Netflix announced a new comedy drama series, tentatively titled The Corps, on social media on Monday. The series will be executive produced by Andy Parker, Norman Lear, Brent Miller, Rachel Davidson, Scott Hornbacher and Sony Pictures Television.
According to the streaming platform, the logline reads, “Set in 1990, The Corps (WT) is about Cameron, a bullied, gay high school student who joins the Marine Corps with his straight best friend, Ray — a dangerous move when being gay in the military meant jail time or worse. As these two friends plunge into Marine Corps boot camp, where the landmines are both literal and metaphorical, they join a platoon of young men on a harrowing journey of transformation.”
The series is inspired by the memoir The Pink Marine by Greg Cope White. The series consists of 10 episodes and stars Miles Heizer as Cameron Cope. He is joined by actors Vera Farmiga, Max Parker, Liam Oh, Cedrick Cooper, Ana Ayora, and others.
The series is written by Andy Parker who will also serve as show runner. Peter Hoar will direct.