Watch The 2016 Outstanding Actor In A Digital Daytime Drama Series Emmy Reels (VIDEO)

Five actors will compete for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Digital Drama Series at the 43rd Annual Daytime Emmys. Nominated are: Van Hansis (Thom) EastSiders, Kevin Spirtas (Dominic) Winterthorne, Rick Hearst (Mr.Ryan) Youthful Daze, Kristos Andrews (Pete) The Bay, and JD Pardo (Jesus) East Los High.

You can watch clips of their nominated performances below.

'EastSiders' Season 2 Trailer Released

Vam Hansis and Kit Williamson

The wait is almost over! The magnificent EastSiders has released a trailer for the show's upcoming second season. EastSiders focuses on the tumultuous relationship of Cal (Kit Williamson) and Thom ( Van Hansis), and it doesn't seem as if life will be any easier for the twosome this season.

Based on the new trailer, Cal and Thom are going to open up their relationship. How is this going to impact their already rocky relationship? I can't wait to find out!

EastSiders also stars Constance Wu, Matthew McKelligon, John Halbach and features guest turns from Sean Maher, Stephen Guarino, Brea Grant and Traci Lords. Brianna Brown (Devious Maids, General Hospital) joins the cast this season as Cal’s sister, Hillary, along with new additions Satya Bhabha, Adam Bucci, Vera Miao, and Willam Belli.

Season 2 is being released through Wolfe Video and Vimeo on September 15. You can pre-order the entire second season here.

Watch the trailer below:

Van Hansis & James Ryan Caldwell Comedy 'Ms. Guidance' Launches Kickstarter Campaign To Finish Six-Episode First Season

The Guidance Department is excited to announce their Kickstarter campaign to fund the final three episodes of a six episode first season of their new dark comedy, Ms. Guidance.

Created by three-time Emmy nominee Van Hansis and acclaimed downtown playwright James Ryan Caldwell, Ms. Guidance follows Jenny Bump, a struggling actress, who, after a nervous breakdown on the New York stage, returns to the performing arts boarding school she attended in
her youth to act as an interim guidance counselor. However, listening to the dreams and ambitions of her students only stokes the dying embers of her own, and soon Jenny is back to her old tricks, scheming for fame, and ruining lives (her own included) in the process.

'Kiss Me, Kill Me' Launches Kickstarter Campaign, Film Stars Gale Harold and Van Hansis

Kiss Me, Kill Me is a contemporary Alfred Hitchcock/Agatha Christie-style whodunit with the mystery centered on Dusty who confronts his unfaithful boyfriend and blacks-out, only to wake up to find the boyfriend murdered and he’s the prime suspect. The film, due out next year, stars Van Hansis (As the World Turns, Eastsiders) and Gale Harold, who is playing a gay character for the first time since his legendary role as Brian Kinney on Showtime's ground-breaking Queer as Folk.

Directed by Casper Andreas (Going Down In LA-LA Land, The Big Gay Musical,), from a screenplay by David Michael Barrett (Such Good People, Bad Actress), picture boasts some powerhouse indie talent: Willam Belli (RuPaul’s Drag Race), Kit Williamson (Eastsiders, Mad Men), Independent Spirit nominee, Yolonda Ross (Treme), Tom Lenk (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Brianna Brown (Devious Maids), Jonathan Lisecki (Gayby), Michael Maize (True Blood), Craig Robert Young (NCIS: Los Angeles), Jackie Monahan (Foxy Merkins, Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same), as well as Matthew Ludwinski and Allison Lane (Going Down in LALA Land).

"I'm beyond thrilled about the fantastic cast we have assembled," says director Andreas. "That we managed to attach such great talent is a testament to David's sensational screenplay. I can’t wait to get started on the production and get to work with these wonderful actors, including my two Going Down in LA-LA Land stars, Matthew and Allison.'

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Kit Williamson and John Halbach Revisit 'EastSiders' Season One (Out on DVD!) and Preview What's Ahead

Kit Williamson and John Halbach.

Season One of Indie Series Award-winning EastSiders was released this week on demand and DVD. EastSiders offers a peek into the life and friends of a gay couple in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles. In the first season, Cal (Kit Williamson) finds out Thom (Van Hansis) has been cheating on him, and their relationship is turned upside down. Serial Scoop caught up with EastSiders creator and star Kit Williamson, along with executive producer and cast member John Halbach (who plays Ian), who revealed their favorite moments from Season One, and shared what's ahead in Season Two. Read our exclusive interview below:

SERIAL SCOOP: Are you going to to tell me what's happening in every episode in Season Two?
JOHN HALBACH: We are going to tell you everyone who has sex, everyone who dies.
KIT WILLIAMSON: A lot of people die.
JOHN HALBACH: Everyone has an evil twin.
KIT WILLIAMSON: A lot of evil twins killed. [Laughs]
SERIAL SCOOP: Yes! That's what I was hoping for. Sex! Murders! Plot Twists!
JOHN HALBACH: We're going Game of Thrones. No one is safe.

Indie Series Awards Reveal First 10 Presenters: Charlene Tilton, Christine Lakin, Colleen Zenk, Sebastian La Cause, Eric Martsolf, Van Hansis, Jillian Clare, Walt Willey, Rachael Hip-Flores & Kyle Lowder

We Love Soaps and the Indie Series Network announced on Monday the first round of presenters for the 5th Annual Indie Series Awards, which celebrate the best in independently produced, scripted entertainment created for the Web.  Stars from Television, Film, Broadway and the Internet are coming together to celebrate the very best of the World Wide Web.

The Indie Series Awards, hosted by Carolyn Hennesy, will take place on April 2, 2014 at the historic El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood.

The first 10 presenters are listed below:

Charlene Tilton

Tilton is nominated for her work in DeVanity.  She is best known for playing the role of "Lucy Ewing" on the smash primetime hit Dallas.  Her many television appearances include The Love Boat, Eight is Enough, Fantasy Island and Murder, She Wrote. Film credits include Edge of Salvation, Hemingway and Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker.  In 2012, she appeared as a contestant on the British ice-skating show, Dancing on Ice. 

Christine Lakin

Lakin made her film debut at age 11 in TNT’s The Rose and The Jackal.  She is still remembered fondly for her work as “Al” in the sitcom Step By Step, which ran for a successful 7 seasons. Lakin voices multiple roles on FOX’s Family Guy, most notably as news anchor “Joyce Kinney”.  She also stars in a recurring role on ABC Family’s Melissa & Joey.  Other TV credits include True Blood, Breaking In, The Hard Times of RJ Berger.   Her film credits include New Year’s Eve, Valentine’s Day, Reefer Madness, You Again and the feature adaption of Veronica Mars.  She will be appearing in the upcoming zombie comedy web series Acting Dead.