Boots is an American military drama television series from Andy Parker, based on the memoir The Pink Marine by Greg Cope White. It premiered on Netflix on October 9, 2025. == Premise == A secretly gay American teenager joins the American military alongside his straight best friend during the 1990s. == Cast == === Main === Miles Heizer as Cameron Cope Max Parker as Sergeant Liam Robert Sullivan Vera Farmiga as Barbara Cope Liam Oh as Ray McAffey Cedrick Cooper as Staff Sergeant Marcus McKinnon Ana Ayora as Capt. Denise Fajardo Angus O'Brien as Thaddeus Beau Sterling Hicks Dominic Goodman as Isaiah Nash Kieron Moore as Nicholas Slovacek Nicolas Logan as Sergeant Cary Wayne Howitt Blake Burt as John Bowman Rico Paris as Santos Santos === Recurring === Brandon Tyler Moore as Cody Bowman Zach Roerig as Sgt. Knox Anthony Marble as Harlan McAffey Joy Osmanski as Setsuko McAffey Ivan Hoey Jr. as Benjy Cope Logan Gould as Mo Mason Jack Kay as Joshua Jones Troy Leigh-Anne Johnson as Alice Johnathan Nieves as Eduardo Ochoa Brett Dalton as Sgt. Pitowski == Episodes == == Production == === Development === Boots is produced by Sony Pictures Television and Act III Productions, and is inspired by the 2015 memoir The Pink Marine by Greg Cope White, who is also an executive producer. It received a series order from Netflix in May 2023, and entered pre-production on 7 June of that year. The series is created by Andy Parker, who adapted the book and serves as showrunner and executive producer, with Jennifer Cecil as executive producer and co-showrunner. Norman Lear and Brent Miller of Act III also executive produce, alongside Rachel Davidson and Scott Hornbacher. Peter Hoar executive produces and directs the first episode. === Casting === The main cast includes Vera Farmiga, Miles Heizer, Liam Oh, Ana Ayora, Blake Burt, Kieron Moore, Dominic Goodman, Angus O'Brien and Rico Paris, with many of the cast optioned for a possible second season in August 2025. Additional cast of the series includes Brandon Tyler Moore, Zach Roerig, Anthony Marble, Joy Osmanski, Ivan Hoey Jr., Logan Gould, Jack Kay, Troy Leigh-Anne Johnson, Johnathan Nieves and Brett Dalton. === Filming === Production of the first season began in the summer of 2023 but was halted after one week due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. Filming resumed in March 2024 and wrapped in August 2024. == Release == The series was released on Netflix on October 9, 2025. == Reception == The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 91% approval rating based on 22 critic reviews. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, gave a score of 72 out of 100 based on 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable". == References == == External links == Boots at IMDb