DTLA (TV series)

DTLA (acronym for Downtown Los Angeles) is a gay-themed television series which premiered October 24, 2012. The series was created, and is co-produced and directed by Larry Kennar.[1] It follows a group of friends in Downtown Los Angeles[2] under the slogan: One City, Seven Lives / Old Friends, New Stories. The main seven characters are Lenny, Bryan, Sara Jane, Matthew, Marky, Kai, Stefan.

DTLA
GenreDrama, Comedy, Gay
Created byLarry Kennar
Directed byLarry Kennar
Composer(s)Alexander Bornstein
Country of originUnited States
Canada
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes9
Production
Executive producer(s)Larry Kennar
Darryl Stephens
Michael Andres Palmieri
Helen Shaw
Producer(s)Charisse Reneau
CinematographyAlex Milosevic
Production company(s)Larry Kennar Entertainment
OUTtv
Release
Original networkOUTtv, Logo
Picture format1080i HDTV
Original releaseOctober 24 (2012-10-24) –
December 1, 2012 (2012-12-01)
External links
Logo website
Production website

Cast
  • Darryl Stephens as Leonard "Lenny", a civil litigation attorney and Bryan's boyfriend of six years[3]
  • Matthew Stephen Herrick as Bryan, a stoner and Lenny's boyfriend who has been unemployed for over a year[4]
  • Marshelle Fair as SJ, a Professor of fashion merchandizing, textiles, and accessories, she is a college friend of Lenny, Kai and Kevin, and estranged wife of Norm[5]
  • Hiro Tanaka as Kai Nakamoto, a high school math teacher[6]
  • Scott Pretty as Marky, a military man and boyfriend of Matthew[7]
  • Patrick McDonald as Matthew Bouvier, Bryan's friend who recently moved to LA to be an actor[8]
  • Ernest Pierce as Stefan, a lawyer and friend of Lenny[9]
  • JC Jones as Trey, Stefan's young boyfriend, he works in a doughnut shop part-time and has a stage act at night as a drag queen[10]
  • Jeremy Jackson as Kevin, a former model, college friend of Lenny, Kai, and SJ, who recently moved back to LA for a new start
  • Michael Basilli as Rafi, a manager of a Downtown Los Angeles club, who after meeting Kai soon becomes a romantic interest of Kai
  • B. Scott as Bosco, owner of a restaurant they frequently gather at[11]
  • Sandra Bernhard as Carla, one of Bryan's mothers[12]
  • Melanie Griffith as Kimberley, one of Bryan's mothers[13]
  • Paul Mooney as Silas, Lenny's estranged father[14]
  • AzMarie Livingston as Ricki, Kimberly's current girlfriend[15]
  • William McNamara as Norm, a lawyer and SJ's husband[16]
  • Ryan Izay as Rod
  • Cesar D' La Torre as Ceasar Gomez
  • Luenell as Racine, Trey's mother and Ressie's sister
  • Tiffany Pollard as Reesie, Trey's aunt and Racine's sister.
  • Jeffrey Damnit as Shef, one of Lenny's naked neighbors.

Production

DTLA was originally made as a movie.[1] The U.S.'s two main LGBT cable channels were not enthusiastic about the project; here! passed on the project and Logo was initially non-committal.[17] Brad Danks, COO of OUTtv said, "He called us because he had heard from people in the U.S. that we were doing good things in Canada with the service."[17] After screening a rough cut of the movie for executives of OUTtv they commissioned a series instead.[1] It was originally expected that the series would premiere on OUTtv in the late spring of 2012.[18] On January 25, 2012 Kennar created an account on Kickstarter.com for the series, to secure the remaining required financing via crowd funding.[19] In 6 days 50 people had pledged a total of $4762.[1] On February 21, 2012 it was announced that they had surpassed their target of $25000.[20] In April 2012 it was announced that the premiere of DTLA would be delayed until after the launch of OUTtv's HD channel which would be coming in a few months.[21] In September 2012 it was announced that DTLA had been acquired by Logo.[22] DTLA is the first series funded in part via Kickstarter to receive domestic and international distribution.[17] Distribution outside of Canada and the U.S. is being handled by OUTtv.[21]

Episode list
No. in
series		 Title Directed by Written by Canadian air date U.S. air date
1"Episode 1 – The Pilot – Part 1"[23]Larry KennarLarry KennarOctober 24, 2012 (2012-10-24)October 24, 2012
2"Episode 2 – The Pilot – Part 2"[24]Larry KennarLarry KennarOctober 24, 2012 (2012-10-24)October 24, 2012
3"Episode 3"[25]Larry KennarLarry KennarOctober 31, 2012 (2012-10-31)October 31, 2012
4"Episode 4"[26]Larry KennarDarryl StephensNovember 7, 2012 (2012-11-07)November 7, 2012
5"Episode 5"[27]Larry KennarLarry Kennar & Michael Andres PalmieriNovember 14, 2012 (2012-11-14)November 17, 2012
6"Episode 6"[28]Larry KennarMichael Andres PalmieriNovember 21, 2012 (2012-11-21)November 24, 2012[29]
7"Episode 7"[30]Larry KennarLarry KennarNovember 28, 2012 (2012-11-28)November 24, 2012[31]
8"Episode 8 – Season Finale – Part 1"[32]Larry KennarLarry KennarDecember 5, 2012 (2012-12-05)December 1, 2012[33]
9"Episode 9 – Season Finale – Part 2"[34]Larry KennarLarry KennarDecember 12, 2012 (2012-12-12)December 1, 2012[35]
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References
  1. Holzer, Alexandra (January 30, 2012). "Larry Kennar, L Word Producer, Talks DTLA, His New Gay Scripted Drama Series". Huffington Post. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  2. Lynn, Logan (November 1, 2013). "Sex, Love and Los Angeles: Your New Favorite Show Has Arrived". Huffington Post.
  3. "Lenny". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  4. "Bryan". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  5. "SJ". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  6. "Kai". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  7. "Marky". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  8. "Matthew". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  9. "Stefan". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  10. "Trey". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  11. "Bosco". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  12. "Sandra Bernhard joins cast of DTLA". May 30, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  13. "Melanie Griffith joins cast of DTLA". July 10, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  14. "Paul Mooney Joins the Cast of DTLA". July 5, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  15. "Model AzMarie joins DTLA Cast". July 14, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  16. "Norm". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  17. Vlessing, Etan (October 16, 2012). "How Canada's Gay Network Rode to the Rescue of Logo's DTLA Ensemble Drama". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  18. Rathe, Adam (January 26, 2012). "OUT Exclusive: New Gay TV Drama, 'DTLA'". Out.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  19. "DTLA by Larry Kennar — Kickstarter". Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  20. "DTLA Kickstarter Campaign - 24 Hours To Go!". February 21, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  21. "DTLA - Breaking News!!!". April 11, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  22. "Logo Acquires Scripted Series 'DTLA'". Deadline Hollywood. September 27, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  23. "Episode 1 – The Pilot – Part 1". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  24. "Episode 2 – The Pilot – Part 2". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  25. "Episode 3". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  26. "Episode 4". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  27. "Episode 5". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  28. "Episode 6". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  29. "LOGOONLINE.com : TV Schedule : Episodes Air Dates (DTLA episode 6)". Logo. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  30. "Episode 7". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  31. "LOGOONLINE.com : TV Schedule : Episodes Air Dates (DTLA episode 7)". Logo. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  32. "Episode 8 – Season Finale – Part 1". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  33. "LOGOONLINE.com : TV Schedule : Episodes Air Dates (DTLA episode 8)". Logo. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  34. "Episode 9 – Season Finale – Part 2". dtlatheseries.com. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  35. "LOGOONLINE.com : TV Schedule : Episodes Air Dates (DTLA episode 9)". Logo. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
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