Pride: The Series

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Pride: The Series
Created byDorell Anthony
Written by
  • Dorell Anthony
  • Brandon Polanco
  • Jennifer Wilmeth
  • Terissa Kelton
  • Ashley Mitchell
  • Whitney Hoy
  • Maxwel Martinez
  • Scott C. Sickles
  • Maryan Myika Day
Directed by
Starring
  • Dorell Anthony
  • Ashley Mitchell
  • Braden Bradley
  • Adam Andrew Rios
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
Production
Executive producers
  • Dorell Anthony
  • Brandon Polanco
  • Jennifer Wilmeth
  • Whitney Hoy
  • Terissa Kelton
  • Ashley Mitchell
  • John W. Hyde
Producers
CinematographyCJ Baker
Production companies
  • 3 of a Kind Productions
  • Rehab Entertainment
  • Pride: The Series, LLC
Original release
Network Vimeo
Release2013 (2013) 
present
Network Amazon Prime Video

Pride: The Series is a digital drama, created by writer and actor Dorell Anthony, premiering in 2013. The drama streams on Amazon Prime Video.

Contents

Cast

Primary cast

  • Dorell Anthony (2013–present) as Kai Williams
  • Ashley Mitchell (2013–present) as Trina Williams
  • Braden Bradley (2013–present) as Travis Dalton
  • Adam Andrew Rios (2013–present) as Adam Garza/Sheneeda Buffet

Supporting cast

  • Whitney Hoy (2014–present) as Lana Brixton
  • Lauren B. Martin (2014–present) as Angela Torres
  • Ilene Kristen (2014–present) as Professor Eleanor Brixton
  • Vincent De Paul (2016–present) as Robert Newman
  • Tony D. Head (2016–present) as George Williams
  • Clayton Berger (2013–present) as Chad Roberts
  • Aaron Mathias (2014–present) as Garret Fitzpatrick
  • Scott Turner Schofield (2016–present) as Dr. Liev Hart
  • Melissa Disney (2016–present) as Nancy Dalton
  • Jared Tettey (2016–present) as Harrison Stone
  • Corey Camperchioli (2014–present) as Charlie Stevens
  • Scott Michael Salame (2013–present) as Owen Roberts
  • Terissa Kelton (2014–present) as Riley Heller
  • Jonathan Rentler (2014) as Dealer 1
  • Forest Van Dyke (2014) as Kenny
  • Jonathan Villanueva (2014–present) as Luis Torres #2
  • Brandon Polanco (2013–2014) as Luis Torres #1

Special guest star

  • Tyler Wallach (2014) as Himself

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (2013)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Opening Image"Brandon PolancoDorell Anthony, Brandon Polanco, Jennifer Sara WilmethTBA
22"Setup"Brandon PolancoDorell Anthony, Brandon Polanco, Jennifer Sara WilmethTBA
33"Catalyst"Brandon PolancoDorell Anthony, Brandon Polanco, Jennifer Sara WilmethTBA
44"Debate"Brandon PolancoDorell Anthony, Brandon Polanco, Jennifer Sara WilmethTBA
55"Break Into Two"Brandon PolancoDorell Anthony, Brandon Polanco, Jennifer Sara WilmethTBA
66"All Is Lost"Brandon PolancoDorell Anthony, Brandon Polanco, Jennifer Sara WilmethTBA
77"Dark Night of the Soul"Brandon PolancoDorell Anthony, Brandon Polanco, Jennifer Sara WilmethTBA

Season 2

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
81"#ohlawd" Michael V. Pomarico Dorell Anthony, Maxwel Martinez, Whitney Hoy, Ashely Mitchell, Terissa KeltonTBA
92"#staytrue"Michael V. PomaricoDorell Anthony, Maxwel Martinez, Whitney Hoy, Ashely Mitchell, Terissa KeltonTBA
103"#pointofnocomingdown"Michael V. PomaricoDorell Anthony, Maxwel Martinez, Whitney Hoy, Ashely Mitchell, Terissa KeltonTBA

Production

Dorell Anthony initially created Pride: The Series in 2013, with executive producers Brandon Polanco and Jennifer Wilmeth, and core cast members Ashley Mitchell, Adam Andrew Rios, and Braden Bradley.

Ilene Kristen (Ryan's Hope, One Life to Live, General Hospital) and Lauren B. Martin (As the World Turns, Another World (TV series), Anacostia) joined the cast as special guest stars for the first season. Following the first season, the show took a hiatus to make changes behind the scenes. Polanco and Wilmeth departed the series and Mitchell was upgraded to executive producer, with Rios and Bradley serving as associate producers alongside Vincent de Paul and Megan Montfort. Rehab Entertainment, owned by John W. Hyde and Terissa Kelton joined as executive producers with Kelton portraying a new supporting character, Riley. Michael V. Pomarico (All My Children, multi nominated director) joined as series director. Sonia Blangiardo (All My Children, Days of Our Lives, Tainted Dreams) joined as consulting producer.

As of June 2019, Scott C. Sickles (One Life to Live, General Hospital) was announced as head writer of the show taking the series in a different direction more in line of what Anthony envisioned with Maryam Myika Day (SMARTASS, MOUNTAIN HIGH) as a writer.

The 3rd season is currently in pre-production.

Awards and recognition

YearAwardCategoryIndividualResultRef.
2017 Los Angeles Independent Film Fest Best LGBT ShortWon
2017 8th Indie Series Awards Best Supporting Actress (Drama)Lauren B. MartinNominated [1]
Best Guest Actor (Drama)Scott Turner SchofieldNominated [1]
Best Guest Actor (Drama)Tony D. HeadNominated [1]
Best Guest Actress (Drama)Melissa DisneyNominated [1]
Best Guest Actress (Drama)Whitney HoyNominated [1]
Best Production DesignScott Michael SalameNominated [1]
2017Los Angeles CinFestSemi-Finalist
2017Aroha Film FestivalBest New MediaWon
2018Glow Television and Web Series FestivalOfficial Selection
2018Baltimore New Media Film FestBest LGBT SeriesWon
2019Capital City Web AwardsBest EnsembleWon
Best SeriesNominated
Best ActorDorell AnthonyNominated
Best ActressAshley MitchellNominated
Supporting ActorAdam Andrew RiosNominated
Supporting ActorBraden BradleyNominated

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