Casting The Net

Name: Casting The Net
Released: 2020-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Linara Washington, Apryl Jones, Siena Goines

TV Show · Comedy

Cassie, Holly, and Sharice are three talented actors who can't catch their big break; feeling played by Hollywood, the women hit back and recruit their casting director friend Mabel to put out a fake casting call for a 'black female western' film.

2020 · 24m

Starring Linara Washington, Apryl Jones, Siena Goines

EPISODE 1

Pilot

Cassie, Holly, and Sharice plan an elaborate hoax to pry open the doors of Hollywood for themselves; a casting director friend called Mabel also ends up becoming a part of it.
EPISODE 2

The Magnificent Three

Hollywood takes an interest when they hear about the female-driven, African-American western that the ladies are producing and starring in; to keep up the charade, they meet with an ageing, eccentric writer to discuss the script.
EPISODE 3

Rio Harpo

Actor Willard Pugh, known for playing Harpo in `The Color Purple', stops at nothing to get a part in the ladies' movie; a powerful Hollywood studio hears about the project and decides they must have it, but on their own terms.
EPISODE 4

A Purse Full of Dollars

Sharice gets some good news when one of her regulars at the strip club offers to fund their movie, turning it from a fake movie to a real one; the ladies try to convince a popular director to get on board, but he proves to be a tough sell.
EPISODE 5

The Good, the Bad, and the Sexy

The ladies have a tough decision to make when the studio offers to turn their independent movie into a major studio film, but only if they agree to step aside as the leads.
EPISODE 6

The Outlaw Derek Abrams

Cassie's ex-husband sets them up with some training at a cowboy boot camp, but his generosity is masking his real motives; Mabel gets wind of what's really going on and enlists Archibald and Willard to help her put a stop to it.