The Outs | |
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Genre | Drama |
Created by | Adam Goldman |
Written by | Adam Goldman Sasha Winters |
Directed by | Adam Goldman |
Starring | Adam Goldman Sasha Winters Hunter Canning |
Theme music composer | Various |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 14 (list of episodes) |
Original release | |
Network | Vimeo |
Release | March 27, 2012 – present |
The Outs is a web series which premiered on Vimeo in 2012. Filmed and set in Brooklyn, New York, the show tells the story of Mitchell (played by Adam Goldman), his best friend Oona (Sasha Winters), and his ex-boyfriend Jack (Hunter Canning). It debuted in March 2012 with a run of six episodes, with a "Chanukah Special" in April 2013. A second season of six episodes began in March 2016, followed by a special December 2016 episode.
Following their breakup, Mitchell and Jack navigate gay life in New York. [1]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Length | |
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1 | 1 | "State of the Union" | Adam Goldman | Adam Goldman & Sasha Winters | March 27, 2012 | 12:43 | |
Following their ugly breakup, Mitchell and Jack navigate gay life in New York. | |||||||
2 | 2 | "Whiskey Dick" | Adam Goldman | Adam Goldman & Sasha Winters | May 8, 2012 | 18:51 | |
Oona drags Mitchell to her ex-boyfriend Tucker's party, while Jack goes home with a sexy stranger. | |||||||
3 | 3 | "Moon River" | Adam Goldman | Story: Adam Goldman & Sasha Winters Screenplay: Adam Goldman | June 17, 2012 | 22:38 | |
Oona becomes reacquainted with Russell, and Jack freaks out over his intensifying relationship with Scruffy. | |||||||
4 | 4 | "Fun Party" | Adam Goldman | Story: Adam Goldman & Sasha Winters Screenplay: Adam Goldman | July 29, 2012 | 18:42 | |
Jack agrees to pick up a horribly drunk Mitchell from Oona's apartment. | |||||||
5 | 5 | "Fucking it Up" | Adam Goldman | Story: Adam Goldman & Sasha Winters Screenplay: Adam Goldman | September 25, 2012 | 25:03 | |
Flashback to the destruction of Jack and Mitchell's relationship. | |||||||
6 | 6 | "Significant Others" | Adam Goldman, Jay Gillespie & Sasha Winters | Story: Adam Goldman & Sasha Winters Screenplay: Adam Goldman | November 19, 2012 | 28:05 | |
Oona is unhappy with Russell. Jack and Mitchell take another step in repairing their friendship as Mitchell and Oona have a fight. | |||||||
7 | 7 | "Chanukah Special" | Adam Goldman | Story: Adam Goldman & Sasha Winters Screenplay: Adam Goldman | April 1, 2013 | 43:30 | |
An obstacle arises in Jack and Scruffy's relationship, and Oona runs into Drew and his new lover. |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Length | |
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8 | 1 | "WDR" | Adam Goldman & Jay Gillespie | Adam Goldman | March 30, 2016 | 25:32 | |
With Oona now a published author, Mitchell is working as a "relationship expert", and Jack's romantic life is complicated. | |||||||
9 | 2 | "You're fine, you're fine, you're fine" | Adam Goldman & Jay Gillespie | Adam Goldman | April 6, 2016 | 30:47 | |
Mitchell comes home to a shocking discovery. "Scruffy" Paul visits Jack. | |||||||
10 | 3 | "Golf thing" | Adam Goldman & Jay Gillespie | Adam Goldman | April 13, 2016 | 29:30 | |
Mitchell asks Jack to pose as his boyfriend for a work function. | |||||||
11 | 4 | "Now that you are mine" | Adam Goldman & Jay Gillespie | Adam Goldman | April 20, 2016 | 28:34 | |
Mitchell, Jack, and Oona have a triple date night. | |||||||
12 | 5 | "Gentlemen enjoy solitude" | Adam Goldman & Jay Gillespie | Adam Goldman | April 27, 2016 | 26:20 | |
Mitchell's relationship with Rob hits a wall as Jack realizes his long distance relationship with Paul is not working. Oona makes an explosive decision about her career. | |||||||
13 | 6 | "I'll be the judge of that!" | Adam Goldman & Jay Gillespie | Adam Goldman | May 4, 2016 | 26:31 | |
Paul surprises Jack with a visit. | |||||||
14 | 7 | "Cookie-wise" | Adam Goldman & Jay Gillespie | Story: Adam Goldman & Sasha Winters Screenplay: Adam Goldman | December 24, 2016 | 17:02 | |
Oona seeks out a depressed Mitchell. Jack and Paul take a big step. |
The first season of The Outs was crowdfunded through two Kickstarter campaigns. Started after the first episode was complete, the first campaign had a goal of $1000 and received $1685. [3] The second campaign, started after the first three episodes were released, had a goal of $8000 and achieved $22,339 with 503 backers. [4] With the goal exceeded, producers produced a promised special seventh episode, later called the "Chanukah Special". [5]
Set in Brooklyn, New York, [5] the series was filmed predominantly in the Prospect Heights and Crown Heights areas of Brooklyn.
The first season of six episodes premiered via Vimeo on March 27, 2012. The Chanukah Special was released on April 1, 2013. [6]
A second season of six episodes, funded by Vimeo, premiered on Vimeo On Demand on March 30, 2016. [7] [8] A special seventh episode titled "Cookie-wise" was released on December 24, 2016, available for streaming at no charge. [9]
The full two seasons are available to stream free on the series' website. [10]
Award | Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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4th Indie Soap Awards | 2013 | Best Web Series (Drama) | The Outs | Nominated | [11] |
Best Actor (Drama) | Hunter Canning | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor (Drama) | Tommy Heleringer | Nominated | |||
Best Writing (Drama) | Adam Goldman & Sasha Winters | Nominated | |||
Best Directing (Drama) | Adam Goldman | Nominated | |||
Best Ensemble (Drama) | The Outs | Nominated | |||
Best Editing (All Shows) | Adam Goldman & Jay Gillespie | Nominated |
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