ISA6 Countdown: Check out the Indie Series Awards Nominees for Best Drama Ensemble

Clockwise (from top left): Anacostia, The Dreamers, Hustling, L.A. Macabre, Producing Juliet and Thurston

The nominations for the 6th Annual Indie Series Awards were announced on February 4, and the ceremony is now only 11 days away. Serial Scoop is celebrating the nominees leading up to the ISA6 ceremony on April 1st by showcasing their work both in front of and behind the camera.

In the Best Ensemble – Drama category, the nominees are Anacostia, The Dreamers, Hustling, L.A. Macabre, Producing Juliet and Thurston. Watch their nominated work below:

ISA6 Countdown: Check out the Indie Series Awards Nominees for Best Directing in a Comedy

Clockwise (from top left): The Amazing Gayl Pile (Morgan Waters and Brooks Gray), Altruman (Robin Geradts-Gill), Burt Paxton (Aaron Fradkin), High Road (Justin Harwood), Noirhouse (Shaun Wilson) and Single & Dating In Vancouver (Andrew McIlroy and Troy Mundle)

The nominations for the 6th Annual Indie Series Awards were announced on February 4, and the ceremony is now only 18 days away. Serial Scoop is celebrating the nominees leading up to the ISA6 ceremony on April 1st by showcasing their work both in front of and behind the camera.

In the Best Directing – Comedy category, the nominees are The Amazing Gayl Pile (Morgan Waters and Brooks Gray), Altruman (Robin Geradts-Gill), Burt Paxton (Aaron Fradkin), High Road (Justin Harwood), Noirhouse (Shaun Wilson) and Single & Dating In Vancouver (Andrew McIlroy and Troy Mundle). Watch their nominated work below:

ISA6 Countdown: Check out the Indie Series Awards Nominees for Lead Actress in a Comedy

Clockwise (from top left): Tiffany Berube (The Tiffany and Erin Show), Jillian Clare (Acting Dead), Jackie Geary (Jon and Jen are Married), Becky Kramer (Jewvangelist), Mhairi Morrison (Feathers and Toast), Minae Noji (Love Midori)

The nominations for the 6th Annual Indie Series Awards were announced on Wednesday, February 4, and the ceremony is now only a month away. Serial Scoop is celebrating the nominees leading up to the ISA6 ceremony on April 1st by showcasing their work both in front of and behind the camera.

In the Best Lead Actress – Comedy category, the nominees are Tiffany Berube (The Tiffany and Erin Show), Jillian Clare (Acting Dead), Jackie Geary (Jon and Jen are Married), Becky Kramer (Jewvangelist), Mhairi Morrison (Feathers and Toast) and Minae Noji (Love Midori). Watch their nominated work below:

ISA6 Countdown: Check out the Indie Series Awards Nominees for Best Writing in a Drama

The nominations for the 6th Annual Indie Series Awards were announced on Wednesday, February 4. We are now celebrating Web Series Weekend by featuring the nominees in a number of categories. We will be highlight and celebrating the nominated shows over the next eight weeks leading up to the ISA6 ceremony on April 1st.

In the Best Writing – Drama category, the nominees were DeVanity (Michael Caruso), Hustling (Sebastian La Cause), Out With Dad (Jason Leaver), Producing Juliet (Tina Cesa Ward), Small Miracles (Moshe Mones) and Thurston (Kathryn O'Sullivan and Paul Awad). Watch their nominated work below:

ISA6 Countdown: Check out the Indie Series Awards Nominees for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama

Clockwise (from top left): Elizabeth Olin (We Are Angels), Caitlynne Medrek (Out With Dad), Crystal Chappell (Beacon Hill), Susannah Wells (Thurston), Sharon Washington (Hustling), Jessica Sonneborn (Red Sleep).

The nominations for the 6th Annual Indie Series Awards were announced on Wednesday, February 4. In the Best Supporting Actress – Drama category, the nominees were Crystal Chappell (Beacon Hill), Caitlynne Medrek (Out With Dad), Elizabeth Olin (We Are Angels), Jessica Sonneborn (Red Sleep), Sharon Washington (Hustling) and Susannah Wells (Thurston). Watch their nominated work below:

ISA6 Countdown: Check out the Indie Series Awards Nominees for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama

Clockwise (from top left): Eme Ikwuakor (We Are Angels), Andrew Glaszek (Hustling), Garrett Brennan (Thurston), Gordon Thomson (DeVanity), Gerald McCullouch (Hustling), Judd Hirsch (Small Miracles).

The nominations for the 6th Annual Indie Series Awards were announced on Wednesday, February 4. In the Best Supporting Actor – Drama category, the nominees were Garrett Brennan (Thurston), Andrew Glaszek (Hustling), Judd Hirsch (Small Miracles), Eme Ikwuakor (We Are Angels), Gerald McCullouch (Hustling) and Gordon Thomson (DeVanity). Watch their nominated work below:

ISA6 Countdown: Check out the Indie Series Awards Nominees for Best Drama

The nominations for the 6th Annual Indie Series Awards were announced on Wednesday, February 4. Now that it's Web Series Weekend, what better time to catch up on (or watch for the first time) some of these compelling shows. In the Best Web Series – Drama category, the nominees were DeVanity, Hustling, L.A. Macabre, Pete Winning and the Pirates, Thurston and Whatever, Linda. Watch them below:

ISA6 Countdown: Check out the Indie Series Awards Nominees for Best Comedy

The nominations for the 6th Annual Indie Series Awards were announced on Wednesday, February 4. It's now Web Series Weekend, the perfect time to catch up on (or watch for the first time) some of these terrific nominees. In the Best Web Series – Comedy category, the nominees were Acting Dead, The Amazing Gayl Pile, Capitol Hill, High Road, Jewvangelist and Wallflowers. Watch them below:

Watch the 'Thurston' Season 3 Premiere

Colleen Zenk stars as Agnes Snead in Thurston.

In the riveting Season 3 premiere of Thurston, Maggie (Catherine Frels) and Inolah (Autumn Morningstar Custalow Alfaro) receive a visit from The Marshal (Garry Westcott), DA Stewart (Todd Messegee) makes Pinkerton Daniels ((John C. Bailey)) a proposition, and Rosie (Susannah Wells) plots an escape. Meanwhile, the Sneads have a tense family reunion. Will Agnes (Colleen Zenk) welcome Edmund (Walt Willey) back with open arms? Watch the long-awaited new episode of Thurston below:

Watch the 'Ragged Isle' Series Finale

It's Web Series Weekend, the perfect time to catch up on your favorite shows. The must-see series finale of Indie Series Award-winning Ragged Isle was released on Friday. It's the final showdown on Ragged Isle, as new alliances are drawn and the battle between good and evil comes to a bloody close. Watch it below:

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Brittany Underwood on Playing Bad, and a 'One Life to Live' Reunion on 'Youthful Daze'

Left: Brittany Underwood. Right: Sarah Hester, Mike C. Manning and Brittany Underwood.

Actress Brittany Underwood is well-known for a memorable six-year stint as Langston Wilde on daytime drama One Life to Live, as well as her role as Lauren Tate in primetime soap opera Hollywood Heights. She guest stars on ABC's The Goldbergs on Wednesday, October 22 as Jill Rubin.

Underwood has also joined the cast of another serialized drama, hit web series Youthful Daze, as Sheila Edmundson, a character bound to cause heaps of trouble for anyone who crosses her path.

Serial Scoop spoke with Underwood about her new character, the One Life to Live reunion taking place on the set of Youthful Daze (David Gregory and Nic Robuck will soon arrive on the canvas), how her Youthful Daze executive producer Bryan James is different than her former executive producers Frank Valentini and Jill Farren Phelps, and to find out if she too will be joining The Young and the Restless, as several of her former Hollywood Heights co-stars have. Read our exclusive interview below:

SERIAL SCOOP: It’s a One life to Live reunion on Youthful Daze.
BRITTANY UNDERWOOD: I know. I know. I was very excited about that. It’s so funny because Nic (Robuck, who played James on One Life to Live) was asking me what I was doing as he was seeing all of my tweets about Youthful Daze and he was curious, as a lot of my actor friends are.  I told Bryan James I have friends that are curious and it’s really exciting and how Nic Robuck from One Life to Live was asking me about it.  A few days later Bryan came back and asked, "What if we had Nic on the show? He could be this…" I was like oh my god, that’s so amazing, and that would be so much fun. I love Nic and getting to act with him. It's really fun.

Web Series Weekend: 'Ragged Isle' Returns in 'Original of the Species'

Ragged Isle is back!  Dr. Hoffman has a surprising confrontation.

It's Web Series Weekend, a great time to catch on episodes from the shows you love, and to discover your latest obsession. Four-time Indie Series Award-winning Ragged Isle is one of our longtime favorites so we are overjoyed the show is back with its first new episode of 2014. In "Original of the Species," Dr. Brian Hoffman (Greg Tulonen) absorbs shocking news and confronts someone he holds responsible for many of the island's tragedies. Meanwhile, Julie Katsarakis (Amie E. Marzen) makes a disturbing discovery of her own.

Watch the mysteries of Ragged Isle unfold in the new episode below:

Web Series Weekend: Jen Lilley & Jade Harlow Debut in 'Youthful Daze' Season 3 Premiere

What's going on with Monica Reynolds (Jade Harlow) and Natalie Cardin (Jen Lilley)?

It's Web Series Weekend, a great time to catch on the latest episodes of your favorite shows. On Sunday, the third season of Youthful Daze premiered. In the opener ("Your Body + My Lips"), Drew (Bryan James) remained torn between Tommy (Ethan Daniel Corbett) and Oliver (Easton Schirra). Elsewhere, Days of our Lives star Jen Lilley debuted as mysterious waitress Natalie Cardin. Jade Harlow, part of the Indie Series Award-nominated ensemble from The Bay, also made her first appearance as Natalie's friend and co-worker, Monica Reynolds.

Watch the drama unfold below:

Web Series Weekend: Help Make 'Pretty' The Series Season 4 Happen!

Another Web Series Weekend is here, and it's the perfect time to support one of the best ever. Steve Silverman's brilliant comedy Pretty won six Indie Series Awards, and countless other honors, during its first three seasons. Two years after what seemed like the end, Pretty has shot a fourth season, a "re-imagining" of the show, featuring original stars Stacy McQueen and Dee Freeman, as well as new cast additions such as DeVanity's Michael Caruso and Fumbling Thru the Pieces' Diane Delano. This could be epic! But the show needs our help.

Additional funding is needed for things like editing the episodes, color correcting, final audio mixing, Symphony video mixing for green screen, promotions and publicity. The goal is $4,444 and Pretty is nearly at 70% of its goal with 7 days left.  So close!  There are many campaigns on Kickstarter, IndieGoGo and other crowd-funding websites for all kinds of projects, but they would be hard-pressed to match the talent and dedication behind this one.

To help make Pretty Season 4 happen, visit kickstarter.com. To catch up on the first three seasons of Pretty, visit prettytheseries.com.

Web Series Weekend: 'The Horizon' Season 4 Finale

From the Season 4 finale of The Horizon.

It's Web Series Weekend, a great time to catch up on this week's brand new episodes. Watch the Season 4 finale of Australian drama The Horizon below:

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Jen Lilley on 'Youthful Daze,' and What's Ahead for Theresa in 'Days of our Lives'

Jen Lilley. Photo Credit: Frederick M. Brown/Getty

Born in Roanoke, Virginia, Jen Lilley didn't start acting until attending the University of Virginia when she played the lead in an indie film called The Loss of Life. After that, she fell in love with acting and averaged six indie films a semester. In addition to acting, she is also a talented singer, dancer and comedian, performing in many improv casts, including the Upright Citizens Brigade.

Her many film and television credits include the critically acclaimed feature film The Artist, Disaster Date, Castle, Two and a Half Men, Rules of Engagement, Criminal Minds and iCarly. From 2011-12 she starred as Maxie Jones on ABC's General Hospital.

Lilley currently stars as mischievous bad girl Theresa Donovan on NBC's Days of our Lives, and will soon be seen as Natalie Cardin in Youthful Daze.

Serial Scoop recently caught up with Lilley to discuss her soap roles, and to find out more about her Youthful Daze character. Read our exclusive interview below:

SERIAL SCOOP: Serial Scoop named you as one of our top 10 Sensational Summer Performers as Theresa on Days of our Lives.
JEN LILLEY: What! Really? That's amazing! I’m having a blast on Days. I never knew how much I could love one job. I love it so much.

Web Series Weekend: Billy and Michael Weigh in 'Derek and Cameron'

In Branden Blinn's indie web series Derek and Cameron, 26-year-old Derek (Thomas H. Adisi) has never had sex with a man, thought about men sexually, or fantasized about them in any sexual or romantic way. But he now finds himself ensconced and in love with one. Cameron (Brandon Crowder) on the other hand is an avid athlete, former high school and college jock, outgoing, politically active, outspoken gay man who has been out to everyone around him, proudly, since he was 15. Cameron's biggest political statement is he can't imagine why any gay man would demonstrate anything as low in self esteem as chasing after straight men until he himself finds himself in love with one. Derek and Cameron tells the story of this unconventional couple and their extended friends and families.

In this week's new episode, "Billy," Cameron turns to his friends for advice about his relationship, including the obnoxious Billy (Eric Colton) who has less than encouraging feedback, such as "I give it another month." Luckily, his buddy Michael (Jordan Jones) tells him the relationship with Cameron is the "real deal" and advises him to join Cameron in therapy.

Watch this Web Series Weekend selection below:

Web Series Weekend: 'Producing Juliet' Returns with 'Stage Reality'

Producing Juliet, the latest engaging drama from writer/director Tina Cesa Ward, returned this week with the first of three brand new episodes that will finish out the show's Indie Series Award-nominated first season.

In "Stage Reality," Rebecca (Alisha Spielmann), Andrea (Betty Kaplan) and Juliet (Rachael Hip-Flores) start their search for a theater space and soon realize what little space their money can buy, forcing Juliet and Rebecca into some hard decisions that will affect the play and their personal lives.

During Web Series Weekend, Serial Scoop highlights the latest episodes from our favorite series. Watch the newest from Producing Juliet below:

Web Series Weekend: Syd and Stu Navigate Life as 'Roomiess'

Roomiess, a new sketch comedy from Edward Kiniry-Ostro and Indie Series Award-winner Sal Neslusan, premiered this week with 10 hilarious episodes directed by Daniel Applegate.

Roomiess follows roommates Syd (Neslusan) and Stu (Kiniry-Ostro) as they navigate the world though their tiny shared apartment. Through awkward hookups, coffee binges, and the occasional dog heist, they may not know what they're doing in the world, but they know they'll always have each other.

As she did in Professional Friend, Neslusan shows off her masterful comedic chops in Roomiess, while Kiniry-Ostro matches her with superb timing and hysterical reactions as they banter their way through life.

Watch Episode 1 ("The Cleanse") below:

Web Series Weekend: Saxon Walks Out on 'The Horizon'

The Horizon's Saxon (Adam George) walks out on AJ (Indigo Felton).

It's Web Series Weekend, a great time to catch up on this week's brand new episodes. On Episode 30 of Australian drama The Horizon, Saxon (Adam George) walks out on AJ (Indigo Felton) after finally learning the truth. Elsewhere, Millie (Sarah Lovella) and Micky (Matthew Clarke) make a pact, and Yvonne (Belinda Giblin) brings in the big guns to try and get through to Dennis (Patrick James).

Watch the episode below: