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Netflix’s Reclutas (Boots) Breaks Out as a Top Title With Strong Early Reviews

Set in 1990, the eight-episode series fictionalizes Greg Cope White’s Marine memoir to revisit the era before “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”

Overview

  • The series has climbed into Netflix’s most-watched list, including No. 1 in Argentina, and holds a 93% Rotten Tomatoes score, according to recent reports.
  • Creator Andy Parker positions the narrative in 1990 to capture a transitional moment preceding the U.S. military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy.
  • Miles Heizer stars as Cameron Cope, a recruit hiding his sexuality during Marine training, with Vera Farmiga, Liam Oh and Max Parker in key roles.
  • Jennifer Cecil is the showrunner and Norman Lear serves as executive producer on the eight-part drama-comedy.
  • Drawing from Greg Cope White’s 2015 memoir The Pink Marine, the show is a fictionalized retelling; White completed boot camp and served six years while closeted.