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Created by | Kate Green |
Based on | Original Concept by Donald Auger |
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Directed by | Kate Green |
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Country of origin | Canada |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 14 |
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Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 8-11 minutes |
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Release | July 15, 2018 – November 20, 2020 |
Narcoleap is a Canadian web series created by Kate Green. [1] The series stars Chelsey Reist, Madison Smith, Austin Eckhert, Nicole Oliver, Aleks Paunovic, Cameron Bancroft, and Nhi Do, and is loosely based on the original concept by Donald Auger. [2] Narcoleap tells the story of college student Kelsey Atkins, who unexpectedly begins to leap into the bodies of other people during her bouts of narcolepsy, which leads her to become a target in the deadly world of military espionage. [3] The series premiered on YouTube on July 15, 2018, and was then released across Canada simultaneously on TELUS Optik TV, and CBC GEM on August 1, 2018. Season one of Narcoleap was proudly funded by the Independent Production Fund, TELUS STORYHIVE, and Creative BC, and was developed through the Women In The Director's Chair (WIDC) program. [4] Season two of Narcoleap, distributed by HG Distribution, premiered on Highball TV on November 8, 2020. Season two was proudly funded by the Canada Media Fund, and the Bell Media Fund.
Kelsey Atkins has never been very remarkable. Things don't get any easier when her persistent teenage lethargy escalates into full blown narcolepsy. Her dreams are always different but have a recurring theme; being trapped in someone else's body. With the help of her only friend Aidan Webb, she investigates what is happening to her only to learn that she is commandeering the bodies of real people across the globe. Kelsey's ability is something the military wants to use as part of a covert operation turning people that can astral project into assassins. Operation lead, Colonel Slater sends out agent Miles Kirkland to bring Kelsey in for testing. It isn't long before Kelsey is on the run fighting to stay alive and to stay awake.
The first season of Narcoleap consists of 8 episodes. All episodes were simultaneously released on July 15, 2018. [5] Season two of Narcoleap consists of 6 episodes. All episodes were simultaneously released on December 20, 2020.
Narcoleap has garnered over 300,000 channel views and a social media ad reach of 2.4 million creating 181,3000 total organic views. The series has also received numerous award nominations and wins at prestigious film awards and festivals.
Year | Award | Category | Result |
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2019 | Miami Web Fest | Best Sci-Fi | Won [7] |
2019 | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Web Program or Series, Fiction | Nominated [8] |
2019 | Writers Guild of Canada Awards | Shorts and Webseries; David Schmidt | Nominated [9] |
2019 | Leo Awards | Best Performance by a Female in a Web Series; Chelsey Reist | Nominated [10] |
2019 | Leo Awards | Best Performance by a Male in a Web Series; Madison Smith | Nominated [11] |
2019 | Leo Awards | Best Performance by a Male in a Web Series; Aleks Paunovic | Nominated [11] |
2019 | Toronto Web Fest | Best Sci-Fi | Nominated [12] |
2018 | Asia Web Fest | Best Sci-Fi | Won [13] |
2018 | Baltimore Web Fest | Best Sci-Fi Writing | Won |
2018 | Tuscany Web Fest | Best VFX | Won [14] |
2018 | UK Web Fest | Best Director | Nominated |
2018 | Minnesota Web Fest | Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy | Nominated |
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