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Gen Zed: With Richard Schiff, Matthew Del Negro, Jane Wiedlin, Hal Sparks. A Trans girl and the misfit friends she meets playing online video games move into a loft together in Downtown LA.
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Gen Zed is an upcoming animated comedy show about a young trans woman who wants to be a stand up comic & her online friends who all move in together. It is written and directed by Hayden Black. It focuses on protagonist Shona Sommers, a 19 year old trans woman living in Downtown Los Angeles with her friends in a loft. Shona aspires to be an ...
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Characters
1. Shona Sommers (Julie Rei Goldstein) 2. Cameron Atwood (Kevyn Richmond) 3. Huey Ware (John M. Keating) 4. Betsy Chan (Emily C. Chang) 5. Taylor Adams (Jane Wiedlin) 6. Miguel Jiminez (Marcelo Tubert) 7. Kevin (Hal Sparks) 8. Father O'Brien (Richard Schiff) 9. Natalie (Trace Lysette) 10. Nikki (Casey Mongillo) 11. Shona's Mother (Stephanie Bentley) 12. Jeremy (Matthew Del Negro) 13. Cameron's Mother (Lidia Porto) 14. Quillam (Hayden Black)
Synopsis
The now-defunct Gen Zedofficial website gives a premise to the series: Hey! Welcome to Gen Zed – an edgy animated comedy about a young Trans woman who wants to be a stand up comic and her online friends who move in together. Its Friends meets Modern Family – with a huge dollop of The Young Ones. The show’s pilot will be released in 2016.
Production of Gen Zed can be found as early as January 2015, when a blog titled Making of Gen Zedposted sketches of the current cast in their prototype designs. The sketches show the cast in a significantly different art style as seen in the promo, with brushed-in coloring and a more unison anatomy. The post already describes the group as roommates...
For a short time during the release of the promo, Gen Zed received major backlash for its poor animation quality, flat characters, and its claims as the first series to star a transgender actress. In defense of the show's claims as the first to feature a transgender character in a lead role, Gen Zed's now-defunct official Tumblr has stated that Sho...
Shona Sommer's birth name is Alan.Shona has not received transitional surgery.There are a few characters that are not present in the trailer but are featured on the now-defunct official website. These include Natalie, Nikki, and Miguel Jiminez.In the prototype design of the cast, various elements were translated or discarded in the final production of the promo.Characters
1. Shona Sommers. 2. Huey Ware. 3. Cameron Atwood. 4. Betsy Chan. 5. Taylor Adams. 6. Miguel Jiminez. 7. Natalie. 8. Nikki. 9. Viva. 10. Quillam.
Promo
1. Shona's Introduction. 2. Cameron's Introduction. 3. Shona, and Huey. 4. Huey's Introduction. 5. Betsy's Introduction. 6. Looking for music. 7. Betsy's followers. 8. Shona's followers. 9. Cameron's followers. 10. The main cast looking for an apartment. 11. The main cast setting up their bedrooms. 12. Betsy realizing that Shona is transgender. 13. Shona and her mother. 14. Shona's Intervention Party. 15. Shona saddened by her family's disapproval. 16. The main cast at the end.
Prototypes
1. Shona's original design. 2. Shona in her onesie. 3. Shona and a unicorn. 4. Betsy in an alternative outfit. 5. Betsy featuring a tattoo. 6. The main cast's bedrooms. 7. Cameron, and video games. 8. Huey Ware. 9. Jeremy.
Archived copy of Gen Zed's now-defunct official website.Retrieved 03 Nov '20Archived copy of Gen Zed's now-defunct Twitter account.Retrieved 03 Nov' 20Jun 9, 2015 · I’m talking about Gen Zed, an animated series for the millennial generation about four young adults who grew up — and wondered why they bothered. The series won’t be available online until ...
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Jun 12, 2015 · Gen Zed hopes to make it's eight episode season run by the end of the year. For the full 411, hit www.genzed.org or follow them on Twitter @Gen_Zed. (From Left to Right) Emily C. Chang (Betsy), Julie Rei Goldstein (Shona), Hayden Black (Quillam), Jane Wiedlin (Taylor), Kevyn Richmond (Cameron), John M. Keating (Huey). Go To Homepage.
