New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Here TV, the nation's largest LGBTQ premium television network, and Pride Media, the nation's largest premium LGBTQ publisher, will launch their original series, Falling For Angels, on December 1. The series takes a provocative and informative look at same-sex relationships from love and sex positivity to sexual health, heartbreak and more.
Inspired by six distinct neighborhoods in Los Angeles, including Boyle Heights, Koreatown, Leimert Park, Bel Air,
Silver Lake and Malibu, the anthology series features an all-star cast including Steve Grand (Country Singer),
Daniel Franzese (Looking/Mean Girls), Alec Mapa (Devious Maids),
Kevin Spirtas (Days of Our Lives),
Blake Young-Fountain (The Skinny), Johnny Kostrey (Aquarius), Calpernia Addams (Soldier's Girl), Adrian Nunez (30 Days with my Brother), Jason London (Dazed and Confused) and more.
"Falling for Angels celebrates the magic that makes Los Angeles the city of angels." says Award-winning Producer Paul Colichman (Gods and Monsters/Shelter). "Here TV has engaged inspiring and diverse queer writers and directors, most of whom are queer men of color, to tell their stories. Each episode features a romance apropos to a specific Los Angeles neighborhood. Falling For Angels highlights the emotions and complex relationships that bind the queer community together."
Producing alongside Colichman is Emmy-nominated actor-producer,
David Millbern.
Each installment of the six-episode anthology series is helmed by a different writer/director, including Nick Oceano (Boyle Heights), Steven Liang and Steven J. Kung (Koreatown), Waymon Boone (Leimert Park),
David Millbern (Bel Air), Billy Clift (Silver Lake).
Clift and Millbern also wrote and directed Malibu, the final episode in the series. Each writer and director shares a real-life connection to the neighborhood they inhabit, providing authenticity to themes of race, gentrification, sexual health, love and sexuality.
Premiering December 1, 2017 with Chapter 1, Boyle Heights, Falling For Angels will be available to stream on Here.TV, the Here TV App available for download via Apple, Google Play, Roku and Amazon App Store, Here TV's cable providers as well as FallingForAngels.com.
FALLING FOR ANGELS can be viewed for free on Here TV app: www.here.tv ; and on the website: www.fallingforangels.com
Episode 1 (Boyle Heights) premiers December 1.
Episode 2 (Koreatown) premiers December 8.
Episode 3 (Leimert Park) premiers December 15.
Three additional episodes (Bel Air,
Silver Lake and Malibu) will premier in January 2018
About HERE TV
Here TV, the world's largest LGBTQ premium television network, launched in 2002. Here TV is available nationwide on all major cable systems, fiber optics systems, and
Internet TV providers as a 24/7 premium subscription channel and/or a premium subscription video on demand service (SVOD) and Here TV's new over-the-top service (OTT), available on all platforms and devices. Here TV's original programming has received three Emmy nominations.
About PRIDE MEDIA
Pride Media, is one of the nation's largest publisher of LGTBQ-focused content. Through the most recognized and iconic brands including OUT, The Advocate, OUT Traveler, PRIDE.com and Plus, Pride Media reaches more than 11.5MM+ LGBTQs a month via digital, print and social platforms. With a long legacy of serving the LGBTQ community, Pride Media believes in giving a voice to all through authentic, engaging, relevant and diverse stories of stories.
About FALLING FOR ANGELS
In this riveting anthology series, an all-star cast, led by Steve Grand,
Daniel Franzese, Jason London, Calpernia Addams, Alec Mapa and many more, will explore every facet of same-sex relationships from love and sex positivity to sexual health, heartbreak and more. Falling For Angels paints a poetic picture through the lens of each distinct neighborhood in Los Angeles including
Silver Lake, Bel Air, Leimert Park, Boyle Heights, Koreatown, and Malibu. Co-produced in partnership with Pride Media and Here T, Falling for Angels is helmed by award-winning producers Paul Colichman and
David Millbern.
