Matt Bomer Reunites with ‘Fellow Travelers’ Creators for New Queer-Led TV Drama

Matt Bomer is reuniting with members of the creative team behind the LGBTQ+ historical drama “Fellow Travelers” for a new television series, extending a collaboration that helped produce one of the most celebrated queer shows of recent years. The new project, which is in development, brings Bomer back together with producers and writers who worked on the Showtime/Paramount+ miniseries, though specific plot details and a release timeline have not yet been publicly disclosed.

“Fellow Travelers,” which premiered in 2023 on Showtime and Paramount+ with Showtime, followed a decades-spanning romance between two men who first meet during the McCarthy era and navigate the intertwined forces of homophobia, government surveillance, and political ambition. The series was adapted from Thomas Mallon’s 2007 novel and starred Matt Bomer as Hawkins “Hawk” Fuller and Jonathan Bailey as Timothy “Tim” Laughlin.

The show drew widespread critical acclaim for its portrayal of queer life across several decades of U.S. history, its exploration of the Lavender Scare, and its emotionally complex depiction of a closeted government official and his idealistic lover. Reviewers highlighted the series’ nuanced writing and Bomer and Bailey’s performances, which helped position “Fellow Travelers” as a landmark in prestige LGBTQ+ television.

Awards bodies also recognized the impact of the miniseries. “Fellow Travelers” received a Peabody Award and multiple nominations across major ceremonies, including recognition at the Primetime Emmy Awards and the Golden Globe Awards. These honors underscored how a character-driven LGBTQ+ story, anchored in specific historical realities, could connect with both queer and non-queer audiences in mainstream spaces.

In a 2025 interview reflecting on “Fellow Travelers,” Bomer said he was “grateful that we were able to get the show made” but questioned whether such a series would be greenlit under current industry conditions, citing “certain circumstances in the industry” and “the way certain things are tightening up.” He pointed to rollbacks in studio diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and broader political backlash against LGBTQ+ content as part of the context in which new projects are now developed.

Those concerns have been echoed across the entertainment sector as some companies have scaled back or removed LGBTQ+ storylines and characters, prompting alarm from advocacy organizations about diminishing on-screen representation. In that light, the decision to reunite the “Fellow Travelers” team for another queer-focused series is notable, suggesting there is still institutional support for ambitious LGBTQ+ storytelling at a time of political and commercial pressure.

Bomer has described the audience response to “Fellow Travelers” as “overwhelmingly moving,” emphasizing that conversations with viewers about the show’s depiction of queer history have been especially meaningful. He has also connected the series’ themes—particularly its exploration of surveillance, discrimination, and employment consequences for LGBTQ+ people—to contemporary debates over civil rights and institutional power.

At the same time, Bomer has been vocal about seeking opportunities to portray “queer joy on camera,” noting that many of his recent LGBTQ+ roles, including in “Doom Patrol,” “The Boys in the Band,” “Fellow Travelers,” and “Maestro,” focused on repressed or conflicted characters. He recently pursued that aim in the Hulu comedy “Mid-Century Modern,” in which he stars alongside Nathan Lane and Nathan Lee Graham as one of three gay men who share a home in Palm Springs after the death of a friend.

The new reunion project with the “Fellow Travelers” creative team arrives against this backdrop of both concern and possibility: concern about narrowed space for LGBTQ+ narratives and possibility in the form of proven audience appetite for complex queer stories. While formal details about the series’ genre, distribution platform, and cast beyond Bomer have not yet been outlined in public reporting, the involvement of a team that previously delivered a critically recognized queer historical epic has already drawn interest within LGBTQ+ media circles.

For many LGBTQ+ viewers, the continuation of this collaboration represents more than a simple casting announcement. It is another indication that queer-led projects, when given resources and creative freedom, can thrive artistically and culturally even in a challenging political moment.