Jonathan Bailey is giving us another reason to revisit Fellow Travelers, and no, we haven’t forgotten that scene. The actor, who starred opposite Matt Bomer in the historical LGBTQ+ drama, is encouraging fans to tune in as the series returns to UK television. And if you somehow missed this deliciously complicated love story the first time around, darling, consider this your sign.
A Love Story That Was Never Just About Romance
Based on Thomas Mallon’s novel of the same name, Fellow Travelers follows Tim Laughlin (Bailey) and Hawkins Fuller (Bomer), whose relationship unfolds across four decades of American history, beginning during the Lavender Scare of the McCarthy era. Against a backdrop of political persecution and widespread homophobia, their romance explores the cost of living in a world that refuses to let them love freely.
But the series doesn’t just give us yearning glances and tragic romance. It also gets into the intimate details of their relationship, including desire, power, and sexual dynamics.
Bailey previously described the show’s sex scenes as “so intrinsic” to the story, explaining how people’s sexual preferences are often taken for granted. He also highlighted how rarely gay relationships are depicted with such attention to dominance, submission, and the ways power and status can shape intimacy.
And yes, the show explores kink, too. Remember when Tim gets intimate with Hawkins’ foot? If that scene somehow escaped your memory, perhaps it’s time for a rewatch. We’re not judging. We’re simply providing a public service.
The one from Fellow Travelers with the gay sex. https://t.co/xDTfj8Qqwc
— johnny❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥 (@iceman81x) December 21, 2023
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Jonathan Bailey Has Something to Say
In an Instagram video encouraging fans to watch the series, Bailey spoke about how Fellow Travelers affected him personally.
“Every now and then there’s this sort of magic and a story finds you at exactly the right moment in your life and it quietly rearranges something inside of you,” he said, explaining how the show had that effect on him.
Honestly, coming from Bailey in that deep, sultry voice we’ve also been hearing in his narration of the new Dracula audiobook, even a reminder to check the television schedule sounds like an event.
Your Fellow Travelers Rewatch Starts Now
The series is returning to Channel 4 in the UK, with all episodes available to stream online. So whether you’re revisiting Tim and Hawkins’ complicated romance or finally catching up, there’s no better excuse to dive back in.
Come for Bailey and Bomer. Stay for the emotional devastation, the chemistry, and the scenes that definitely weren’t covered in your history textbooks.