‘Boots’ EP Brent Miller Shares Season 2 Story Plans and Hopes Norman Lear’s Final Show Finds a New Home After Netflix Cancelation

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• shingle, shared his disappointment with Variety that “Boots” won’t continue: “But I do feel so grateful that we were able to make the show – and I couldn’t be more proud of the show we made.” Popular on Variety Related Stories Cannes Winner Jafar Panahi Sentenced in Iran to a Year in Prison in Absentia, Lawyer Says Spanish Screenings on Tour Touches Down at Ventana Sur As for where “Boots” might have gone in Season 2, Miller added, “Our creator, Andy Parker, had always intended to take the boys to war in a Season 2.” Created by Parker, “Boots” was based on Greg Cope White’s book “The Pink Marine.” Miles Heizer starred as Cameron Cope, a disillusioned, closeted ‘90s teen who signs up for the Marine Corps with his best friend Ray McAffey, played by Liam Oh.
• Despite the unwelcoming environment (LGBTQ people were banned from the military at that time), the pair grow into themselves and form lifelong friendships with their fellow recruits as they navigate the social and physical hazards of boot camp.
• For the Lear family, the news of the “Boots” cancellation has, of course, been overshadowed by the tragic deaths of Rob and Michelle Reiner.
• “To be perfectly honest, it would be extremely difficult for Norman to focus on anything but the Reiners and their family at this time,” Miller said.
• “However, had he heard the news of our cancellation prior to the Reiner tragedy, I’m rather confident he would’ve reacted with disappointment, but simultaneously sit in gratitude for having had the opportunity to make the show we made.