Josh Richards is looking for laughs. The influencer and one-time Sway House member is the creative force behind Read The Room, a sketch series that will be distributed across its star’s social channels.
The first season of Read The Room includes seven episodes, with the first installment premiering on November 7. Each episode includes multiple sketches, with Richards taking leading roles in many of the bits. The multiplatform star produced Read The Room through CrossCheck Studios, the “Gen Z media company” he established in 2021. He is also handling distribution through his hubs on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat.
The Read The Room logline claims that “no topic is off limits” as Richards skewers pop culture, the creator world, and more. The formats on display will range from parodies to short films to musical numbers, with Richards demonstrating his “fast-paced, absurd” approach to comedy.
Though Richards is the main attraction in Read The Room,...
The first season of Read The Room includes seven episodes, with the first installment premiering on November 7. Each episode includes multiple sketches, with Richards taking leading roles in many of the bits. The multiplatform star produced Read The Room through CrossCheck Studios, the “Gen Z media company” he established in 2021. He is also handling distribution through his hubs on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat.
The Read The Room logline claims that “no topic is off limits” as Richards skewers pop culture, the creator world, and more. The formats on display will range from parodies to short films to musical numbers, with Richards demonstrating his “fast-paced, absurd” approach to comedy.
Though Richards is the main attraction in Read The Room,...
- 10/26/2023
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Chicago – It’s rare to see a director debut that is nuanced, anarchistic and different, but the high school coming-of-age comedy “The Crusades” – by first-timer Leo Milano – scores with its solid comedic script, unique characters and passionate homage to Chicagoland’s Northwest Burbs, as well as featuring hot actor Rudy Pankow (Netflix’s “Outer Banks”).
The film will be released through Vmi International beginning this Friday, July 7th, and will be available to stream via Apple, Vudu, Amazon, Xfinity and more. Check your provider. There will also be a Chicagoland theatrical run starting July 7th at the historic Pickwick Theatre, click The Crusades for ticket information and showtimes.
‘The Crusades,’ Directed by Leo Milano
Photo credit: Vmi International
Three friends, who attend the all-boys Our Lady of the Crusades high school, receive earth-shattering news about an upcoming merger with a rival school, so they make a pact to have an...
The film will be released through Vmi International beginning this Friday, July 7th, and will be available to stream via Apple, Vudu, Amazon, Xfinity and more. Check your provider. There will also be a Chicagoland theatrical run starting July 7th at the historic Pickwick Theatre, click The Crusades for ticket information and showtimes.
‘The Crusades,’ Directed by Leo Milano
Photo credit: Vmi International
Three friends, who attend the all-boys Our Lady of the Crusades high school, receive earth-shattering news about an upcoming merger with a rival school, so they make a pact to have an...
- 7/2/2023
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
On May 30, digital media company Brat TV released the first episode of the second season of College Years, a spin-off of the Chicken Girls franchise. Since its first episode hit YouTube in 2017, Chicken Girls has become Brat’s biggest hit, growing into a multimedia brand that encompasses books, podcasts, and much more.
College Years, which arrived last year, dives into the collegiate lives of two characters who first appeared within Chicken Girls‘ high school milieu: Birdie (played by Mads Lewis) and Rooney (Indiana Massara). The second season of College Years brings new dimensions to those characters by introducing a fresh series of trials, friendships, and love interests.
But College Years is more than a mere spinoff. It’s Brat’s attempt to follow its target audience. Through its signature franchise, Brat has welcomed a devout fan base of Gen Z consumers. As those viewers grow up, adopt different attitudes, and seek new experiences,...
College Years, which arrived last year, dives into the collegiate lives of two characters who first appeared within Chicken Girls‘ high school milieu: Birdie (played by Mads Lewis) and Rooney (Indiana Massara). The second season of College Years brings new dimensions to those characters by introducing a fresh series of trials, friendships, and love interests.
But College Years is more than a mere spinoff. It’s Brat’s attempt to follow its target audience. Through its signature franchise, Brat has welcomed a devout fan base of Gen Z consumers. As those viewers grow up, adopt different attitudes, and seek new experiences,...
- 5/30/2023
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
(Los Angeles, CA) The dystopian science-fiction audio drama Broken Road, created by Fear The Walking Dead writer Jacob Pinion and Hero Mode producer E.J. Kavounas, has published its entire ten-episode first season, following a veteran struggling with obsolete military implants who teams up with a defiant farmer and her daughter against a corrupt, morally unhinged lawman. The first season has reached over 100K downloads.
Broken Road offers something for everyone: action-packed fight scenes, quiet moments of personal struggle, romantic tension, and human connection. At its core, it is a story of community-based resilience and resourcefulness in the face of unrelenting corporate greed and seemingly insurmountable forces. Based on the short story “Patience Lake” by Matthew Claxton, writers Pinion and Kavounas were inspired by the subject.
“I was drawn to the stark juxtaposition of near-future sci-fi within a grounded, human story about survival and the refusal to let go of the American dream,...
Broken Road offers something for everyone: action-packed fight scenes, quiet moments of personal struggle, romantic tension, and human connection. At its core, it is a story of community-based resilience and resourcefulness in the face of unrelenting corporate greed and seemingly insurmountable forces. Based on the short story “Patience Lake” by Matthew Claxton, writers Pinion and Kavounas were inspired by the subject.
“I was drawn to the stark juxtaposition of near-future sci-fi within a grounded, human story about survival and the refusal to let go of the American dream,...
- 11/29/2022
- Podnews.net
Leo Milano directed high school coming-of-age story.
Vmi Worldwide has come on board worldwide sales rights for TIFF to coming-of-age story The Crusades starring Rudy Pankow from Netflix’s Outer Banks.
Leo Milano directed the film about three friends at an all-boys private high school about to merge with a rival institution who plan one final hurrah while dodging authority, love affairs and violent foes in the longest weekend of their lives.
At the heart of it is Leo Grecco, a delusional romantic caught up in a teenage love triangle. Ashley Nicole Williams, Khalil Everage, Indiana Massara, Ryan Ashton, Blaine Maye...
Vmi Worldwide has come on board worldwide sales rights for TIFF to coming-of-age story The Crusades starring Rudy Pankow from Netflix’s Outer Banks.
Leo Milano directed the film about three friends at an all-boys private high school about to merge with a rival institution who plan one final hurrah while dodging authority, love affairs and violent foes in the longest weekend of their lives.
At the heart of it is Leo Grecco, a delusional romantic caught up in a teenage love triangle. Ashley Nicole Williams, Khalil Everage, Indiana Massara, Ryan Ashton, Blaine Maye...
- 9/10/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The official trailer for season 4 of “Virgin River,” the Netflix romantic drama based on the novels of Robyn Carr, has been released.
“Virgin River” stars Alexandra Breckenridge as Melinda Monroe, a nurse practitioner who accepts a job offer to move from Los Angeles to the titular North Carolina small town. The show follows Melinda as she adjusts to small town life and gets involved with romantic drama, particularly involving local restaurant owner Jack Sheridan (Martin Henderson).
The Season 4 trailer picks off where Season 3 left off, with Melinda pregnant and unsure whether or not the baby is Jack’s or if the father is her late husband Mark (Daniel Gillies). The question causes strain in the two’s relationship, especially with Melinda eager to find out who the father is, while Jack tries to dissuade her from taking a paternity test.
In addition to Breckenridge and Henderson, the series also stars Colin Lawrence,...
“Virgin River” stars Alexandra Breckenridge as Melinda Monroe, a nurse practitioner who accepts a job offer to move from Los Angeles to the titular North Carolina small town. The show follows Melinda as she adjusts to small town life and gets involved with romantic drama, particularly involving local restaurant owner Jack Sheridan (Martin Henderson).
The Season 4 trailer picks off where Season 3 left off, with Melinda pregnant and unsure whether or not the baby is Jack’s or if the father is her late husband Mark (Daniel Gillies). The question causes strain in the two’s relationship, especially with Melinda eager to find out who the father is, while Jack tries to dissuade her from taking a paternity test.
In addition to Breckenridge and Henderson, the series also stars Colin Lawrence,...
- 7/8/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
Since its first episode arrived on YouTube in 2017, Chicken Girls has become a flagship program for its producer, Brat TV. The high school drama has grown into a multi-platform franchise, spawning a movie, books, and a companion podcast. Now, the show is getting its college degree.
Mads Lewis and Indiana Massara -- two of the actors who have gained influence after appearing in Brat's signature series -- will lead Chicken Girls: The College Years, which will be the first installment in the Chicken Girls franchise to center on university students. Both Lewis and Massara will reprise the roles they originated, with the former actress starring as Birdie and the latter portraying Rooney.
One of the main themes of Chicken Girls is the transition between middle school and high school, which forces teens to adapt to a new environment. The College Years will update that conceit for its university setting, with...
Mads Lewis and Indiana Massara -- two of the actors who have gained influence after appearing in Brat's signature series -- will lead Chicken Girls: The College Years, which will be the first installment in the Chicken Girls franchise to center on university students. Both Lewis and Massara will reprise the roles they originated, with the former actress starring as Birdie and the latter portraying Rooney.
One of the main themes of Chicken Girls is the transition between middle school and high school, which forces teens to adapt to a new environment. The College Years will update that conceit for its university setting, with...
- 7/7/2022
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Exclusive: Janel Parrish (Pretty Little Liars) and Jonathan Bennett (Mean Girls) have signed on to star in Myles Clohessy’s indie horror film, The Bog.
They join previously announced cast members Mark Ryder (Borgia), Timothy Murphy (Westworld) and Robert Clohessy (Blue Bloods) in the film, which goes into production in Ireland and Scotland in October.
Inspired by haunting true events, The Bog tells the story of two couples, led by a troubled Collette (Parrish), who intertwined through friendship, unknowing infidelity and a tragic family death, decide to take an epic hiking trip into the remote Scottish Highlands to get away from it all, reconnect and stay at one of the secluded ancient cottages that dot the area. What starts as the time of their lives—and a much-needed, doctor-requested couples retreat—quickly spirals out of control for the group of friends in the isolated, harrowing mountain territory. There, they find...
They join previously announced cast members Mark Ryder (Borgia), Timothy Murphy (Westworld) and Robert Clohessy (Blue Bloods) in the film, which goes into production in Ireland and Scotland in October.
Inspired by haunting true events, The Bog tells the story of two couples, led by a troubled Collette (Parrish), who intertwined through friendship, unknowing infidelity and a tragic family death, decide to take an epic hiking trip into the remote Scottish Highlands to get away from it all, reconnect and stay at one of the secluded ancient cottages that dot the area. What starts as the time of their lives—and a much-needed, doctor-requested couples retreat—quickly spirals out of control for the group of friends in the isolated, harrowing mountain territory. There, they find...
- 7/21/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Khalil Everage (Cobra Kai) and Indiana Massara (Hero Mode) have joined the cast of The Crusades, an upcoming film from writer/director Leo Milano.
They’ll star opposite previously announced cast member Rudy Pankow (Outer Banks).
The highly stylized dramatic comedy follows three friends at an all-boys high school, as they try to survive one final weekend before merging with their rival school. It’s scripted by Milano, Jack Hussar and Shaun Early, who were inspired to write the pic, given their own experience attending an all-boys private high school.
As we told you first, Pankow will lead the cast as Leo Grecco, a charming and sometimes delusional dreamer who spends his life focused on things he can’t have.
Everage joins as unconventional jock, Sean. Despite having the game, the grades, and the girlfriend, Sean can’t seem to feel like “the man.”
Massara is set to play Jess,...
They’ll star opposite previously announced cast member Rudy Pankow (Outer Banks).
The highly stylized dramatic comedy follows three friends at an all-boys high school, as they try to survive one final weekend before merging with their rival school. It’s scripted by Milano, Jack Hussar and Shaun Early, who were inspired to write the pic, given their own experience attending an all-boys private high school.
As we told you first, Pankow will lead the cast as Leo Grecco, a charming and sometimes delusional dreamer who spends his life focused on things he can’t have.
Everage joins as unconventional jock, Sean. Despite having the game, the grades, and the girlfriend, Sean can’t seem to feel like “the man.”
Massara is set to play Jess,...
- 6/29/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
No one says “teamwork makes the dream work” in “Hero Mode,” but that maxim’s corny sentiment nonetheless aptly applies to A.J. Tesler’s video game-themed teen comedy, which follows a formula that dates back to at least the era of the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis. A lively saga about a young coding wizard who’s charged with saving his family’s gaming business, this celebration of old- and new-school creativity doesn’t break novel ground in any respect. Fortunately, though, when it debuts in theaters on June 4 and on VOD on June 11.
After getting himself suspended from school for hacking the college board’s database — a crime that’s hardly condemnable, since he did it to selflessly nab the student body new computers — Troy (Chris Carpenter) gets a shot at working for multiple sclerosis-stricken mom Kate’s (Mira Sorvino) Playfield Games, a company she founded with her late...
After getting himself suspended from school for hacking the college board’s database — a crime that’s hardly condemnable, since he did it to selflessly nab the student body new computers — Troy (Chris Carpenter) gets a shot at working for multiple sclerosis-stricken mom Kate’s (Mira Sorvino) Playfield Games, a company she founded with her late...
- 6/4/2021
- by Nick Schager
- Variety Film + TV
"We need to find something that real gamers really want to play." Blue Fox Entertainment has released an official trailer for an indie comedy titled Hero Mode, the feature directorial debut of producer / filmmaker A.J. Tesler. With his family’s indie video game business on the brink of bankruptcy, a teenage coding genius has just 30 days to create the world’s greatest video game. "No pressure." They're playing this as a family comedy for all ages, and it definitely looks like it's made to make everyone laugh. Hero Mode stars Chris Carpenter as Troy, Mira Sorvino, Sean Astin plus Indiana Massara as Paige, along with Mary Lynn Rajskub, Kimia Behpoornia, Phillip Solomon, Monte Markham, Creed Bratton, Jim O'Heir, Erik Griffin, Bobby Lee, and Al Madrigal. This is extremely cheesy and especially obvious in its video game designer humor. But there is still some kind of strange charm to it that might make it worth watching.
- 5/6/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
A.J. Tesler directs from screenplay by Jeff Carpenter.
Blue Fox Entertainment has commenced talks with AFM 2020 Online buyers on family comedy Hero Mode starring Sean Astin, Mira Sorvino, Chris Carpenter, and TikTok celebrity Indiana Massara.
A.J. Tesler directs the film about a teenage coding prodigy who has 30 days to create the world’s greatest video game and prevent his family’s video game business from sinking.
Jeff Carpenter wrote the screenplay to Hero Mode (formerly Mayfield’s Game), and the cast includes Mary Lynn Rajskub, Creed Bratton, Jim O’Heir, Nelson Franklin, Erik Griffin, Phillip Solomon, Kimia Behpoornia, Bobby Lee, and Al Madrigal.
Blue Fox Entertainment has commenced talks with AFM 2020 Online buyers on family comedy Hero Mode starring Sean Astin, Mira Sorvino, Chris Carpenter, and TikTok celebrity Indiana Massara.
A.J. Tesler directs the film about a teenage coding prodigy who has 30 days to create the world’s greatest video game and prevent his family’s video game business from sinking.
Jeff Carpenter wrote the screenplay to Hero Mode (formerly Mayfield’s Game), and the cast includes Mary Lynn Rajskub, Creed Bratton, Jim O’Heir, Nelson Franklin, Erik Griffin, Phillip Solomon, Kimia Behpoornia, Bobby Lee, and Al Madrigal.
- 11/9/2020
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Indiana Massara has been killing the game for the last five years. The talented teen is well-known for her work as an actress and a singer, and now she’s also a social media influencer. What’s even more impressive, is that she’s already done so much at just 17-years-old. With a fan base that includes millions of people, Indiana is working hard to make sure that puts out high quality work on all fronts. As someone who is equally dedicated to acting and singing, she knows the road won’t always be easy, but she has no plans of backing down. If
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Indiana Massara...
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- 7/3/2020
- by Camille Moore
- TVovermind.com
Exclusive: yA (working title), a spinoff of Amazon’s multiple Emmy-winning digital daytime drama series The Bay, which is in development from original series creator Gregori J. Martin, former General Hospital showrunner Wendy Riche and producer Lany Entertainment, is rounding out its cast.
Co-written by Martin and Riche, the coming of age young adult series will follow teens Frankie Sanders and Regan Sanders as they relocate to sunny California and a sometimes cruel new social environment of Bay City High. Crossing over from The Bay are series star Kristos Andrews as Pete Garrett, Vivica A. Fox as Dr. Angela Foster, and Michael Copon as Officer Colton Kurosaki.
The series regular cast of the spinoff also will include Dante Aleksander, who plays Xander Castro, with newcomers Damoni Burkhardt, Logan Garretson, Brady Gentry, Tyler C. Lofton,...
Co-written by Martin and Riche, the coming of age young adult series will follow teens Frankie Sanders and Regan Sanders as they relocate to sunny California and a sometimes cruel new social environment of Bay City High. Crossing over from The Bay are series star Kristos Andrews as Pete Garrett, Vivica A. Fox as Dr. Angela Foster, and Michael Copon as Officer Colton Kurosaki.
The series regular cast of the spinoff also will include Dante Aleksander, who plays Xander Castro, with newcomers Damoni Burkhardt, Logan Garretson, Brady Gentry, Tyler C. Lofton,...
- 12/5/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Brat, the digital studio that services Gen Z audiences globally with a slew of multi-platform ventures, has dropped its first podcast, Attaway Appeal.
The series stars the voices of YouTuber and frequent Brat collaborator Annie LeBlanc, singer-songwriter-actress Indiana Massara (Chicken Girls), and marks a reboot of a previous Brat series about a school newspaper. Attaway Appeal is the name of the high school newspaper in Brat’s signature Chicken Girls franchise, and the scripted podcast sees two characters attempting to modernize the paper via the audio medium. Thus, as a show within the larger Brat universe, it serves as the latest extension of the brand’s IP.
Brat has also expanded into novels, branded content, music, and reality TV.
Episode one of Attaway Appeal, which is being distributed on Spotify as well as Brat’s YouTube channel, is titled He Uses the Girls’ Bathroom, and sees LeBlanc and Massara as...
The series stars the voices of YouTuber and frequent Brat collaborator Annie LeBlanc, singer-songwriter-actress Indiana Massara (Chicken Girls), and marks a reboot of a previous Brat series about a school newspaper. Attaway Appeal is the name of the high school newspaper in Brat’s signature Chicken Girls franchise, and the scripted podcast sees two characters attempting to modernize the paper via the audio medium. Thus, as a show within the larger Brat universe, it serves as the latest extension of the brand’s IP.
Brat has also expanded into novels, branded content, music, and reality TV.
Episode one of Attaway Appeal, which is being distributed on Spotify as well as Brat’s YouTube channel, is titled He Uses the Girls’ Bathroom, and sees LeBlanc and Massara as...
- 10/4/2019
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
On Thursday, April 25, 2019, World of Children, a global recognition and funding organization for individuals exclusively serving the needs of vulnerable children, celebrated heroes for children at the annual 2019 World of Children Hero Awards Benefit at The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills.
Brooke Burke emceed the event and was joined by special guest Caryl M. Stern.
Nearly 200 guests gathered for a special evening recognizing Lysa and Grant Heslov with the World of Children Advocacy Award for their work as founders of Los Angeles-based charity Children Mending Hearts and four extraordinary individuals for their global humanitarian work for children. Attendees enjoyed a cocktail reception, dinner and awards program featuring a special musical performance by Indiana Massara (Singer / Actress). Guests also enjoyed a lively pledge drive led by auctioneer Lucas Hunt – bringing the overall event fundraising total to more than $350,000. With these donations, World of Children will be able to help fund the Honorees high-impact programs,...
Brooke Burke emceed the event and was joined by special guest Caryl M. Stern.
Nearly 200 guests gathered for a special evening recognizing Lysa and Grant Heslov with the World of Children Advocacy Award for their work as founders of Los Angeles-based charity Children Mending Hearts and four extraordinary individuals for their global humanitarian work for children. Attendees enjoyed a cocktail reception, dinner and awards program featuring a special musical performance by Indiana Massara (Singer / Actress). Guests also enjoyed a lively pledge drive led by auctioneer Lucas Hunt – bringing the overall event fundraising total to more than $350,000. With these donations, World of Children will be able to help fund the Honorees high-impact programs,...
- 4/30/2019
- Look to the Stars
Brat, the digital studio making a name for itself as a preeminent purveyor of content for Gen Z, is officially entering the literary fray.
The studio’s debut novel, Chicken Girls: Rhyme And The Runaway Twins, was inspired by Brat’s flagship Chicken Girls digital series -- which has amassed 200 million views on YouTube to date. Starring YouTube luminary Annie LeBlanc (pictured above) as well as Brooke Butler and Indiana Massara, the series follows the trials and tribulations of a middle school dance troupe.
Brat, which first announced its book deal with Sky Pony Press last March, has also branched beyond its digital series roots by launching a record label and branded content studio. The company has raised $42.5 million in venture capital to date.
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The studio’s debut novel, Chicken Girls: Rhyme And The Runaway Twins, was inspired by Brat’s flagship Chicken Girls digital series -- which has amassed 200 million views on YouTube to date. Starring YouTube luminary Annie LeBlanc (pictured above) as well as Brooke Butler and Indiana Massara, the series follows the trials and tribulations of a middle school dance troupe.
Brat, which first announced its book deal with Sky Pony Press last March, has also branched beyond its digital series roots by launching a record label and branded content studio. The company has raised $42.5 million in venture capital to date.
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- 3/26/2019
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
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