Gay U.S. Mare Drama ‘The Corps’ Lands Netflix Seri Orr – The Hollywood Reporter

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• 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 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
• THIS GAY MARE VET JT MA A MOVIE BASED ON HIS LIFE THE CORPS DURG 'DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL'

GAY U.S. MARE DRAMA FROM NORMAN LEAR A GO AT NETFLIX

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. 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. 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.

NETFLIX ORRS GAY MARE DRAMEDY INSPIRED BY GREG COPE WHE MEMOIR, NORMAN LEAR TO PRODUCE

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'

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.

THIS GAY MARE VET JT MA A MOVIE BASED ON HIS LIFE THE CORPS DURG 'DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL'

Netflix is givg Mil Heizer new marchg Corps Cast Liam OhThe 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 ensemble also clus Vampire Diari‘ Zach Roerig as Sgt.

"The Inspectn" is a new feature about a young man who turns his life around the Mare Corps after beg kicked out of the hoe as a teen for beg gay and livg homels for several years. Bratton lived on the streets for a after beg kicked out of the hoe for beg gay. The trailer for Bratton's film brgs a lot of the Mare Corps' re valu, so looks like we n expect a movie that portrays lead character Ellis French's ary experience a posive light spe of the herent problems a gay Mare would have faced that era.