Back to today’s briefing

Story perspectives

Netflix Cancels 'Boots,' Marking Loss for Queer Representation

12/18/2025

42 5

Summary

Story summary

Netflix canceled Boots, a queer drama set in the Marine Corps, marking a loss for representation.
Norman Lear, a television icon, had Boots as his last project, and he died in December 2023.
Brent Miller, Lear's producing partner, expressed disappointment but pride in the show's impact.
The cancellation coincided with Rob and Michele Reiner's deaths, friends of Lear, and the Lear family mourned, noting the Reiners' art and activism.

1 of 1

Story summary

Netflix canceled Boots, a queer drama set in the Marine Corps, marking a loss for representation.
Norman Lear, a television icon, had Boots as his last project, and he died in December 2023.
Brent Miller, Lear's producing partner, expressed disappointment but pride in the show's impact.
The cancellation coincided with Rob and Michele Reiner's deaths, friends of Lear, and the Lear family mourned, noting the Reiners' art and activism.