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Boots Season 2: Will Netflix Renew and What Could Happen Next?

A look at the show’s performance thus far and where we could head next with any future instalment.

Netflix’s Boots closed its first season on a quiet but striking note: Cameron Cope earned the title Marine just as news of Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait broke. Will the show be coming back for a season 2? How is its viewership so far, and what could we expect from any future entry? Let’s dive in.

The story so far has stayed quite close to Greg Cope White’s memoir The Pink Marine, turning the world of 1990s boot camp into a nuanced coming-of-age drama about survival, identity, and friendship. If the series returns, it will have to move beyond the memoir and show what comes after graduation, and what it meant to serve as a closeted gay Marine at the dawn of the Gulf War.

Will Netflix Renew Boots for a Season 2?

Official Renewal Status: Not Yet Renewed

Greg Cope White’s memoir ends with boot camp graduation and offers no roadmap for life beyond. That means Boots season 2 would move into original territory, free to chart Cameron’s career, friendships, and identity. The show could keep its intimate focus on him or adopt a larger ensemble approach, following different Marines we met in season 1, as they enter new bases or prepare for deployment.

Ahead of the release of season 1, a report from Deadline confirmed that Sony Pictures Television (the production company and studio behind the show; Netflix is just the exclusive distributor) had “extended” the options for many of the series’ key cast members. This move means the cast would be obliged to take part in any second-season order and clearly signals that the creators plan more to come. Cast members included “Miles Heizer, Liam Oh, Kieron Moore, Dominic Goodman, Angus O’Brien, Blake Burt, and Rico Paris,” in addition to potential plans for additional storylines for Vera Farmiga.

The cast is certainly up for more. In an interview with Decider, “I would do literally anything for Season 2,” Miles Heizer told the outlet, with the actor adding, “I think that would be very interesting to explore in Season 2, especially for Cameron, who really was just running away from his family and wanted to be with his best friend. Suddenly realizing this is a very serious decision.”

Max Parker, another actor in the series, echoed those sentiments, saying, “There are so many great characters in the show that it really is an ensemble show, and you don’t necessarily get to see all of the characters [in Season 1]. I think we’ve just scratched the surface of so many of them. So I think it needs a Season 2.”

How well is Boots performing so far on Netflix?

We’ve only got limited data thus far, covering the first four days, during which the series ranked #6 in the English TV charts with 27.5M hours watched globally, translating to 4.7M views. On its face, that’s not a spectacular debut by any stretch, but given the subject matter and that Netflix labels this a comedy, we could see them being a bit more lenient with renewal plans, as we’ve seen this year with titles like Bet or Forever. Similarly, those weren’t necessarily home runs but were well-reviewed.

Here’s how season 1 stacks up against a bunch of other show premieres from the past few years:

Netflix Viewership Data – 1 Week Analysis

Title
Cumulative Views (1 weeks)
Rank

FUBAR
14,700,000
1

Beauty in Black
14,300,000
2

3 Body Problem
11,000,000
3

Black Doves
10,800,000
4

Hostage
10,800,000
5

All The Light We Cannot See
9,800,000
6

The Waterfront
8,300,000
7

My Life with the Walter Boys – Season 1
7,500,000
8

Ransom Canyon
7,200,000
9

Black Rabbit
6,600,000
10

Pulse
6,500,000
11

Pulse
6,500,000
12

Territory
6,400,000
13

Dept. Q – Season 1
6,000,000
14

No Good Deed
6,000,000
15

Beef – Season 1
5,800,000
16

Bodies
5,500,000
17

One Day
5,300,000
18

House of Guinness
5,200,000
19

Toxic Town
4,800,000
20

Boots
4,700,000
21

The Brothers Sun
4,100,000
22

Boy Swallows Universe
3,600,000
23

KAOS
3,400,000
24

Bodkin
3,300,000
25

Dead Boy Detectives
3,100,000
26

Leanne – Season 1
2,700,000
27

Ripley
2,300,000
28

We’ll have more to cover on the viewership front in the weeks to come!

What to Expect From Boot Season 2

Where Boots Left Us

Boots ended its first season with Cameron Cope (Miles Heizer) surviving the grind of Marine boot camp in 1990, hiding his sexuality while clinging to a private mantra: lock it up. Over eight episodes, he endured brutal training, brief camaraderie, and tragedy, including the death of a fellow recruit. He rose to squad leader, was humiliated, earned a wary mentorship from Sergeant Sullivan (Max Parker), and forged a fragile brotherhood with Ray, Nash, Santos, and the Bowman twins.

Everything was built to the Crucible, a 54-hour final test. Cameron and Ray pushed each other and their platoon across the finish line. Just as Cameron was about to graduate, his mother revealed a paperwork error that could void his enlistment. Offered a way out, he chose to stay, determined to claim his place without losing his identity. The season closed with the platoon celebrating as news broke that Iraq had invaded Kuwait and U.S. forces were preparing for war.

Where Season 2 Could Go

Season 1 was closely tied to Greg Cope White’s memoir The Pink Marine and to the real structure of Marine training. The final scene, U.S. troops preparing to deploy to Saudi Arabia, signals a shift from boot camp to the wider military.

In the early 1990s, new Marines didn’t go straight from Parris Island to war. After graduation, they attended the School of Infantry, full infantry training or a shorter combat skills course, and then their MOS (Military Occupational Specialty) school before joining permanent units. A second season could either follow this step-by-step path or use a time jump to move closer to the Gulf War build-up.

A time jump would also let the writers place the story nearer to the 1992 Gulf War combat phase and the political changes that followed. By 1993 the U.S. adopted the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, which officially barred openly gay service members but prohibited the military from asking about sexual orientation. It was meant as a compromise, but still forced LGBTQ troops to stay closeted and risk discharge if discovered. Moving the timeline forward could bring these shifting rules directly into Cameron’s story, showing how a gay Marine had to navigate new “protection” that was, in practice, another form of silence.

It would also open space to expand the canvas beyond one platoon, showing Marines at different bases and how the institution treated women and recruits of color once they left the closed world of boot camp. Season 1 only hinted at these realities, Captain Fajardo’s struggle for respect, and glimpses of other training companies, but stayed centered on Cameron’s class. Broadening the scope would feel natural.

Is Sullivan’s Story Over?

Sergeant Sullivan remains one of Boots’ most compelling figures. A decorated Recon Marine hardened by years of hiding, he spent the season pushing Cameron to survive what once broke him. But the finale left him at rock bottom:

NCIS reopened its investigation into his past relationship with Major Wilkinson.
He learned Wilkinson was charged under the military’s ban on gay service members.
Shaken, he got drunk, called Captain Fajardo in despair, and assaulted a civilian outside a bar, an act that triggered felony charges and likely a dishonorable discharge.

On screen, that feels like an exit. Yet Captain Fajardo urged him to fight the charges, leaving a narrative door cracked open. Bringing Sullivan back would give Cameron a mentor as he faces the wider Marine Corps, and let the show continue exploring what closeting and institutional homophobia cost an otherwise brilliant Marine.

Now it’s over to you – do you want to see Boots return for a season 2? Let us know in the comments.