Preview — Fellow Travelers Season 1 Episode 1: You’re Wonderful
Based on the historical romance thriller novel by Thomas Mallon, Fellow Travelers Season 1 Episode 1, “You’re Wonderful,” showcases a meeting between two men in the 1950s that leads to a decades-long romance.
Meeting in the height of the McCarthy era, where being anything but a straight male is a crime, Hawkins Fuller (Matt Bomer) runs into Timothy Laughlin (Jonathan Bailey) in a chance encounter.
Their meeting begins a long, explosive, on-and-off-again relationship that takes them through the 60s, 70s, and 80s as they live publicly without one another and maintain their life-long secret affair.
Based on the promotional photos and videos below, Fellow Travelers looks to be Showtime’s next big romantic hit, bringing passion, thrills, and emotional blows.
Check out the photos and promo video below for a preview!
Episode Description:
Hawkins Fuller is a war hero moving up the ladder at the State Department, flirting with women while enjoying clandestine sex with men and avoiding emotional entanglements. Everything changes when Hawk meets religious Tim Laughlin: they begin an affair that puts them in jeopardy. In 1986, married Hawk receives a mysterious package and decides he must see Tim.
Written by: Thomas Mallon (based on the novel by) and Ron Nyswaner (created by)
Directed by: Daniel Minahan
Photos from Fellow Travelers Season 1 Episode 1:
Promo video:
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Fellow Travelers premieres Friday, October 27, at 9/8c on Showtime.
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Cade Taylor
Cade Taylor is a television and film critic living in St. Louis, Missouri. He is a Senior Writer for Tell-Tale TV. His love for television developed at a young age, with a concentration on queer stories, sitcoms, teen dramas, and science fiction thrillers. In addition, he works full-time as a news producer, telling the stories of Missourians and helming "Produced in the Bi-State," a segment spotlighting actors, musicians, and entertainers from the St. Louis area. He can be reached by email at cade@telltaletv.com.