And it's about the tension between Bomer's character, Hawkins, who wants a successful State Department career - so he is perfectly content to stay in the closet, get married, have kids while hooking up with men - versus Tim, the character played by Jonathan Bailey, who's a lot more idealistic. WELDON: Well, they're played by Matt Bomer from "White Collar" and Jonathan Bailey from "Bridgerton," two just egregiously, insultingly handsome actors. Tell us a little bit more about the two main characters. SUMMERS: So, Glen, I mean, this sounds like a phenomenal setup for a show. SUMMERS: Glen Weldon is host of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast, and he's here to talk about "Fellow Travelers." Hi, Glen. See that red line on the cash register there? That comes on, you better make 12 inches of daylight between you and your friend right here and do it fast - only takes three seconds for the cops to come downstairs. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #1: (As character) Hey, buster. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "FELLOW TRAVELERS") They live under the constant threat of exposure, even when they find themselves in the seemingly safe space of one of D.C.'s underground gay bars. At the start of their relationship in 1953, both men work for the federal government in Washington, D.C. The new series "Fellow Travelers" follows two gay men over the course of four decades, from the McCarthy hearings of the 1950s through the AIDS crisis of the 1980s.
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