Astronauts Wanted, a joint venture of former MTV Networks CEO Judy McGrath, Sony Music Entertainment and Diga Studios (Scream, Teen Wolf) have teamed with Complex Networks on Sorry Not Sorry, an eight-episode female comedy sketch show, for premiere July 25 on Verizon’s go90. Featuring rising comics Manon Mathews, Esther Ku, Traci Stumpf and Hannah Pilkes, Sorry Not Sorry takes inspiration from viral shortform content and is an extension of the casts' existing work on…...
- 7/7/2017
- Deadline TV
New Form Digital has released its upcoming slate of pilots from its most recent incubator series, featuring both traditional and web-based stars. The digital studio’s incubator series (now in its fourth run) acts as a showcase for up and coming creators mentored and developed through the program. Pilots that have been sold in the past have included Streamy Award winners “Oscar’s Hotel for Fantastical Creatures” and “Anna Akana’s Miss 2059”, YouTube Red’s “Single By 30,” “I Ship It,” and the Conan O’Brien produced animated series “Final Space.”
The newest wave of this incubator series includes content from web series stars such as Manon Matthews, Eric Ochoa, Alexa Losey and television stars Melissa Fumero (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”) and Lisa Kudrow, who in 2015 signed an exclusive deal with New Form through her production company Is or Isn’t Entertainment.
New Form has a recent track record for including...
The newest wave of this incubator series includes content from web series stars such as Manon Matthews, Eric Ochoa, Alexa Losey and television stars Melissa Fumero (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”) and Lisa Kudrow, who in 2015 signed an exclusive deal with New Form through her production company Is or Isn’t Entertainment.
New Form has a recent track record for including...
- 5/5/2017
- by Juan Diaz
- Indiewire
Six of the world’s biggest Vine stars are slated to hit the road for a comedy tour dubbed Team Internet Live. The sketch show, which is being produced in the vein SNL and Mad TV, will also feature digital shorts and musical acts. It kicks off on Oct. 2 in Los Angeles.
Team Internet Live is being produced by Collab -- a digital studio that reps creators on Vine, YouTube, and beyond. Featured performers -- who count a combined 30 million followers across all social platforms -- include Darius Benson, David Lopez, J. Cyrus, Manon Mathews, Ry Doon, and Vincent Marcus.
While the cast members got their start on Vine, each has since branched out to other platforms and projects. Benson, for instance, appeared on CBS’ The Amazing Race, while Mathews will appear in YouTube Red’s Single By 30 as well as Comedy Central’s Broad City. Cyrus, noted for...
Team Internet Live is being produced by Collab -- a digital studio that reps creators on Vine, YouTube, and beyond. Featured performers -- who count a combined 30 million followers across all social platforms -- include Darius Benson, David Lopez, J. Cyrus, Manon Mathews, Ry Doon, and Vincent Marcus.
While the cast members got their start on Vine, each has since branched out to other platforms and projects. Benson, for instance, appeared on CBS’ The Amazing Race, while Mathews will appear in YouTube Red’s Single By 30 as well as Comedy Central’s Broad City. Cyrus, noted for...
- 9/20/2016
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
Who is your backup plan? That's what YouTube Red's new Single By 30 TV show asks. Below, watch a preview and the pilot -- for free. The first eight-episode season of this romantic comedy from Wong Fu Productions, premiered August 24, 2016 exclusively on YouTube Red.Single By 30 features two high school best friends who promise to marry each other, if they are still single by 30. Flash forward to 12 years later when the pair run into each other as adults. The cast includes: Harry Shum Jr., Kina Grannis, Eric Ochoa, Anna Akana, Hillary Matthews, Manon Mathews. Ryan Higa guest stars.Read More…...
- 8/31/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Doctor Thorne
Amazon has confirmed that "Downton Abbey" creator Julian Fellowes' new period drama series "Doctor Thorne" series will be added to its lineup of Amazon Original Series with the premiere scheduled to air May 20th. Tom Hollander, Ian McShane, Alison Brie,, Rebecca Front and Richard McCabe star. [Source: Amazon]
Fml
YouTube star Bart Baker, a popular musical parody comedian, has joined the cast of the road trip comedy "Fml" at Digital Riot Media. Jason Nash is directing from his own script. Brandon Calvillo, Busy Philipps, Andy Daly, Jennifer Irwin, Greg Cromer and Manon Mathews also star in the film which is currently shooting.
The story follows a 40-something man (Nash) as he treks across the United States with a nineteen-year-old (Calvillo) to gain a million followers; allowing the man to take care of his family and the kid to land the girl of his dreams. Baker plays Swagg, an overnight social media millionaire,...
Amazon has confirmed that "Downton Abbey" creator Julian Fellowes' new period drama series "Doctor Thorne" series will be added to its lineup of Amazon Original Series with the premiere scheduled to air May 20th. Tom Hollander, Ian McShane, Alison Brie,, Rebecca Front and Richard McCabe star. [Source: Amazon]
Fml
YouTube star Bart Baker, a popular musical parody comedian, has joined the cast of the road trip comedy "Fml" at Digital Riot Media. Jason Nash is directing from his own script. Brandon Calvillo, Busy Philipps, Andy Daly, Jennifer Irwin, Greg Cromer and Manon Mathews also star in the film which is currently shooting.
The story follows a 40-something man (Nash) as he treks across the United States with a nineteen-year-old (Calvillo) to gain a million followers; allowing the man to take care of his family and the kid to land the girl of his dreams. Baker plays Swagg, an overnight social media millionaire,...
- 5/3/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
YouTube Red and New Form Digital have wrapped production on Single By 30, an eight-episode romantic comedy series starring Glee’s Harry Shum Jr. and YouTube musician Kina Grannis. The show is set to premiere on YouTube Red later this year.
Single By 30 tells the story of two high school best friends who make the age-old promise to get married if they are still single by 30 years old. It was created and directed by Philip Wang and Wesley Chan of Wong Fu Productions -- a top YouTube channel and independent production studio. Additional influencer cast members include the YouTubers Anna Akana, Ryan Higa, and Eric Ochoa, and Vine star Manon Mathews.
“For Single By 30, it was important for us to cast a diverse group of actors to reflect the culture of Los Angeles, where the story is set,” said Chan in a statement.
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Single By 30 tells the story of two high school best friends who make the age-old promise to get married if they are still single by 30 years old. It was created and directed by Philip Wang and Wesley Chan of Wong Fu Productions -- a top YouTube channel and independent production studio. Additional influencer cast members include the YouTubers Anna Akana, Ryan Higa, and Eric Ochoa, and Vine star Manon Mathews.
“For Single By 30, it was important for us to cast a diverse group of actors to reflect the culture of Los Angeles, where the story is set,” said Chan in a statement.
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- 4/28/2016
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
Wme continues to add to its burgeoning list of digital and YouTube-based creators. The Hollywood-plus-online-video talent agency has signed digital stars Kenzie Nimmo, Andie Case, and Manon Mathews.
Two of Wme’s newest recruits are widely-known for their musical talents. Nimmo, best known for her Vine videos and song covers of pop hits from artists like Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran, placed in the top five in Macy’s iHeartRadio National Contest. Case is a Seattle-based musician whose original songs and mash-up covers have garnered her over 67 million total video views. As for Mathews, the female Viner is popular for her impersonations of female Hollywood celebrities; Mathews was also recently a finalist on TBS’s Funniest Wins.
As a collective whole, these three digital stars boast over 945,000 YouTube subscribers, 73,000 Twitter followers, 592,000 Instagram followers, 1.2 million Facebook likes, and 3.7 million Vine followers.
Nimmo, Case, and Mathews join a growing roster of online...
Two of Wme’s newest recruits are widely-known for their musical talents. Nimmo, best known for her Vine videos and song covers of pop hits from artists like Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran, placed in the top five in Macy’s iHeartRadio National Contest. Case is a Seattle-based musician whose original songs and mash-up covers have garnered her over 67 million total video views. As for Mathews, the female Viner is popular for her impersonations of female Hollywood celebrities; Mathews was also recently a finalist on TBS’s Funniest Wins.
As a collective whole, these three digital stars boast over 945,000 YouTube subscribers, 73,000 Twitter followers, 592,000 Instagram followers, 1.2 million Facebook likes, and 3.7 million Vine followers.
Nimmo, Case, and Mathews join a growing roster of online...
- 8/25/2015
- by Bree Brouwer
- Tubefilter.com
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