Bestsellers (web series)

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Bestsellers
Genre Comedy
Created by Susan Miller
Directed byTina Cesa Ward
Starring Catherine Curtin
Mandy Bruno
Alice Barden
Dena Tyler
Natalie Kuhn
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers Wilson Cleveland
Melissa Schneider
ProducerSusan Miller
Production location New York
Cinematography Ava Berkofsky
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time5–10 minutes
Release
Original network YouTube
Original releaseJanuary 31 (2011-01-31) 
March 21, 2011 (2011-03-21)

Bestsellers is an American limited comedy web television series created and written by Susan Miller and directed by Tina Cesa Ward. It stars Catherine Curtin, Mandy Bruno Bogue, Alice Barden, Dena Tyler and Natalie Kuhn as five professional women balancing life, work and book club. [1] The series, presented by SFN Group, [2] debuted on YouTube on January 31, 2011, and aired until March 21, 2011.

Contents

Cast and characters

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Coffee!"Tina Cesa Ward Susan Miller January 31, 2011 (2011-01-31)
Meet Zoe (the tech entrepreneur), Jules (the HR consultant), Nina (the mommy blogger), Taylor (the travel consultant) and Abby (the accountant).
2"A Stalker Among Us"Tina Cesa WardSusan MillerFebruary 3, 2011 (2011-02-03)
Nina (Mandy Bruno) fears somebody is "stalking" her blog.
3"Look at Me"Tina Cesa WardSusan MillerFebruary 11, 2010 (2010-02-11)
Entrepreneur Zoe (Alice Barden) confides in Taylor (Natalie Kuhn) that she feels her age may be standing in the way of getting investors to fund her next big idea.
4"The Crazy You Get"Tina Cesa WardSusan MillerFebruary 21, 2011 (2011-02-21)
Jules (Dena Tyler), Abby (Catherine Curtin) and Taylor (Natalie Kuhn) are in training. Nina remembers the moment she decided between life and career.
5"The War Between the Ages"Tina Cesa WardSusan MillerFebruary 28, 2011 (2011-02-28)
The ladies stage a face lift intervention for Zoe.
6"If You Blog It, They Will Come"Tina Cesa WardSusan MillerMarch 7, 2011 (2011-03-07)
Taylor convinces mommy blogger Nina to step in front of the video camera.
7"After Hours"Tina Cesa WardSusan MillerMarch 14, 2011 (2011-03-14)
Abby suspects her employer may be fudging some financial statements and struggles with whether or not to blow the whistle.
8"A Woman Walks Into the Room"Tina Cesa WardSusan MillerMarch 21, 2011 (2011-03-21)
Zoe finally reveals her "big idea." Series finale.

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References

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  2. Hustvedt, Marc (January 17, 2011). "SFN Group Targets Working Women with Bestsellers". Tubefilter . Retrieved June 25, 2018 via Tubefilter, Inc.