Meet Cute Presents: Most Unlikely - Part 3, It’s the Iditarod Carnival and Jasmine has a plan: get “stuck” on the ferris wheel with Ryan and make him fall in love with her. Unfortunately she ends up “stuck” glued to Andrew all night… Story by Ali Lu. Produced and Directed by Mia Walker. Sound Design and Editing by UptownWorks - Bailey Trierweiler, Daniela Hart, Noel Nichols. Story Editor: Amarlie Foster. SVP, Production: Lucie Ledbetter. Starring: Zakiya Gibbons, Tom Donoghue, Abby Espiritu, Ann...
Jul 16, 2024•18 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Cute Presents: That Summer: 2000 - Part 1. On her European book tour with Val and Izzy, Natalie meets her hot male British counterpart, romance novelist Oliver Cooke. Story by Olivia Cuartero-Briggs. Produced and Directed by Julia Thompson. Sound Mix and Edit by Zubin Hensler. Starring: Edie Salas-Miller, Hannah Church, Gretchen Calder, Taran Matharu, Helen Shepard, Will de Meo. Follow @MeetCute on Instagram and @MeetCuteRomComs on Twitter & TikTok . Join our beta listening program, New...
Jul 15, 2024•15 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Cute Presents: That Summer: 2000 - Part 2. As Nat and Val’s travel plans jump the rails, Izzy meets her match in a sexy and mysterious Dutch woman. Story by Olivia Cuartero-Briggs. Produced and Directed by Julia Thompson. Sound Mix and Edit by Zubin Hensler. Starring: Gretchen Calder, Hannah Church, Edie Salas-Miller, Natalie Kropf, Helen Shephard, John Wencel, Kasidy Devlin. Follow @MeetCute on Instagram and @MeetCuteRomComs on Twitter & TikTok . Join our beta listening program, New Ro...
Jul 15, 2024•15 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Cute Presents: Most Unlikely - Part 2, Jasmine shows up to Anchorage, Alaska ready to whisk the new-and-improved Ryan off his feet. Unfortunately, he’s nowhere to be found. Meanwhile, Class Clown Andrew Davis has had a major glow up. Story by Ali Lu. Produced and Directed by Mia Walker. Sound Design and Editing by UptownWorks - Bailey Trierweiler, Daniela Hart, Noel Nichols. Story Editor: Amarlie Foster. SVP, Production: Lucie Ledbetter. Starring: Zakiya Gibbons, Peter Weber, Tom Donoghue, ...
Jul 12, 2024•19 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Cute Presents: Most Unlikely - Part 1, Jasmine Guzman wasn’t voted Class of 2014’s “Most Likely to Succeed” for no reason. So when she finds out the school nerd has spent the last 10 years going from hard pass to hell yes… Jasmine stages the world’s best high school reunion just to meet—(and seduce)—him. Story by Ali Lu. Produced and Directed by Mia Walker. Sound Design and Editing by UptownWorks - Bailey Trierweiler, Daniela Hart, Noel Nichols. Story Editor: Amarlie Foster. SVP, Production...
Jul 09, 2024•22 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Cute Presents: That Summer, 2000. We return to the That Summer series: Two years and one high school graduation later, our three girls take a tour across Europe and find romance (and a little trouble) along the way. A rerouted book tour, the appearance of an old flame, and a series of lovers are just some of the obstacles the girls face as they learn to be adults in foreign lands. Story by Olivia Cuartero-Briggs. Produced and Directed by Julia Thompson. Sound Mix and Edit by Zubin Hensler. ...
Jul 08, 2024•1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Cute Presents: Most Unlikely. Ladies and Gentle Baes, it’s time to get turnt! The Emerald High School graduating class of 2014 cordially invites you to their 10 Year Reunion. GO OWLS! When finance guru Jasmine Guzman gets the brilliant idea to host a 10 Year High School Reunion in her Alaskan hometown... you best believe it's gonna be a banger. Sure, maybe she's scheming a way to hook up with her “Most Likely to Succeed” male counterpart, Ryan Williams... but only as long as "Class Clown" A...
Jul 02, 2024•2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Cute and Manta Present: I've Become A True Villainess - Part 6. Original story by Flowing honEy. The magicians attack Seria and she might not have enough power to fend them off. Then Rouche arrives. Story by Orin Calcagne. Directed and Produced by Liz Fields. Sound Editing and Design by Eliot Krimsky. Story Editor: Amarlie Foster. SVP, Production: Lucie Ledbetter. Starring: Rebecca Rose, Shogo Miyakita, Hao Feng, Suzie Rai, Allen Enlow, Katie Flamman, Jimmie Yamaguchi, Kenny Wong. Enjoying ...
Jun 28, 2024•21 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Cute and Manta Present: I've Become A True Villainess - Part 5. Original story by Flowing honEy. Seria is at Laurel Manor with Rouche and things are heating up between them. For one thing, they’re sharing sleeping quarters. Magicians arrive to Laurel Manor to rid it of its demonic energy. Story by Orin Calcagne. Directed and Produced by Liz Fields. Sound Editing and Design by Eliot Krimsky. Story Editor: Amarlie Foster. SVP, Production: Lucie Ledbetter. Starring: Rebecca Rose, Shogo Miyakit...
Jun 25, 2024•22 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Cute and Manta Present: I've Become A True Villainess - Part 4. Original story by Flowing honEy. Lina corners Seria on the Archduchess’s terrace, then is swallowed by the moon! Callis accuses Seria of hurting Lina. Story by Orin Calcagne. Directed and Produced by Liz Fields. Sound Editing and Design by Eliot Krimsky. Story Editor: Amarlie Foster. SVP, Production: Lucie Ledbetter. Starring: Rebecca Rose, Shogo Miyakita, Hao Feng, Suzie Rai, Ainsleigh Barber, Allen Enlow, Katie Flamman, Kenny...
Jun 21, 2024•20 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Cute and Manta Present: I've Become A True Villainess - Part 3. Original story by Flowing honEy. Callis wants Seria back, even though he’s married to Lina! He swears he’ll get a divorce. Seria and Rouche attend the wedding feast as a couple… is Seria getting butterflies for Rouche? But this wasn’t in the original story! Story by Orin Calcagne. Directed and Produced by Liz Fields. Sound Editing and Design by Eliot Krimsky. Story Editor: Amarlie Foster. SVP, Production: Lucie Ledbetter. Starr...
Jun 18, 2024•20 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Cute Presents: That Summer: 1998 - Part 6. Val, Natalie, and Izzy aren’t speaking, so Danny plays matchmaker and invites Natalie and Izzy up to Washington Heights. Story by Olivia Cuartero-Briggs. Produced, Directed, and Sound Designed by Vincent Cacchione. Casting by Rebecca Schankula. Starring: Edie Salas-Miller, Hannah Church, Gretchen Calder, Sydney Bell, Robb Moreira, Tom Donoghue, Casterline Villar. Follow @MeetCute on Instagram and @MeetCuteRomComs on Twitter & TikTok . Join our ...
Jun 17, 2024•15 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Cute and Manta Present: I've Become A True Villainess - Part 2. Original story by Flowing honEy. Seria is betrothed to Callis, which should help things, seeing as it’s Callis who had her beheaded in the original story. But right before their wedding, Callis runs off with Lina! And Seria wakes up… married to Rouche? Story by Orin Calcagne. Directed and Produced by Liz Fields. Sound Editing and Design by Eliot Krimsky. Story Editor: Amarlie Foster. SVP, Production: Lucie Ledbetter. Starring: ...
Jun 14, 2024•20 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Cute and Manta Present: I've Become A True Villainess - Part 1. Original story by Flowing honEy. A graduate student has woken up as Seria Sterne—the villainess of the romance novel she was reading! But Seria dies at the end of the original story, and this Seria is determined to not let that happen… Then she meets dreamy Rouche, the male lead, but he’s destined to end up with someone else. Or is he? Story by Orin Calcagne. Directed and Produced by Liz Fields. Sound Editing and Design by Elio...
Jun 11, 2024•20 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Cute Presents: That Summer: 1998 - Part 5. Izzy and Val investigate Natalie’s odd behavior and discover her secret and why she’s been lying to them — will the girls’ friendship survive this betrayal? Story by Olivia Cuartero-Briggs. Produced, Directed, and Sound Designed by Vincent Cacchione. Casting by Rebecca Schankula. Features “III. Menuetto Allegro” by Musopen String Quartet. Starring: Hannah Church, Edie Salas-Miller, Gretchen Calder, TTom Donoghue, Sydney Bell, David Commander. Follo...
Jun 10, 2024•15 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Cute and Manta Present: I've Become A True Villainess. Original story by Flowing honEy. A graduate student wakes up to discover she’s in the body of Seria Sterne, the villain of the romance novel she’s been reading. Now Seria, she must do everything in her power to avoid the villainess’s fate. Enjoying I’ve Become A True Villainess? Get free access to the full story of Seria and Rouche, plus more romantic delights, only on Manta . Follow @MeetCute on Instagram and @MeetCuteRomComs on Twitte...
Jun 04, 2024•1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Cute Presents: That Summer: 1998 - Part 4. When Val gets hurt by Blaine, she seeks solace in Danny, who reintroduces her to her Washington Heights roots. Story by Olivia Cuartero-Briggs. Produced, Directed, and Sound Designed by Vincent Cacchione. Casting by Rebecca Schankula. Features “III. Scherzo - Last Waltz of Autumn (Allegretto Rubato)” by Dee Yan-Key and “Romantic Doo Wop” by Caged Animals. Starring: Edie Salas-Miller, Gretchen Calder, Hannah Church, Robb Moreira, Casterline Villar, ...
Jun 03, 2024•15 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Cute Presents: That Summer: 1998 - Part 3. Natalie and Victor, a rising filmmaker, venture to his downtown studio where they strike a creative—and sexy—deal. Story by Olivia Cuartero-Briggs. Produced, Directed, and Sound Designed by Vincent Cacchione. Casting by Rebecca Schankula. Features “III. Menuetto Allegro” by Musopen String Quartet and “Touch” by Caged Animals. Starring: Hannah Church, Edie Salas-Miller, Gretchen Calder, Tom Donoghue, Jacquelyn Landgraf, David Commander, Vincent Cacc...
May 27, 2024•15 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Cute Presents: Baggage - Part 6, where Claire decides to set her sights on a new city and heads to the airport. She should’ve known that’s where all the best rom coms end. Story by Zoë Sonnenberg. Produced and Directed by Julia Thompson. Edit and Sound Mix by Vishal Nayak. Story Editor: Amarlie Foster. SVP, Production: Lucie Ledbetter. Starring: Nikki Boyer, Elizabeth Stahlmann, Aubie Merrylees, Jen Goma, Julia Thompson. Follow @MeetCute on Instagram and @MeetCuteRomComs on Twitter & Ti...
May 24, 2024•19 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Cute Presents: Baggage - Part 5, Claire finally attends therapy—only with Bennett as her therapist. Bennett turns out to be a surprisingly good therapist, because he has insight into Claire he definitely shouldn’t have. At least not unless he’s read her file. Story by Zoë Sonnenberg. Produced and Directed by Julia Thompson. Edit and Sound Mix by Vishal Nayak. Story Editor: Amarlie Foster. SVP, Production: Lucie Ledbetter. Starring: Nikki Boyer, Elizabeth Stahlmann, Aubie Merrylees, Evan And...
May 21, 2024•17 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Cute Presents: That Summer: 1998 - Part 2. Izzy meets Aura, one of the cool girls at school and, despite Izzy swearing that she’s not queer, sparks fly. Story by Olivia Cuartero-Briggs. Produced, Directed, and Sound Designed by Vincent Cacchione. Casting by Rebecca Schankula. Features “I Am An Animal” by Soft Black. Starring: Gretchen Calder, Edie Salas-Miller, Hannah Church, Sydney Bell, Jacquelyn Landgraf, Brian Amador, & Vincent Cacchione. Follow @MeetCute on Instagram and @MeetCuteRomCo...
May 20, 2024•15 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Cute Presents: That Summer: 1998 - Part 1. Valentina, a prep school student with zero social clout, grows a budding romance with her wealthy classmate Blaine after he invests some surprising attention in her. Story by Olivia Cuartero-Briggs. Produced, Directed, and Sound Designed by Vincent Cacchione. Casting by Rebecca Schankula. Features “Horrible” by Mela. Starring: Starring Edie Salas-Miller, Gretchen Calder, Hannah Church, Robb Moreira, Kasidy Devlin, Casterline Villar, Brian Amador, &...
May 20, 2024•15 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Cute Presents: Baggage - Part 4, Claire goes on a second date with Bennett. Despite her lies, they seem to be connecting. But which version of Claire does Bennett actually like? Story by Zoë Sonnenberg. Produced and Directed by Julia Thompson. Edit and Sound Mix by Vishal Nayak. Story Editor: Amarlie Foster. SVP, Production: Lucie Ledbetter. Starring: Nikki Boyer, Elizabeth Stahlmann, Aubie Merrylees, Jen Goma, Ax Norman. Follow @MeetCute on Instagram and @MeetCuteRomComs on Twitter & T...
May 17, 2024•19 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Cute Presents: Baggage - Part 3, Claire goes on a date with Bennett. And even though he maintains he knows nothing about her—and hasn’t read her file—he seems to have a knack for literally bringing up Claire’s past. Story by Zoë Sonnenberg. Produced and Directed by Julia Thompson. Edit and Sound Mix by Vishal Nayak. Story Editor: Amarlie Foster. SVP, Production: Lucie Ledbetter. Starring: Nikki Boyer, Elizabeth Stahlmann, Aubie Merrylees, Evan Andrew Horwitz, Genevieve Tankosich. Follow @Me...
May 14, 2024•19 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Cute Presents: That Summer, 1998. Three soon-to-be high school senior girls, on a fiercely competitive mission to see who can lose their virginity first, discover friendship, love (in unexpected places), and most importantly, themselves, over the course of one summer in their hometown of New York City in the 90s. Follow @MeetCute on Instagram and @MeetCuteRomComs on Twitter & TikTok . Join our beta listening program, New Romantics , to share your reactions and feedback on our series and...
May 13, 2024•2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Cute Presents: Baggage - Part 2, Claire has been matched with her Soulmate, at least according to the United States government. But Claire thinks the guy is a total a**hole. Story by Zoë Sonnenberg. Produced and Directed by Julia Thompson. Edit and Sound Mix by Vishal Nayak. Story Editor: Amarlie Foster. SVP, Production: Lucie Ledbetter. Starring: Nikki Boyer, Elizabeth Stahlmann, Aubie Merrylees, Jen Goma. Follow @MeetCute on Instagram and @MeetCuteRomComs on Twitter & TikTok . Join ou...
May 10, 2024•18 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Cute Presents: Baggage - Part 1. In the aftermath of a loneliness epidemic, a National Soulmate Database has been created to help people find their soulmates without even needing to lift a finger. Claire is on a flight to NYC to blow off some steam after a disastrous situationship, and she’s anxious to know what her Soulmate Database file has to say about her recent life decisions. Story by Zoë Sonnenberg. Produced and Directed by Julia Thompson. Edit and Sound Mix by Vishal Nayak. Story Ed...
May 07, 2024•20 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Cute Presents: Baggage. Messy Claire and obstinate Bennett are matched by the National Soulmate Database. When Claire discovers Bennett abstains from the database (and therefore has no idea of Claire’s colorful history), Claire sees a chance to reinvent herself–until the truth catches up with both of them. Follow @MeetCute on Instagram and @MeetCuteRomComs on Twitter & TikTok . Join our beta listening program, New Romantics , to share your reactions and feedback on our series and get co...
Apr 30, 2024•1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Cute and Picturestart Present: Fire & Ice - Part 6, executive produced by Nancy Kerrigan and Lindy Goldstein. It’s Olympic selection time and Odette is in the hospital. In an ironic twist of fate, her best bet is on Delia. Story by Juli Del Prete. Produced & Directed by Ashley Eskew. Sound Mixing & Design by Chris Fore, Additional Sound Support by Kyle Smithers. Music: Swan Lake Remix by District 78 - originally composed by Tchaikovsky. Story Editor: Amarlie Foster. SVP, Production: Lucie L...
Apr 26, 2024•20 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Cute and Picturestart Present: Fire & Ice - Part 5, executive produced by Nancy Kerrigan and Lindy Goldstein. Odette and Delia aren’t talking. Delia and Freddie aren’t talking either, but they still have to skate together. Odette can’t get out of bed with Freddie… until she goes missing. Story by Juli Del Prete. Produced & Directed by Ashley Eskew. Sound Mixing & Design by Kyle Smithers, Additional Sound Support by Chris Fore. Music: Swan Lake Theme by Tchaikovsky. Story Editor: Amarlie Fos...
Apr 23, 2024•19 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast 
