DTLA (TV series)

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DTLA
GenreDrama
Comedy
Created byLarry Kennar
Directed byLarry Kennar
ComposerAlexander Bornstein
Country of originUnited States
Canada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes9
Production
Executive producersLarry Kennar
Darryl Stephens
Michael Andres Palmieri
Helen Shaw
ProducerCharisse Reneau
CinematographyAlex Milosevic
Production companiesLarry Kennar Entertainment
OUTtv
Original release
Network OUTtv
Logo
ReleaseOctober 24 (2012-10-24) –
December 1, 2012 (2012-12-01)

DTLA (acronym for Downtown Los Angeles) is a gay-themed television series which premiered October 24, 2012. The series was created, and is co-produced and directed by Larry Kennar. [1] It follows a group of friends in Downtown Los Angeles [2] under the slogan: One City, Seven Lives / Old Friends, New Stories. The seven main characters are Lenny, Bryan, Sara Jane, Matthew, Marky, Kai and Stefan.

Contents

Cast

Production

DTLA was originally made as a movie. [1] The U.S.'s two main LGBT cable channels were not enthusiastic about the project; here! passed on the project and Logo was initially non-committal. [17] Brad Danks, COO of OUTtv said, "He called us because he had heard from people in the U.S. that we were doing good things in Canada with the service." [17] After screening a rough cut of the movie for executives of OUTtv they commissioned a series instead. [1] It was originally expected that the series would premiere on OUTtv in the late spring of 2012. [18] On January 25, 2012 Kennar created an account on Kickstarter.com for the series, to secure the remaining required financing via crowd funding. [19] In 6 days 50 people had pledged a total of $4762. [1] On February 21, 2012 it was announced that they had surpassed their target of $25000. [20] In April 2012 it was announced that the premiere of DTLA would be delayed until after the launch of OUTtv's HD channel which would be coming in a few months. [21] In September 2012 it was announced that DTLA had been acquired by Logo. [22] DTLA is the first series funded in part via Kickstarter to receive domestic and international distribution. [17] Distribution outside of Canada and the U.S. is being handled by OUTtv. [21]

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byCanadian air dateU.S. air date
1"Episode 1 – The Pilot - Part 1" [23] Larry KennarLarry KennarOctober 24, 2012 (2012-10-24)October 24, 2012
2"Episode 2 – The Pilot – Part 2" [24] Larry KennarLarry KennarOctober 24, 2012 (2012-10-24)October 24, 2012
3"Episode 3" [25] Larry KennarLarry KennarOctober 31, 2012 (2012-10-31)October 31, 2012
4"Episode 4" [26] Larry Kennar Darryl Stephens November 7, 2012 (2012-11-07)November 7, 2012
5"Episode 5" [27] Larry KennarLarry Kennar & Michael Andres PalmieriNovember 14, 2012 (2012-11-14)November 17, 2012
6"Episode 6" [28] Larry KennarMichael Andres PalmieriNovember 21, 2012 (2012-11-21)November 24, 2012 [29]
7"Episode 7" [30] Larry KennarLarry KennarNovember 28, 2012 (2012-11-28)November 24, 2012 [31]
8"Episode 8 – Season Finale – Part 1" [32] Larry KennarLarry KennarDecember 5, 2012 (2012-12-05)December 1, 2012 [33]
9"Episode 9 – Season Finale – Part 2" [34] Larry KennarLarry KennarDecember 12, 2012 (2012-12-12)December 1, 2012 [35]

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  4. ↑ "Bryan". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  5. ↑ "SJ". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Kai". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Marky". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Matthew". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Stefan". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Trey". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Bosco". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Sandra Bernhard joins cast of DTLA". May 30, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  13. ↑ "Melanie Griffith joins cast of DTLA". July 10, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  14. ↑ "Paul Mooney Joins the Cast of DTLA". July 5, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Model AzMarie joins DTLA Cast". July 14, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  16. ↑ "Norm". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
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  32. ↑ "Episode 8 – Season Finale – Part 1". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  33. ↑ "LOGOONLINE.com : TV Schedule : Episodes Air Dates (DTLA episode 8)". Logo. Retrieved November 23, 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  34. ↑ "Episode 9 – Season Finale – Part 2". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
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