Decades-long chronicle of the risky, volatile and steamy relationship between the charismatic and ambitious Hawk and the pious and idealistic Tim, two political staffers who fall in love at the height of the 1950s Lavender Scare. Through the Vietnam War protests of the 1960s, the drug-fueled disco culture of the 1970s and the AIDS crisis of the 1980s, the two men’s fiery affair only intensifies despite the constant threat of being exposed and losing everything.
Air date: 2023-10-29
Runtime: 62 min
Overview: In 1950’s Washington, Hawkins Fuller is a WWII veteran moving up the ladder at the State Department when he meets religious Tim Laughlin. In 1986, married Hawk receives a mysterious package.
Air date: 2023-11-05
Runtime: 58 min
Overview: Hawk distances himself from Tim as he begins questioning his faith. Journalist Marcus loses his job after a dispute with Roy Cohn.
Air date: 2023-11-12
Runtime: 58 min
Overview: Hawk and Tim go on a road trip that turns quickly sour. Marcus and Frankie’s encounter with a racist bouncer nearly tears them apart. In 1980s San Francisco, Tim withholds forgiveness.
Air date: 2023-11-19
Runtime: 57 min
Overview: As the government’s purge of homosexuals continues, Hawk faces a polygraph test about his sex life and publicly courts Lucy. In 1980s San Francisco, Hawk meets Marcus and Frankie’s adopted son.
Air date: 2023-11-26
Runtime: 58 min
Overview: Roy Cohn’s obsession with David Schine leads to the televised Army-McCarthy hearings. Exposed to McCarthy’s – and Hawk’s – true natures, Tim makes a life-changing decision about his future.
Air date: 2023-12-03
Runtime: 55 min
Overview: In 1968, Hawk and Lucy have a settled life, two children, and a country house — where anti-war protestor Tim is forced to hide. Marcus puts aside his career to care for his aged father.
Air date: 2023-12-10
Runtime: 57 min
Overview: After a family tragedy, Hawk has exiled himself to Fire Island where he drinks himself to death. In 1979, Tim visits Hawk to console him and things take a dark turn. Meanwhile, Marcus and Frankie are drawn into the explosion of gay rage prompted by the verdict in Dan White’s murder trial.
Air date: 2023-12-17
Runtime: 67 min
Overview: In 1986 San Francisco, Hawk seeks redemption and faces Lucy. Marcus and Frankie receive distressing news concerning Jerome. Tim makes a wrenching decision that will change Hawk’s life forever.
