The Drop (web series)
The Drop is a Canadian comedy web series, which premiered on Narcity Media's YouTube channel in 2023.[1] The series stars Aisha Evelyna and Dani Pagliarello as Polly and Zara, two young women who support themselves in the outrageously expensive city of Toronto by launching their own business as professional line-waiters for wealthy clients who want all the latest hot products but are too busy to line up to buy them personally.[1]
The supporting cast includes Danté Prince, Andrew Robinson, Samantha Brown, Aurora Browne, Mark Little, Mishka Thébaud, Nicole Power, Kris Siddiqi, Nigel Downer, Patrick Ronan and Daniel Simpson.
Narcity's first scripted web series,[2] the series was created by Evelyna and Pagliarello for True West Films.[3]
Episodes[edit]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Preemo" | Jordan Canning | Dani Pagliarello | May 5, 2023 |
| 1 | 2 | "Monolith" | Dani Pagliarello | Dani Pagliarello & Aisha Evelyna | May 12, 2023 |
| 1 | 3 | "Bottled Air, Trademark" | Aisha Evelyna | Dani Pagliarello & Aisha Evelyna | May 19, 2023 |
| 1 | 4 | "Geezers" | Dani Pagliarello & Aisha Evelyna | Aisha Evelyna | May 26, 2023 |
Awards[edit]
The series won the award for Best Toronto Web Series at the 2023 T.O. Webfest.[4] It received five Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024, for Best Original Program or Series, Fiction (Evelyna, Pagliarello, Elizabeth Yake, Liz Whitmere), Best Lead Performance in a Web Program or Series (2: Evelyna, Pagliarello), Best Supporting Performance in a Web Program or Series (Browne) and Best Direction in a Web Program or Series (Evelyna).[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Annemarie Cutruzzola, "Toronto-Based Gen-Z Satire ‘The Drop’ Finds the Humour in Line-Waiting". She Does the City, November 27, 2023.
- ^ "Comedy Series 'The Drop' All About The Quirky Culture Of Line Waiting Now Streaming On Narcity". Narcity, May 5, 2023.
- ^ Victoria Ahearn, "Cameras roll on True West Films’ first scripted series The Drop". Playback, September 12, 2022.
- ^ Taimur Sikander Mirza, "Less Than Kosher tops T.O. Webfest". Playback, September 22, 2023.
- ^ Devon Banfield, "The 2024 Canadian Screen Awards nominations are in, and one film has broken a record! Here’s the full breakdown". Now, March 6, 2024.
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