The 8 Best Web Series of 2018, From Rehab Drama to Queer Period Comedy
In a post-“High Maintenance” and “Insecure” media landscape, web series have graduated from cute side projects to an envelope-pushing medium.
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‘Mercy Mistress’ Exclusive: Margaret Cho-Backed Web Series About a Queer Asian Dominatrix
This short series explores BDSM, Asian-American identity, and queerness all in one sultry session with Mistress Yin.
‘BKPI’ Clip: ‘Bored to Death’ Meets Gentrification In Web Series Starring 3 Women of Color — Watch
Three working-class women of color run private investigations out of the back of a bodega in the latest series from creator Hye Yun Park.
Vancouver Web Fest Announces Official Selections for Fourth Annual Festival
Festival attendees will have the chance to pitch representatives from New Form Digital, CBC Comedy, and Just For Laughs TV.
Dracula-Based Web Series ‘Mina Murray’s Journal’: ‘Doctor Who’ Writer Re-Vamps Vampire Classic
“I’ve done a lot of dark and gloomy stuff,” said screenwriter James Moran. “I fancied doing something that was more fun.”
Watch: ‘Echo Torch’ Takes You A Heartfelt Journey Between This World and the Next
Check out this science fiction short, which follows a photographer as he travels between worlds with a magical blue torch.
National Coming Out Day: 5 Online Shorts That Celebrate Queer Lives
The five best web series and short films that celebrate queerness — in all forms.
NYC Web Fest Announces Selections and Venue for Third Year (Exclusive List)
Colin Quinn and Lewis Black both debuted work at the fledgling festival last year.
How ‘David’ Creator Dean Fleischer-Camp Is Bringing Auteurship to The Web
The filmmaker behind “Marcel The Shell” told IndieWire his fear of sincerity led him to make the bizarre dark comedy.
‘Heirloom’ Creator Paten Hughes Left New York To Grow Tomatoes, and Reclaimed Her Acting Career
In “Heirloom,” a city mouse moves to the country to find herself — and a whole mess of tomatoes.
‘How I Sold My Web Series to Netflix’: The Director of ‘EastSiders’ Explains His Secret
“EastSiders” creator and star Kit Williamson breaks down the lessons he’s learned as his LGBT series has gone from YouTube to Netflix.
Watch: The ‘Downward Dog’ Web Shorts That Inspired ABC’s New Talking Dog Comedy
Originating as a side project for a Pittsburgh VFX production company, “Downward Dog” had a lot more bark in it.
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