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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Phil Harrison

Fellow Travelers to All the Light We Cannot See: the seven best shows to stream this week

Jonathan Bailey and Matt Bomer in Fellow Travelers.
Give them a wave … Jonathan Bailey and Matt Bomer in Fellow Travelers. Photograph: Ben Mark Holzberg/Showtime

Fellow Travelers

The era of Senator Joseph McCarthy’s anti-communist purges was characterised by paranoia, betrayal and secrets. This slick drama explores what was arguably the most dangerous secret of them all – a same-sex love affair. Matt Bomer is Hawkins Fuller, a political fixer who is warm when he can afford to be; ice-cold when he needs to be. When he catches the eye of earnest Republican operative Tim Laughlin (Jonathan Bailey), sparks fly. Can such an alliance have a future? As fans of Thomas Mallon’s novel will know, the answer is yes. Encompassing both triumph and tragedy, the relationship spans the following decades, taking in emancipation, disco and the horror of Aids.
Paramount+, from Saturday 28 October

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