Matt Bomer's McCarthy-era political thriller Fellow Travelers gets a Showtime series order

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The limited series from Philadelphia screenwriter Ron Nyswaner, announced last September, "is a love story and political thriller, chronicling the volatile romance of two very different men who meet in the shadow of McCarthy-era Washington," per Deadline. "Bomer will play handsome, charismatic Hawkins Fuller, who maintains a financially rewarding, behind-the scenes career in politics. Hawkins avoids emotional entanglements – until he meets Tim Laughlin, a young man brimming with idealism and religious faith."