Val is warm, wry, and effortlessly charismatic. Think dry humour, clarity, confidence, and cool logic—with just enough charm to make you trust them with your life savings and laugh while doing it. 30s | open ethnicity | open gender | must be bilingual.

A woman who is appalled by her boyfriend’s sexual tic – and determined to get to the meaning behind it.

Vivian’s ride-or-die BFF, an expert in treading the fine line between egging her friend on and keeping her coloring within the lines.

Vivian’s boyfriend, whose bizarre sexual tic ignites the whole misadventure.

Approx. 35 years old (the Chinese community tends to look younger so ensure she does not look too young). She is friendly and bustling - focused on getting the best back-to-school food and supplies. Dressed casually (late summer dress/pants and blouse), slip ons. Hair down or in a pony-tail. Accessories: A light chain and earrings. Should be able to speak Cantonese/Mandarin.

8-11 years old. Girl or Boy. The kids should look young and cute. She/he is excited to go back to school shopping. She/he is at the age where she/he likes to show her/his individualism. She/he does not want to agree with what mom says. But is also respectful in her rebellion. Dressed casually late summer dress/shorts, or skirt, sandals/slip ons. She/he likes to pick pretty/handsome accessories and is still into soft toys. (Girl) Hair down or in a ponytail. The Chinese kid should be able to speak Cantonese/Mandarin.

Approx. 35 years old. A blend of traditional and modern. She is friendly but focused on get-ting the best back-to-school food and supplies. Dressed casually (late summer dress), sandals/slip ons. Hair down or in a ponytail. Accessories: A light chain and earrings. Should be able to speak Hinglish.

8-11 years old. Girl or Boy. The kids should look young and cute. She/he is excited to go back to school shopping. She/he is at the age where she/he likes to show her/his individualism. She/he does not want to agree with what mom says. But is also respectful in her rebellion. Dressed casually late summer dress/shorts, or skirt, sandals/slip ons. She/he likes to pick pretty/handsome accessories and is still into soft toys. (Girl) Hair down or in a ponytail. The South Asian kid should be able to speak Hinglish.

(Playing Age: Early to Mid-20s) Character Description: Amir is a queer Arab man who has recently immigrated to Toronto with his mother. He is resilient, tender, and resourceful, but carries deep scars from his upbringing. Amir is navigating the tensions between his love for his mother and his need to live authentically. Sensitive yet rebellious, romantic yet guarded, he embodies the longing and resilience of diaspora life. Actor must capture both Amir’s vulnerability and his quiet defiance. This is a Gay Romance set on the Moon. We are seeking a romance cover leading-man. Reference: Mena Massoud Sex: Assigned-Male-At-Birth Gender: Male or Genderfluid, non-binary or any Languages: Arabic (native fluency required), conversational English an asset. Notes: Comfort with scenes depicting queerness, intimacy (kissing, staged sex scenes), and emotionally charged confrontations is required. This is a demanding lead role involving both raw emotional work and dreamlike, surreal scenes. Shooting Location: Toronto Series Shooting Dates: TBD PLEASE INCLUDE IN NOTES: Arabic Fluency (required) and dialect (region ie: Jordanian, Lebanese) Self-Tape and submit as soon as possible. AMIR and SULWA scene - please slate name, agency, age, height, ACTRA or Non-union, Citizenship, city you currently live and what dialect (region) of Arabic you speak. AMIR - please do shirtless front/back/side profiles.

(Playing Age: Late 40s to early 60s) Character Description: Salwa is Amir's mother - proud, fiercely intelligent, and hardened by years of personal and political turmoil. She loves her son but cannot reconcile it with her internalized societal pressures. Her affection is laced with judgment, and her vulnerability often masked by anger and control. Salwa is not a villain, but a complex product of her environment. Actor must have a strong emotional range and an ability to portray subtle shifts between love, fear, and rage. Languages: Arabic (native fluency required), conversational English an asset. Notes: Actor must be comfortable portraying intense, emotionally charged scenes, including topics of family conflict, queerness, and immigration. Shooting Location: Toronto Series Shooting Dates: TBD PLEASE INCLUDE IN NOTES: Arabic Fluency (required) and dialect (region ie: Jordanian, Lebanese) Self-Tape and submit as soon as possible. AMIR and SULWA scene - please slate name, agency, age, height, ACTRA or Non-union, Citizenship, city you currently live and what dialect (region) of Arabic you speak.

Selina sleepwalks through life, numb to the world and the people around her. Despite an exciting “glam” job as an art director for high-fashion photoshoots, she has a very destructive inner monologue and a tendency to dissociate through violent fantasies about her death. These are unhealthy coping mechanisms she developed in the aftermath of an emotionally abusive relationship.

Upgraded to PRINCIPAL despite ACTRA line count as Actor. To play the role of a man in his mid-late 20s. PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES. A fellow grad student at Stanford, he attends a biology lecture alongside Oliva and Ahn. Perpetually annoyed. He shoots the two women an irritated look and shushes them as they giggle during class. Despite his uptight, nerdish nature, he provides some needed comic relief when things get heavy.
LANGUAGE / ACCENT: The Character must be able to speak standard American English with a generic American accent.

TONAL NOTES: This is a romantic COMEDY - the main characters are fun and distinct and funny; the situations are primarily light and funny, with some serious moments speckled in...but all in all, please find the comedy, BUT in a grounded and realistic way / delivery.

PERFORMERS REQUESTED FROM THESE SUBMISSIONS WILL AUDITION FOR, AND BE CONSIDERED FOR, ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ROLES:

MCCONNELL
To play the role of a man in his mid-late 20s. PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES. A fellow grad student at Stanford, he attends a biology lecture alongside Oliva and Ahn. Perpetually annoyed. He shoots the two women an irritated look and shushes them as they giggle during class. Despite his uptight, nerdish nature, he provides some needed comic relief when things get heavy.
LANGUAGE / ACCENT: The Character must be able to speak standard American English with a generic American accent.

ANNOYED GUY
To play the role of a man in his 20s. PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES. Distracted guy texting on his phone while walking through campus. Narrowly avoids running into Olivia from behind.
LANGUAGE / ACCENT: The Character must be able to speak standard American English with a generic American accent.

DRUNK JONATHAN GRIFFIN
To play the role of a man in his mid-late 20s. PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES. Student at an off-campus party. He tries to get other partygoers to play 'Drunk or High'. Gets spooked when he recognizes his biology professor at the function.
LANGUAGE / ACCENT: The Character must be able to speak standard American English with a generic American accent.

TONAL NOTES: This is a romantic COMEDY - the main characters are fun and distinct and funny; the situations are primarily light and funny, with some serious moments speckled in...but all in all, please find the comedy, BUT in a grounded and realistic way / delivery.

PERFORMERS REQUESTED FROM THESE SUBMISSIONS WILL AUDITION FOR, AND BE CONSIDERED FOR, ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ROLES:

WORRIED STUDENT
To play the role of an 18 - 20 year old woman. PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES. Young, fresh-faced. New student at Stanford, majoring in biology. She’s excited but nervous, buzzing, hovering near the doorway of what’s rumored to be the hardest course in the program.
LANGUAGE / ACCENT: The Character must be able to speak standard American English with a generic American accent.

NERVOUS STUDENT
To play the role of an 18 - 20 year old woman. PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES. Young, fresh-faced. New student at Stanford, majoring in biology. She’s excited but nervous, buzzing, hovering near the doorway of what’s rumored to be the hardest course in the program.
LANGUAGE / ACCENT: The Character must be able to speak standard American English with a generic American accent.

STONED OLIVIA
To play the role of an 18 - 20 year old woman. PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES. A student at an off campus party. Trying to help her team during a competitive game.
LANGUAGE / ACCENT: The Character must be able to speak standard American English with a generic American accent.

TONAL NOTES: This is a romantic COMEDY - the main characters are fun and distinct and funny; the situations are primarily light and funny, with some serious moments speckled in...but all in all, please find the comedy, BUT in a grounded and realistic way / delivery.

To play the role of a 14-year-old girl. LATINX / LATINA. One of the young, gifted students in Stanford’s Future Innovators Program, working on her STEM project in the biology lab.
LANGUAGE / ACCENT: The Character must be able to speak standard American English with a generic American accent.

TONAL NOTES: This is a romantic COMEDY - the main characters are fun and distinct and funny; the situations are primarily light and funny, with some serious moments speckled in...but all in all, please find the comedy, BUT in a grounded and realistic way / delivery.

To play the role of a woman in their 40s - 60s. PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES. Nurse administering a flu shot to a patient.
LANGUAGE / ACCENT: The Character must be able to speak standard American English with a generic American accent.

To play the role of an 18 - 20 year old man. PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES. An undergrad student at an off campus party. They're high and confused while playing a game.
LANGUAGE / ACCENT: The Character must be able to speak standard American English with a generic American accent.

TONAL NOTES: This is a romantic COMEDY - the main characters are fun and distinct and funny; the situations are primarily light and funny, with some serious moments speckled in...but all in all, please find the comedy, BUT in a grounded and realistic way / delivery.

Tall, striking, and effortlessly graceful. Morgan Blackwood was a grieving widow on the run, hunted by the three ruthless kingpins of the East Coast underworld after her husband was murdered in cold blood. Forced to protect her daughter at all costs, she sent young Quinn into hiding with the influential Lawson family and vanished overseas. In exile, Morgan rebuilt herself from the ashes, founding the infamous Black Widow Syndicate, a criminal empire feared across continents. Cold, calculating, and deadly, she commands with precision and fury, but beneath the armor lies a mother whose only vulnerability is her daughter. For Quinn, Morgan would sacrifice everything, even the empire she built in blood. Personality: Cold, calculating, and deadly-except when it comes to her daughter, for whom she would sacrifice everything Think Uma Thurman in Kill Bill

Quinn Blackwood, 18, is the stunning and tragic daughter of Morgan Blackwood, her beauty both a gift and a curse. Raised in secrecy by the influential Lawson family, she was groomed and exploited, her innocence stolen and her voice suppressed. Though outwardly timid, fearful, and conditioned to obey, a quiet fire burns within her. Beneath the layers of trauma lies a fierce loyalty to the one person she’s never stopped believing in her mother.

Blade, 40, is a scar-faced enforcer with a brutal past etched into every line of his hardened face. Towering and intimidating, he’s a man feared by many but truly known by few. Beneath his rough, battle-worn exterior lies a surprisingly sensitive and deeply loyal soul, bound by unwavering devotion to Morgan Blackwood. Blade follows her commands without hesitation, acting as her shadow, protector, and executioner when needed. A killer by trade but not by heart, his loyalty to Morgan borders on reverence, she’s the only person who’s ever seen the man behind the muscle, and for her, he would burn the world down without asking why. Think of 'The Hound' from Game of Thrones