declare war on “subversives and sexual deviants,” initiating one of the darkest periods in 20th-century American history. Over the course of four decades,...
- 10/3/2023
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey share “a great, consuming love” behind closed doors in the first full trailer for Showtime’s Fellow Travelers.
Based on Thomas Mallon’s novel, and adapted by Homeland/Ray Donovan vet Ron Nyswaner, the eight-episode limited series stars Bomer (White Collar) as the charismatic Hawkins Fuller, “who maintains a financially rewarding, behind-the-scenes career in politics” during the 1950s, per the official synopsis. “Hawkins avoids emotional entanglements — until he meets Tim Laughlin (Bridgerton‘s Bailey), a young man who’s brimming with idealism and religious faith.”
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Based on Thomas Mallon’s novel, and adapted by Homeland/Ray Donovan vet Ron Nyswaner, the eight-episode limited series stars Bomer (White Collar) as the charismatic Hawkins Fuller, “who maintains a financially rewarding, behind-the-scenes career in politics” during the 1950s, per the official synopsis. “Hawkins avoids emotional entanglements — until he meets Tim Laughlin (Bridgerton‘s Bailey), a young man who’s brimming with idealism and religious faith.”
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- 10/3/2023
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
“Percy Jackson and the Olympians” Series Gets Teaser and Release Date
Good gods, the wait is over! Disney+ has revealed the premiere date for its “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” in a new teaser for the highly anticipated series.
The adaptation of the beloved Rick Riordan young adult novels will come to the streamer on Dec. 20 with the first two episodes, followed by weekly drops.
Watch the “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” teaser below:
“Percy Jackson and the Olympians” will follow the fantastical story of a 12-year-old modern demigod, Percy Jackson, who’s just coming to terms with his newfound supernatural powers when Zeus accuses him of stealing his master lightning bolt. With help from friends Grover and Annabeth, Percy embarks on an adventure to find it and restore order to Olympus.
Walker Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries, and Aryan Simhadri play Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase, and Grover Underwood, respectively. The...
Good gods, the wait is over! Disney+ has revealed the premiere date for its “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” in a new teaser for the highly anticipated series.
The adaptation of the beloved Rick Riordan young adult novels will come to the streamer on Dec. 20 with the first two episodes, followed by weekly drops.
Watch the “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” teaser below:
“Percy Jackson and the Olympians” will follow the fantastical story of a 12-year-old modern demigod, Percy Jackson, who’s just coming to terms with his newfound supernatural powers when Zeus accuses him of stealing his master lightning bolt. With help from friends Grover and Annabeth, Percy embarks on an adventure to find it and restore order to Olympus.
Walker Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries, and Aryan Simhadri play Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase, and Grover Underwood, respectively. The...
- 8/18/2023
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey are acting greats, so putting them in a project together should lead to lightning in a bottle.
The pair are set to headline Paramount+ and Showtime drama series Fellow Travelers, which has landed an October 27 premiere date on both streaming and linear.
The series will air one day later in the UK, Australia, Latin America, South Korea, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.
Fellow Travelers is created for television by Oscar® nominee Ron Nyswaner.
The series also stars Jelani Alladin (The Walking Dead World Beyond), Allison Williams, and Noah J. Ricketts (American Gods).
Bomer and Nyswaner executive produce with Robbie Rogers and Dee Johnson.
Daniel Minahan executive produces and also directs the first two episodes.
Based on the novel by Thomas Mallon, Fellow Travelers is an epic love story and political thriller chronicling the clandestine romance of two very different men who meet in McCarthy-era Washington.
The pair are set to headline Paramount+ and Showtime drama series Fellow Travelers, which has landed an October 27 premiere date on both streaming and linear.
The series will air one day later in the UK, Australia, Latin America, South Korea, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.
Fellow Travelers is created for television by Oscar® nominee Ron Nyswaner.
The series also stars Jelani Alladin (The Walking Dead World Beyond), Allison Williams, and Noah J. Ricketts (American Gods).
Bomer and Nyswaner executive produce with Robbie Rogers and Dee Johnson.
Daniel Minahan executive produces and also directs the first two episodes.
Based on the novel by Thomas Mallon, Fellow Travelers is an epic love story and political thriller chronicling the clandestine romance of two very different men who meet in McCarthy-era Washington.
- 8/17/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Showtime‘s new love story and political thriller will be hitting our TV screens this fall. Fellow Travelers, an eight-episode drama based on the novel by Thomas Mallon and starring Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey, will begin streaming on Friday, October 27 on Paramount+ With Showtime. It will premiere linearly on Sunday, October 29 at 9/8c on Showtime. Watch the date announcement, with clips from the series, above. Fellow Travelers, created by Ron Nyswaner, chronicles the clandestine romance of two very different men who meet in McCarthy-era Washington. Bomer’s charismatic Hawkins Fuller maintains a financially rewarding, behind-the scenes career in politics. He avoids emotional entanglements — until he meets Tim Laughlin (Bailey), a young man brimming with idealism and religious faith. Their romance begins just as Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn declare war ...
- 8/17/2023
- TV Insider
Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey’s Fellow Travelers will set off on their amorous journey this fall.
Paramount+ announced Thursday that the eight-episode limited series will make its streaming debut on Friday, Oct. 27, two days ahead of its linear Showtime premiere on Sunday, Oct. 29 at 9/8c.
Based on Thomas Mallon’s novel, and adapted by Homeland/Ray Donovan vet Ron Nyswaner, Fellow Travelers charts the 35-year relationship between Bailey’s earnest and optimistic Tim Laughlin and Bomer’s charismatic and intimacy-avoidant “Hawk” Fuller, from their first meeting in the McCarthy-era ’50s through to the AIDS epidemic in the ’80s.
Paramount+ announced Thursday that the eight-episode limited series will make its streaming debut on Friday, Oct. 27, two days ahead of its linear Showtime premiere on Sunday, Oct. 29 at 9/8c.
Based on Thomas Mallon’s novel, and adapted by Homeland/Ray Donovan vet Ron Nyswaner, Fellow Travelers charts the 35-year relationship between Bailey’s earnest and optimistic Tim Laughlin and Bomer’s charismatic and intimacy-avoidant “Hawk” Fuller, from their first meeting in the McCarthy-era ’50s through to the AIDS epidemic in the ’80s.
- 8/17/2023
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Showtime has announced the release date of their upcoming limited series “Fellow Travelers,” starring Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey. The eight-episode drama will premiere on Oct. 27.
Created by Academy Award nominee Ron Nyswaner and based on Thomas Mallon’s novel of the same name, “Fellow Travelers” is both a romance and a political thriller, depicting the secret relationship between two men who meet in McCarthy-era Washington. Bomer plays Hawkins Fuller, a man with a lucrative behind-the-scenes job in politics, and Bailey plays an idealistic, religious young man. Their romance begins at the same time that Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn declare war on “subversives and sexual deviants.” The show tracks the protagonists over four decades, through the Vietnam War protests, the drugs and disco of the 1970s, and the AIDS crisis of the 1980s.
“Fellow Travelers” also stars Jelani Alladin, Allison Williams and Noah J. Ricketts. Daniel Minahan serves...
Created by Academy Award nominee Ron Nyswaner and based on Thomas Mallon’s novel of the same name, “Fellow Travelers” is both a romance and a political thriller, depicting the secret relationship between two men who meet in McCarthy-era Washington. Bomer plays Hawkins Fuller, a man with a lucrative behind-the-scenes job in politics, and Bailey plays an idealistic, religious young man. Their romance begins at the same time that Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn declare war on “subversives and sexual deviants.” The show tracks the protagonists over four decades, through the Vietnam War protests, the drugs and disco of the 1970s, and the AIDS crisis of the 1980s.
“Fellow Travelers” also stars Jelani Alladin, Allison Williams and Noah J. Ricketts. Daniel Minahan serves...
- 8/16/2023
- by Jaden Thompson, McKinley Franklin and Sophia Scorziello
- Variety Film + TV
Prime Video has a great selection of movies to watch for summertime, which officially begins this month. Whether you’re in the mood for a classic romantic comedy, an action-filled franchise or some more nostalgic films, there are options for everyone. Freevee will have “Back to the Future” films as well as “The Hunger Games” series. The first two “Creed” films will also land on the streamer in June.
Romantic films include “Crazy Rich Asians” adapted from Kevin Kwan’s novel, and “Love, Rosie” starring Lily Collins, Sam Claflin, Suki Waterhouse and more. With Juneteenth mid-month, options like “Toni Morrison: The Pieces That I Am” and “The Color Purple” also await viewing.
Below, we offer our curated picks for the best new movies on Amazon Prime Video in June 2023.
“Crazy Rich Asians” (2016) Warner Bros.
Adapted from Kevin Kwan’s book, “Crazy Rich Asians” took big strides for the Aapi community...
Romantic films include “Crazy Rich Asians” adapted from Kevin Kwan’s novel, and “Love, Rosie” starring Lily Collins, Sam Claflin, Suki Waterhouse and more. With Juneteenth mid-month, options like “Toni Morrison: The Pieces That I Am” and “The Color Purple” also await viewing.
Below, we offer our curated picks for the best new movies on Amazon Prime Video in June 2023.
“Crazy Rich Asians” (2016) Warner Bros.
Adapted from Kevin Kwan’s book, “Crazy Rich Asians” took big strides for the Aapi community...
- 6/29/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Prime Video dropped the official trailer for Tom Clancy’s “Jack Ryan,” the political thriller series is set to return with two episodes on Friday, June 30. The six-episode season will be available on the streamer, with the remaining four episodes dropping two each Friday, until the series finale on July 14.
The fourth and final season will follow CIA Acting Deputy Director, Jack Ryan, who is tasked with uncovering an internal and national corruption conspiracy; per the official release, “Jack and the team investigate how deep the corruption runs, he discovers a far-worse reality—the convergence of a drug cartel with a terrorist organization—ultimately revealing a conspiracy much closer to home and testing our hero’s belief in the system he has always fought to protect.”
John Krasinski stars as Jack Ryan, and returns with fellow former cast members, Wendell Pierce, Michael Kelly, Betty Gabriel and Abbie Cornish, as well as two new additions,...
The fourth and final season will follow CIA Acting Deputy Director, Jack Ryan, who is tasked with uncovering an internal and national corruption conspiracy; per the official release, “Jack and the team investigate how deep the corruption runs, he discovers a far-worse reality—the convergence of a drug cartel with a terrorist organization—ultimately revealing a conspiracy much closer to home and testing our hero’s belief in the system he has always fought to protect.”
John Krasinski stars as Jack Ryan, and returns with fellow former cast members, Wendell Pierce, Michael Kelly, Betty Gabriel and Abbie Cornish, as well as two new additions,...
- 6/2/2023
- by McKinley Franklin, Charna Flam and Sophia Scorziello
- Variety Film + TV
A trailer for Showtime’s upcoming political drama “Fellow Travelers” released Thursday, teasing Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey as star-crossed lovers who begin a romance during the McCarthy era and the persecution of the LGBTQ community that came with it.
The teaser begins with Bomer (“Magic Mike”) and Bailey (“Bridgerton”) walking past each other in a hallway before a montage of fireworks, romance, violence and suffering flashes rapidly. Watch the full teaser at the top of the page.
According to the show’s description, Bomer plays Hawkins Fuller, a handsome, charismatic man who “maintains a financially rewarding, behind-the scenes career in politics.” Bailey plays Tim Laughlin, “a young man brimming with idealism and religious faith.” The characters’ lives intertwine in 1950s Washington D.C., during Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn’s war on “subversives and sexual deviants.”
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The teaser begins with Bomer (“Magic Mike”) and Bailey (“Bridgerton”) walking past each other in a hallway before a montage of fireworks, romance, violence and suffering flashes rapidly. Watch the full teaser at the top of the page.
According to the show’s description, Bomer plays Hawkins Fuller, a handsome, charismatic man who “maintains a financially rewarding, behind-the scenes career in politics.” Bailey plays Tim Laughlin, “a young man brimming with idealism and religious faith.” The characters’ lives intertwine in 1950s Washington D.C., during Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn’s war on “subversives and sexual deviants.”
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- 6/2/2023
- by Mason Bissada
- The Wrap
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