“This show has been my life for
the past five years and it’s been
an absolute pleasure to see
this low budgeted web series
amass such a large following,”
said Chamberlain. “The ulti-
mate goal is to bring the show
to cable networks like Starz, FX,
or online platforms like Amazon,
Crackle, or Netflix. As a black
writer-director with a black lead
actor, I feel a responsibility to
tell the stories of people who
fall outside of the mainstream.
It means a great deal to present
the complexity and humanity of
characters and communities that
do not get as much exposure to
an audience as they should.”
The gritty series seeks to pro-
vide audiences with a thrill each
week. Chamberlain says that
nothing is a given with any of
the character. Some will live,
some will die. He strives to in-
stall a driving tension through-
out each episode.
“Our goal for the first season of
the web series was to create a
quality story and make it easily
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