Morganville: The Web Series
The show was filmed on location in Texas, and stars fan favorites: Robert Picardo as Oliver (Star Trek: Voyager), Amber Benson (Buffy The Vampire Slayer) as Amelie, Lindsay Seidel as Claire, Jordan Taylor Farris as Shane, Haileigh Todd as Eve, Ben Easter as Michael, Nikki Donley as Hannah, Afomia Hailemeskel as Monica, Jessi Mechler as Gina, Taylor Murphy as Jennifer, Gregory Connors as Brandon and Chase Ryan Jeffery as Myrnin.
It was directed by Blake Calhoun, who is known for his award-winning digital series, Pink and Continuum.
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The Trailer:
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The Press Release:
Morganville: The Series - Just in Time for Halloween
Geek & Sundry: Rachel Caine is adapting her Morganville Vampires books – fifteen (15) total – for a hilarious fright fest of a web series. Each episode of the first season is expected to be 8-12 minutes long, bringing the entire season to about an hour and is freely adapted by Rachel from the first novel – Glass Houses. The first season will begin airing on Geek & Sundry October 27th with a prime schedule planned out… the hope is that the first season finale lands on Halloween day.
Thanks to a passionate fanbase who fully supported the Kickstarter project (and whose funds were then matched by Felicia Day’s Geek & Sundry), Morganville Vampires: Book Series became Morganville: The Series and utilized one of the fastest, most innovative platforms for upcoming shows. Through the expansive reach of Youtube, Rachel’s fans can enjoy the show without the long wait that comes through traditional television and also, reach a worldwide audience faster. All around it made the most sense for a book series of this size and caliber.
Even though web series are seen as non-traditional formats, the casting process and scouting for film locations remains normal. Auditions were held in Dallas, LA, Austin, New Orleans and some digital (to give fans of the books a chance at the spotlight too). Rachel wrote all the character monologues for the auditions. The entire show ended up being filmed on location in Dallas, Texas in four separate venues, including a coffee shop, a turn-of-last-century Victorian home, a hospital, and a university. Nearly every episode ends with Rachel’s infamous cliffhanger endings!
Switching from book to film writing was easier than Rachel expected. The very first thing she did, ended up setting the stage for the adaptation process and made it easier for her to focus on the story she wished to tell. Rachel says, “The first thing I tried to do, since I wrote the book in 2006, was to write down everything I remembered from it without re-reading it. That was fascinating, because what I wrote down was really the core story, and that turned out to be what needed to be told in the show. So while I did go back to the book, I did it for the purposes of review, not inspiration.”
Fans might be wondering how a 10-day- shoot in April 2014 could possibly yield a story they recognize, Rachel is confident the series delivers and explains, “For practical purposes, you can only have so many characters in a show with this running time, so some characters from the novel, while really interesting, ended up not being central to the plot (like Miranda). However, I did think it was important to introduce Myrnin, who is a fan favorite character, into the mix early, so he makes a short appearance this season.”
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Here are some exclusive behind the scenes photos from the set of Morganville: The Web TV Series!
Haileigh Todd and Ben Easter on
set:
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Blake Calhoun and Alan Lefebvre:
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She is the author of more than forty novels and many short stories, and is regularly featured in anthology collections, most recently the Charlaine Harris edited Dead But Not Forgotten.
PLEASE watch and share, the future of the web series depends on the fans! It's up to us to share the episodes and get more people interested in order for the series to gain enough support for a second season!
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Never read the books?
Morganville, Texas, is a small college town filled with quirky characters. But when the sun goes down, the bad come out. Because in Morganville, there is an evil that lurks in the darkest shadows—one that will spill out into the bright light of day.
Claire Danvers has had enough of
her nightmarish dorm situation. The popular girls never let her forget
just where she ranks on the school's social scene: somewhere less than
zero. And Claire really doesn't have the right connections—to the undead
who run the town.
When Claire heads off campus, the
imposing old house where she finds a room may not be much better. Her
new roommates don't show many signs of life. But they'll have Claire's
back when the town's deepest secrets come crawling out, hungry for fresh
blood.
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