Netflix has orred a dramedy seri spired by the memoir “The Pk Mare” wrten by Greg Cope Whe, Variety has learned. Currently tled “The Corps,” Netflix has given the show a 10 episo orr. The official logle stat, “Set 1990, ‘The Corps’ is about Cameron, a bullied, gay high school stunt who jos the […]
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- NETFLIX ORRS GAY MARE DRAMEDY INSPIRED BY GREG COPE WHE MEMOIR, NORMAN LEAR TO PRODUCE
- NETFLIX ORRS NORMAN LEAR-PRODUCED DRAMEDY ABOUT A GAY MARE SERVG BEFORE 'DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL'
- MIL HEIZER TO STAR AS GAY MARE NETFLIX DRAMEDY FROM NORMAN LEAR; VERA FARMIGA, MAX PARKER ALSO CAST
- GAY U.S. MARE DRAMA FROM NORMAN LEAR A GO AT NETFLIX
NETFLIX ORRS GAY MARE DRAMEDY INSPIRED BY GREG COPE WHE MEMOIR, NORMAN LEAR TO PRODUCE
Netflix has hand a seri orr to 'The Corps,' a 10-episo dramedy about a gay mare starrg Mil Heizer * netflix orders gay marine dramedy *
The official logle stat, “Set 1990, ‘The Corps’ is about Cameron, a bullied, gay high school stunt who jos the Mare Corps wh his straight bt iend, Ray — a dangero move when beg gay the ary meant jail time or worse. The character is scribed as “a charmg unrdog — a gay, bullied teenager livg a chaotic home wh his narcissistic mom — he impulsively jos the Mar wh his straight bt iend hop that he’ll fally be ma to a ‘real man.
When Greg Cope Whe first vised a Mare Corps recer 1979, he had what was then a disqualifyg secret: He was (and still is) a homosexual man.
Ary faced a number of high-profile lawsus om those acced of homosexualy who were forcibly dmmed out, often given an "unsirable" discharge.
NETFLIX ORRS NORMAN LEAR-PRODUCED DRAMEDY ABOUT A GAY MARE SERVG BEFORE 'DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL'
* netflix orders gay marine dramedy *
While he was servg, the Department of Defense dified the regulatn that homosexualy was "patible wh ary service. He also wrote a memoir of his time servg the Mar as a gay man, lled "The Pk Mare: One Boy's Journey Through Boot Camp to Manhood.
MIL HEIZER TO STAR AS GAY MARE NETFLIX DRAMEDY FROM NORMAN LEAR; VERA FARMIGA, MAX PARKER ALSO CAST
Called "The Corps, " the show centers on Cameron Cope, "a bullied, gay high school stunt who jos the Mar wh his straight bt iend, Ray -- a dangero move when beg gay the ary meant jail time or worse. Actor Mil Heizer ("13 Reasons Why") stars as Cope, "a charmg unrdog -- a gay, bullied teenager livg a chaotic home wh his narcissistic mom -- he impulsively jos the Mar wh his straight bt iend hop that he'll fally be ma to a 'real man.
Often lled DADT, the policy barred openly gay, lbian or bisexual people om servg, but also prohibed discrimatg agast closeted dividuals. Anti-homosexual bias and harassment were rampant the armed forc, and DADT was not implemented as promised or tend.
The streamer has greenl The Corps, a 10-episo, 1990-set dramedy starrg the 13 Reasons Why and Parenthood actor as a bullied gay high school stunt who jos the Mare Corp wh his straight BFF (played by newer Liam Oh, pictured). Sullivan, a more seasoned gay mare who se himself Cameron and tri to prepare him for the real-world war he’ll face beyond boot mp. Netflix has greenl a seri — which unts the legendary Norman Lear among s executive producers — that will follow a gay teenager who enlists the U.
GAY U.S. MARE DRAMA FROM NORMAN LEAR A GO AT NETFLIX
The streamer has orred 10 episos of The Corps, a drama that will follows Cameron Cope (Mil Heizer), a bullied gay teen who jos the Mar wh his straight bt iend, Ray McCaffey (Liam Oh), 1990 — a pre-Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell era when beg gay the ary uld mean jail time or worse.