555
From the minds of Kate Berlant, John Early and Andrew DeYoung, 555 is an anthology miniseries of five short films that unfold in a stark, humid, surreality of Hollywood. These short, cinematic fairy tales are set in tinsel town, where status is everything and the stakes are high. The backdrop is big dreams, and in the foreground, the humiliations of clawing one’s way toward them. Each episode focuses on a fraught relationship between two characters, where ambition prevails over empathy. Among the wildly varied characters: a young Mama Rose type and her mute child, two sensual but ignorant acting students, an agent turned artist by tragedy and his partner who must watch his grotesque fall. Each episode zooms in on characters toiling in different corners of a Hollywood hellscape. Will greed, egotism, ignorance and desire consume them? Or can they escape dark fates by clinging to rare moments of tenderness?
Cast: John Early, Kate Berlant
Season 1
5 episodes
1. PopA young singer with dreams of stardom writes a pop song so infectious that it puts her in the crosshairs of an ambitious dancer.NRCC12minJan 1, 2017
2. MomA harried mother drags her mute son to an audition for a chowder commercial, where she must face the fact that her son (and herself) might not measure up.NRCC13minJan 8, 2017
3. ActingWhen two hot acting students are paired as scene partners in a rigorous workshop taught by Kristen Johnston, they discover themselves...and each other.NRCC14minJan 15, 2017
4. AliensA pair of background actors yearn to create their own art after suffering the many indignities of life on set.NRCC11minJan 22, 2017
5. AgentsPride goeth before the fall for two top dog agents who skillfully maneuver the Hollywood scene until tragedy strikes. Can their partnership survive?NRCC11minJan 29, 2017
555
From the minds of Kate Berlant, John Early and Andrew DeYoung, 555 is an anthology miniseries of five short films that unfold in a stark, humid, surreality of Hollywood. These short, cinematic fairy tales are set in tinsel town, where status is everything and the stakes are high. The backdrop is big dreams, and in the foreground, the humiliations of clawing one’s way toward them. Each episode focuses on a fraught relationship between two characters, where ambition prevails over empathy. Among the wildly varied characters: a young Mama Rose type and her mute child, two sensual but ignorant acting students, an agent turned artist by tragedy and his partner who must watch his grotesque fall. Each episode zooms in on characters toiling in different corners of a Hollywood hellscape. Will greed, egotism, ignorance and desire consume them? Or can they escape dark fates by clinging to rare moments of tenderness?
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Andrew DeYoung
- Created by
- Andrew DeYoung, Kate Berlant, John Early
- Cast
- John Early, Kate Berlant
