Genre
Synopsis
MIDDLETOWN is a 6 episode limited series, lighthearted drama with a high concept framework - each episode borrows themes and makes strong allusions to a different Y2K movie or show.
Audience: Fan-kid Millennials who caught ‘Dawson’s Creek’ on their first run and will be activated by the references, and Y2K-nostalgic Gen-Z’ers who will feast on the intense vibes. I aim to click into existing niche markets who are incredibly avid and loyal consumers - think where the fans of Community will go for their next content meal - and I know this because I am one.
Season Arc
In the unfolding episodes, we learn what the gang and the community are up against, and how they ultimately come together to preserve the theater and Old Middletown.
Bio
Over the last thirteen years, Chanel has worked as a filmmaker, editor and archivist taking on the roles of digital archivist for Condé Nast and Digital Production Manager on the MTV Vault Project. She served as Production Coordinator on the emmy-nominated documentary United Skates (2018) and on the comedic series The Impossibilities (2014). She released her first original narrative short Lie Awake under her production company Dinosaur Hawk in 2012, and in March of 2018 she premiered her first original narrative feature, The Things We Do When We’re Alone.
In 2021, Chanel made her co-directorial debut with the feature film “as of yet”, executive produced by the Duplass Brothers, partnering again with Taylor Garron (who co-directed, co-produced, wrote, and stars).
Chanel goals to create stories that highlight gradients of human experience, encourage understanding, and illuminate music’s relationship with mental health.
Credits
Actor - Lynn Chen
Producer - Aidan Daley-Hynes
Cinematographer - Kelsey Phillips
Producer - Nathan Terry
Composer - Nathan Terry
