Boots (TV series)

Boots is an American military comedy drama television series created by Andy Parker, based on the memoir The Pink Marine by Greg Cope White. The series follows Miles Heizer as Cameron Cope, a closeted gay teenager from Louisiana who enlists in the United States Marine Corps alongside his best friend Ray McAffey (Liam Oh). Set in 1990, when the military excluded gay people from service, the story depicts their boot camp training under Sergeant Sullivan (Max Parker), a drill instructor who takes special interest in Cope. The series also stars Ana Ayora, Blake Burt, Cedrick Cooper, Dominic Goodman, Nicholas Logan, Kieron Moore, Angus O'Brien, Rico Paris, and Vera Farmiga. The series premiered on Netflix on October 9, 2025, and received positive reviews from critics, but received backlash from conservatives and The Pentagon under the Trump administration. Some also claimed that its portrayal of military life at the time it was set was an oversimplification. In addition, rather than being a resident of Louisiana who enlisted in 1990, Greg Cope White was actually a resident of Texas, with The Pink Marine also being set in 1979. It was canceled after one season on December 12, 2025. Like Boots, a 1996 episode of JAG which had a similar title, "Boot," had also discussed potential unethical treatment at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, with one scene even suggesting potential violation of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy after one of the star characters was asked about her sexuality while serving undercover as a recruit at Parris Island.