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Despite a little-know line-up of actors, ‘Boots’ is surging in popularity Patti Perret/Netflix © 2024 Every year hundreds of new shows and movies join Netflix’s library adding to its thousands of titles. Standing out from the crowd is far from straightforward unless a production has a string of A List stars. This makes it all the more noteworthy when a show with little-known actors surges in interest which is exactly what is happening right now. Military dramedy Boots isn’t your typical glitzy Netflix production. Set in the 1990s, it tells the story of a skinny and secretly gay teenager Cameron Cope who is tired of being bullied at school so enlists himself in the Marine Corps with his best friend Ray. The eight-episode show follows them on their grueling 13-week journey through boot camp and is crammed with comical military stereotypes. The format was first widely popularized in the 1970s with the sitcom M*A*S*H and it features a homesick recruit, a fish out of water, toxic masculinity and, of course, withering insults from a hard-nosed drill instructor. Offset against the brutality of boot camp is the theme of building brotherhood and betrayal with bittersweet revelations and plot twists aplenty. Viewers are kept on the edge of their seats as not only is Cameron trying to fit in but he is also trying to keep his homosexuality a secret as it was illegal in the Marines in the 1990s. Adding to the tension, one of the drill instructors is on to him giving the show the air of a thriller as well as a coming-of-age comedy. It has enough angles to appeal to a wide audience and is even inspired by a true story as the show is based on the memoir The Pink Marine by veteran Greg Cope White. One…

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