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ACT 3 / PART 2 (Finale): In Northern Michigan, DUTCH NYBERG learns that her three idiot brothers are scheming to pin the murder they committed on her. Meanwhile, the billionaire, KURT THOR, has also decided she’s the killer and is using all his powers to have her arrested and charged. When DUTCH’S mother chooses to back her sons in their underhanded scheme to have DUTCH take the fall for them, DUTCH’S only chance is to somehow outwit her entire, dumb as shit family, and one of the smartest men o...
ACT 3 / PART 1: In Northern Michigan, DUTCH NYBERG learns that her three idiot brothers are scheming to pin the murder they committed on her. Meanwhile, the billionaire, KURT THOR, has also decided she’s the killer and is using all his powers to have her arrested and charged. When DUTCH’S mother chooses to back her sons in their underhanded scheme to have DUTCH take the fall for them, DUTCH’S only chance is to somehow outwit her entire, dumb as shit family, and one of the smartest men on the pla...
ACT 2 / PART 2: In Northern Michigan, DUTCH NYBERG was set to quit the rust-belt town of Twelfth, forever. However, on the eve of her departure – her three idiot brothers: JP, RAIF and MORT, murdered the right-hand-man of the billionaire, KURT THOR, whose plans to build an autonomous car factory in Twelfth have been thrown into turmoil by the killing. Believing her late father would have wanted her to help her brothers, DUTCH risks everything in a desperate, dangerous attempt to keep her brother...
ACT 2 / PART 1: In Northern Michigan, DUTCH NYBERG was set to quit the rust-belt town of Twelfth, forever. However, on the eve of her departure – her three idiot brothers: JP, RAIF and MORT, murdered the right-hand-man of the billionaire, KURT THOR, whose plans to build an autonomous car factory in Twelfth have been thrown into turmoil by the killing. Believing her late father would have wanted her to help her brothers, DUTCH risks everything in a desperate, dangerous attempt to keep her brother...
ACT 1 / PART 2: In Northern Michigan, DUTCH NYBERG was set to quit the rust-belt town of Twelfth, forever. She’d returned home to care for her dying father, but now that he’s passed, she’s eager for the road. However, on the eve of her departure – she happens upon a bloody, murder scene. The perpetrators – her three idiot brothers: JP, RAIF and MORT. What’s worse for the boys is who they’ve killed – being a senior executive at a company proposing to build the first new factory in Twelfth in over...
ACT 1 / PART 1: In Northern Michigan, DUTCH NYBERG was set to quit the rust-belt town of Twelfth, forever. She’d returned home to care for her dying father, but now that he’s passed, she’s eager for the road. However, on the eve of her departure – she happens upon a bloody, murder scene. The perpetrators – her three idiot brothers: JP, RAIF and MORT. What’s worse for the boys is who they’ve killed – being a senior executive at a company proposing to build the first new factory in Twelfth in over...
ACT 3: They do! Doug finds out Ethan and his girlfriend, Priya, are engaged and expecting a baby. Devastated Doug undoes all the good he's done by acting out at school and runs away. Doug begs Carl for help. Carl finds an underground ice cream man who can fix Doug's mess. At the meeting point, Doug saves a toddler from getting hit by a train, but misses the rendezvous and his last hope. Ethan and Francine find Doug. He'll always be family; families stick together. The next day at the school play...
ACT 2 / PART 2: Doug confides in Carl that he's cool with being a kid again. It's his second chance to finally get his life on track. Ethan has become like the father Doug never had. Now Carl has to break the bad news to Doug: that's not how the do-over works. When Carl told him he'd stay a child if he didn't change his bad ways, he meant 8 years old FOREVER. No growing up all over again. Doug freaks out. This sucks! This isn't fair! Could things get any worse? ____ LITTLE MAN : A hysterical irr...
ACT 2 / PART 1: Despite a rough first few days, Doug's life as an 8 year-old is going better for him than his life as an unemployed loser at 30. He's actually making friends, standing up to bullies, has a part in the class play, and is kicking ass in school. Julia, Doug's teacher, thinks he's gifted! Carl has good news: one more day and the do-over is officially over. Doug has proven himself a good person and will change back into a grown up. Doug confides in Carl that he's cool with being a kid...
ACT 1 / PART 2: Doug's life is a mess until a popsicle from a strange ice cream man turns him into an eight-year-old. To reverse the curse, he has to become a decent human being in just 10 days. But with time running out, can he save himself and become an adult again? The clock is ticking and the stakes are high! ____ LITTLE MAN : A hysterical irreverent comedy! " SHALLOW HAL " meets " 13 GOING ON 30 "...with a generous, dusting of " SUPERBAD ." Our all-star cast absolutely destroys this script....
ACT 1 / PART 1: Doug's life is a mess until a popsicle from a strange ice cream man turns him into an eight-year-old. To reverse the curse, he has to become a decent human being in just 10 days. But with time running out, can he save himself and become an adult again? The clock is ticking and the stakes are high! ____ LITTLE MAN : A hysterical irreverent comedy! " SHALLOW HAL " meets " 13 GOING ON 30 "...with a generous, dusting of " SUPERBAD ." Our all-star cast absolutely destroys this script....
ACT 3: After an alien ship lands on earth and erects a gigantic forcefield, trapping a local renaissance faire inside, high school senior Zoe must face her fear of responsibility and save the world, armed only with medieval weaponry. ____ REN FAIRE VS. ALIENS: When high school slacker Zoe Winter signs up to play the princess in her local Renaissance Faire, the last thing she expects is an alien invasion. Soon, however, Zoe finds herself and the Faire trapped inside a massive forcefield, along wi...
ACT 2: After an alien ship lands on earth and erects a gigantic forcefield, trapping a local renaissance faire inside, high school senior Zoe must face her fear of responsibility and save the world, armed only with medieval weaponry. ____ REN FAIRE VS. ALIENS: When high school slacker Zoe Winter signs up to play the princess in her local Renaissance Faire, the last thing she expects is an alien invasion. Soon, however, Zoe finds herself and the Faire trapped inside a massive forcefield, along wi...
The episode begins with high school senior Zoe grappling with a recurring dream of battle and a fear of responsibility before heading to her local Renaissance Faire. The day takes an unexpected turn when an alien invasion traps the entire fairgrounds under a massive force field, creating widespread panic. Amidst government efforts to understand the situation, the Faire's king is vaporized, thrusting Zoe into an unlikely leadership role armed only with medieval weaponry.
This episode trailer introduces "Ren Faire vs. Aliens," a podcast where high schooler Zoe Winter finds herself unexpectedly crowned queen of her local Renaissance Faire amidst an alien invasion. Trapped inside a forcefield with her friends and fellow Faire participants, Zoe must overcome her fear of responsibility and lead a quirky group, armed only with medieval weaponry, to defend Earth. The story promises a unique blend of historical fantasy and sci-fi action.
Imagine a world where karma is a magic blue popsicle. LITTLE MAN is a comedy about a foul-mouthed loser who gets an unwanted "do-over" as an 8-year-old. But to turn back into a grown-up, this little d-bag has 10 days to become a decent human being or he'll stay a kid forever. It's hard to be good when you've been bad for so long. Time's running out. Tick tock! Absolutely hysterical, "Shallow Hal" meets "BIG" (in reverse). ____ CAST & CREW: Narrator: Tim Friedlander - https://www.imdb.com/nam...
In a struggling Michigan town, a brutal murder forces a misfit veteran, Dutch Nyberg, into an impossible dilemma. She must decide whether to save her three "idiot brothers," who are the perpetrators, from life in jail, or finally escape her toxic family environment forever. The fate of the entire town hangs in the balance as she grapples with this life-altering decision.
