Getaway (web series)

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Getaway
Genre
Directed by
  • Ark Saroj
Starring
Country of originSingapore
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes5 (list of episodes)
Production
Production company Dear Straight People
Original release
Network YouTube
ReleaseMay 23 (2022-05-23) –
June 20, 2022 (2022-06-20)

Getaway is a Singaporean gay web series known for being the country's first Boys Love web series. [1] [2] The series was launched on YouTube on 23 May 2022.

Contents

Created and produced by Dear Straight People, [3] Getaway features a gay director alongside an openly queer cast from Singapore and Thailand. [4]

Plot

After his coming out goes horribly wrong, Singaporean Sam jets off to Bangkok to search for his exiled gay uncle, where he stumbles upon Top, a charismatic party boy looking for love in all the wrong places.

Cast

Production

Getaway was created by Sean Foo, [6] who also wrote, produced and starred in the series. [7]

The entire production process took six months, but filming only lasted two days. [8] Funded by a group of corporate sponsors with The Siam Hotel serving as the main sponsor, the other sponsors included 2eros, Ette Tea, FabulousMe, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts Bangkok, Gayhealth.sg, Prolific Songs, Supawear, and The Writers’ Room. [9]

Reception

"Getaway" achieved widespread popularity, with its first episode amassing over 2 million views on YouTube to date. Additionally, the series was nominated for Content of the Year at the 2023 edition of Singapore's national broadcaster Mediacorp content creator awards, The Pinwheels. [10]

Following Getaway's popular reception, Taiwan-based LGBT streaming service GagaOOLala purchased the rights to stream the series on their platform. On 28 September 2023, Getaway premiered on GagaOOLala. [11]

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  4. ↑ "Out and Proud". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  5. ↑ "'I was in love with somebody, I couldn't tell my parents': Growing Up actor Steven Lim on coming out to family". AsiaOne. 2022-07-04. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  6. ↑ "'All the stars aligned' to make Singaporean gay drama Getaway, creator says". South China Morning Post. 2022-05-19. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  7. ↑ "S'pore now has its 1st boys' love drama, featuring local & Thai cast: Mothership". Mothership . 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
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  11. ↑ "'Getaway' Is Coming To GagaOOLala on September 28!: BL Tai". BL Tai . 19 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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