DTLA (acronym for Downtown Los Angeles) is a gay-themed television series which premiered October 24, 2012. The series was created, and is co-produced and directed by Larry Kennar.[1] It follows a group of friends in Downtown Los Angeles[2] under the slogan: One City, Seven Lives / Old Friends, New Stories. The seven main characters are Lenny, Bryan, Sara Jane, Matthew, Marky, Kai and Stefan.
| DTLA | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama Comedy |
| Created by | Larry Kennar |
| Directed by | Larry Kennar |
| Composer | Alexander Bornstein |
| Country of origin | United States Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Larry Kennar Darryl Stephens Michael Andres Palmieri Helen Shaw |
| Producer | Charisse Reneau |
| Cinematography | Alex Milosevic |
| Production companies | Larry Kennar Entertainment OUTtv |
| Original release | |
| Network | OUTtv Logo |
| Release | October 24 – December 1, 2012 |
Cast
edit- Darryl Stephens as Leonard "Lenny", a civil litigation attorney and Bryan's boyfriend of six years[3]
- Matthew Stephen Herrick as Bryan, a stoner and Lenny's boyfriend who has been unemployed for over a year[4]
- Marshelle Fair as SJ, a Professor of fashion merchandizing, textiles, and accessories, she is a college friend of Lenny, Kai and Kevin, and estranged wife of Norm[5]
- Hiro Tanaka as Kai Nakamoto, a high school math teacher[6]
- Scott Pretty as Marky, a military man and boyfriend of Matthew[7]
- Patrick McDonald as Matthew Bouvier, Bryan's friend who recently moved to LA to be an actor[8]
- Ernest Pierce as Stefan, a lawyer and friend of Lenny[9]
- JC Jones as Trey, Stefan's young boyfriend, he works in a doughnut shop part-time and has a stage act at night as a drag queen[10]
- Jeremy Jackson as Kevin, a former model, college friend of Lenny, Kai, and SJ, who recently moved back to LA for a new start
- Michael Basilli as Rafi, a manager of a Downtown Los Angeles club, who after meeting Kai soon becomes a romantic interest of Kai
- B. Scott as Bosco, owner of a restaurant they frequently gather at[11]
- Sandra Bernhard as Carla, one of Bryan's mothers[12]
- Melanie Griffith as Kimberley, one of Bryan's mothers[13]
- Paul Mooney as Silas, Lenny's estranged father[14]
- AzMarie Livingston as Ricki, Kimberly's current girlfriend[15]
- William McNamara as Norm, a lawyer and SJ's husband[16]
- Ryan Izay as Rod
- Cesar D' La Torre as Ceasar Gomez
- Luenell as Racine, Trey's mother and Ressie's sister
- Tiffany Pollard as Reesie, Trey's aunt and Racine's sister
- Jeffrey Damnit as Shef, one of Lenny's naked neighbors
Production
editDTLA was originally made as a movie.[1] The U.S.'s two main LGBT cable channels were not enthusiastic about the project; here! passed on the project and Logo was initially non-committal.[17] Brad Danks, COO of OUTtv said, "He called us because he had heard from people in the U.S. that we were doing good things in Canada with the service."[17] After screening a rough cut of the movie for executives of OUTtv they commissioned a series instead.[1] It was originally expected that the series would premiere on OUTtv in the late spring of 2012.[18] On January 25, 2012 Kennar created an account on Kickstarter.com for the series, to secure the remaining required financing via crowd funding.[19] In 6 days 50 people had pledged a total of $4762.[1] On February 21, 2012 it was announced that they had surpassed their target of $25000.[20] In April 2012 it was announced that the premiere of DTLA would be delayed until after the launch of OUTtv's HD channel which would be coming in a few months.[21] In September 2012 it was announced that DTLA had been acquired by Logo.[22] DTLA is the first series funded in part via Kickstarter to receive domestic and international distribution.[17] Distribution outside of Canada and the U.S. is being handled by OUTtv.[21]
Episodes
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Canadian air date | U.S. air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1 – The Pilot - Part 1"[23] | Larry Kennar | Larry Kennar | October 24, 2012 | October 24, 2012 |
| 2 | "Episode 2 – The Pilot – Part 2"[24] | Larry Kennar | Larry Kennar | October 24, 2012 | October 24, 2012 |
| 3 | "Episode 3"[25] | Larry Kennar | Larry Kennar | October 31, 2012 | October 31, 2012 |
| 4 | "Episode 4"[26] | Larry Kennar | Darryl Stephens | November 7, 2012 | November 7, 2012 |
| 5 | "Episode 5"[27] | Larry Kennar | Larry Kennar & Michael Andres Palmieri | November 14, 2012 | November 17, 2012 |
| 6 | "Episode 6"[28] | Larry Kennar | Michael Andres Palmieri | November 21, 2012 | November 24, 2012[29] |
| 7 | "Episode 7"[30] | Larry Kennar | Larry Kennar | November 28, 2012 | November 24, 2012[31] |
| 8 | "Episode 8 – Season Finale – Part 1"[32] | Larry Kennar | Larry Kennar | December 5, 2012 | December 1, 2012[33] |
| 9 | "Episode 9 – Season Finale – Part 2"[34] | Larry Kennar | Larry Kennar | December 12, 2012 | December 1, 2012[35] |
References
edit- ^ a b c d Holzer, Alexandra (January 30, 2012). "Larry Kennar, L Word Producer, Talks DTLA, His New Gay Scripted Drama Series". Huffington Post. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ Lynn, Logan (November 1, 2013). "Sex, Love and Los Angeles: Your New Favorite Show Has Arrived". Huffington Post.
- ^ "Lenny". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ "Bryan". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ "SJ". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ "Kai". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ "Marky". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ "Matthew". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ "Stefan". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ "Trey". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ "Bosco". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ "Sandra Bernhard joins cast of DTLA". May 30, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ "Melanie Griffith joins cast of DTLA". July 10, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ "Paul Mooney Joins the Cast of DTLA". July 5, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ "Model AzMarie joins DTLA Cast". July 14, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ "Norm". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ a b c Vlessing, Etan (October 16, 2012). "How Canada's Gay Network Rode to the Rescue of Logo's DTLA Ensemble Drama". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ Rathe, Adam (January 26, 2012). "OUT Exclusive: New Gay TV Drama, 'DTLA'". Out.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ "DTLA by Larry Kennar — Kickstarter". Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ "DTLA Kickstarter Campaign - 24 Hours To Go!". February 21, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ a b "DTLA - Breaking News!!!". April 11, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ "Logo Acquires Scripted Series 'DTLA'". Deadline Hollywood. September 27, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ "Episode 1 – The Pilot – Part 1". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ "Episode 2 – The Pilot – Part 2". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ "Episode 3". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ "Episode 4". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ "Episode 5". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ "Episode 6". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ "LOGOONLINE.com : TV Schedule : Episodes Air Dates (DTLA episode 6)". Logo. Retrieved November 23, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Episode 7". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ "LOGOONLINE.com : TV Schedule : Episodes Air Dates (DTLA episode 7)". Logo. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ "Episode 8 – Season Finale – Part 1". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ "LOGOONLINE.com : TV Schedule : Episodes Air Dates (DTLA episode 8)". Logo. Retrieved November 23, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Episode 9 – Season Finale – Part 2". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ "LOGOONLINE.com : TV Schedule : Episodes Air Dates (DTLA episode 9)". Logo. Retrieved November 23, 2012.[permanent dead link]