''The Drop'' is a
Canadian comedy web series, which premiered on
Narcity Media's
YouTube channel in 2023.
[Annemarie Cutruzzola]
"Toronto-Based Gen-Z Satire ‘The Drop’ Finds the Humour in Line-Waiting"
''She Does the City'', November 27, 2023. The series stars
Aisha Evelyna
Aisha Evelyna is a Canadian actress and filmmaker,Dorcas Marfo"“Question the Framework”: Toronto-Based Actor and Filmmaker Aisha Evelyna’s Film ALEX Challenges Systems of Oppression with Realism" ''Toned'', September 2, 2023. most noted as co ...
and
Dani Pagliarello as Polly and Zara, two young women who support themselves in the outrageously expensive city of
Toronto by launching their own business as professional line-waiters for wealthy clients who want all the latest hot products but are too busy to line up to buy them personally.
[
The supporting cast includes Danté Prince, Andrew Robinson, Samantha Brown, Aurora Browne, Mark Little, Mishka Thébaud, ]Nicole Power
Nicole Penney Power (born ) is a Canadian actress, best known for her role as Shannon Ross in '' Kim's Convenience'' and its spin-off series '' Strays''.
Early life and education
Power was born in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador and grew ...
, Kris Siddiqi, Nigel Downer, Patrick Ronan and Daniel Simpson.
Narcity's first scripted web series, the series was created by Evelyna and Pagliarello for True West Films.
Episodes
Awards
The series won the award for Best Toronto Web Series at the 2023 T.O. Webfest. It received five Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards
The 12th Canadian Screen Awards is an upcoming ceremony, presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television and digital media production in 2023. They are scheduled to be held at the Can ...
in 2024, for Best Original Program or Series, Fiction (Evelyna, Pagliarello, Elizabeth Yake
Elizabeth Yake is a Canadian film producer, who is the founder and president of True West Films."Producer Yake goes Green in B.C.". ''The Province'', August 27, 2005. She is most noted for the films ''Everything's Gone Green'' and ''It's All Gone ...
, Liz Whitmere), Best Lead Performance in a Web Program or Series (2: Evelyna, Pagliarello), Best Supporting Performance in a Web Program or Series (Browne) and Best Direction in a Web Program or Series (Evelyna).[Devon Banfield]
"The 2024 Canadian Screen Awards nominations are in, and one film has broken a record! Here’s the full breakdown"
'' Now'', March 6, 2024.
References
External links
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2023 web series debuts
2020s Canadian comedy television series
Canadian comedy web series
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