Gay Marine's Story Comes to Netflix with '13 Reasons Why' Star Miles Heizer

Netflix has ordered a 10-episode run for a dramedy titled "The Corps," which is inspired by "The Pink Marine," the true story of a gay Marine. TV legend Norman Lear – the force behind TV sitcom classics like "All in the Family," "Maude," The Jeffersons," and "One Day at a Time" – is producing.

Variety quoted from the show's logline in its report: "Set in 1990, 'The Corps' 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 premise sees the main character, Cameron (played by Miles Heizer), hoping to become a "real man" by joining the storied branch of the military after experiencing high school as the victim of homophobic bullying, Variety went on to say.

The memoir's website lays out the parallels between the Greg Cope White memoir and the show's premise.

"Enlisting was his first battle," the site says, noting that White was forced "to cheat to pass the physical and then lie on the enlistment papers about his sexuality. This was a time when Out was not In."

Variety said that the series "brings Heizer back to Netflix, as he previously starred in the streamer's hit series '13 Reasons Why,'" noting that the actor "is also known for his roles in films like 'Love, Simon' and... the NBC drama 'Parenthood.'"

Also starring is Vera Farmiga of "Bates Motel" fame. Farmiga plays Cameron's mother, Barbara, who is "always on the run from the consequences of her actions," according to the show's official description, "but she becomes unmoored" when Cameron leaves home to join up.

Max Parker stars, as well, as a Marine sergeant named Sullivan. "Haunted by his past, Sullivan sees himself in Cameron and tries to prepare him for the same personal war he'll face beyond boot camp," the show's synopsis says.

In addition to Norman Lear as one of the show's executive producers, "Andy Parker serves as writer, executive producer, and showrunner on the series," Variety listed.