The web series Eastsiders found huge amounts of success, starting off on Youtube before getting picked up by Logo TV in the US. It also scored wins at both the Indie Series Awards and LA Web Fest. Now it’s planning Season 2 and it’s launched a Kickstarter to get the show funded.
Eastsiders stars Van Hansis (3 Daytime Emmy Nominee for As the World Turns) and Kit Williamson (Mad Men) as a gay couple trying to stay together in the aftermath of infidelity. Season 1 left things up in the air, so there’ll be a lot of people who’ll be keen to see what happens next.
Satya Bhabha (New Girl), Adam Bucci (10 Year Plan), Vera Miao (Best Friends Forever) and Willam Belli (Rupaul’s Drag Race) have signed on to join the cast, while Season 1 series regulars and guest stars Sean Maher (Firefly), Traci Lords (Crybaby), Stephen Guarino (Happy Endings), Brea Grant (Heroes), John Halbach (Wallflowers), Constance Wu (Browsers) and Matthew McKelligon (Int. Leather Bar) are slated to reprise their roles.
Series creator Kit Williamson says, “I’m so excited to take the show back where it started: in the fans’ hands, on Kickstarter. This is a very unique moment in time where audiences have the power to say what kind of stories they want to see told. We’ve been so lucky to have found an amazing community of viewers that have been with us from day one, and continues to grow every day. I hope they want to see more from us, because I am so excited to continue telling this story.”
There was a little controversy after the Season 1 Kickstarter, which successfully raised funds from people around the world who wanted to follow the story beyond the excellent pilot. However while the first episodes were initially released for free on Youtube, when the deal was signed with the US TV network Logo, only those in North America could watch the rest of the first season as it was released. An international deal was later signed with Wolfe Video to ensure those outside the US could see what happened (which was actually all collected together into a movie). It’s a lesson those behind the show learned and hopefully won’t be a similar issue with Season 2.
If you want to help out with Eastsiders – Season 2, head over to Kickstarter.
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