It’s where he and his friends, including Bowen Yang’s Howie and Matt Rogers’ Luke, fortify their friendship bond into family.
In an opening voice-over, Booster’s character, Noah, refers to Fire Island as a “sacred place.” It’s about a group of gay friends who convene every summer for a week on the titular mecca, the New York City-adjacent beachside destination the LGBTQ community flocks to in droves each year once Speedo weather arrives. Those are the superficial perks of the world created in Fire Island, which was written by and stars Joel Kim Booster.