''Freelancers'' is an American

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series created by Mallory Everton for JK! Studios. Shot in

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, the first season premiered on

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on March 28, 2019, and concluded after eight episodes on May 23, 2019. In December 2020, an investment campaign was launched to produce a second season; its $1 million target was reached the following January. The eight-episode second season premiered on the

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app on November 4, 2021.

Synopsis

Cast and characters

* Whitney Call as Arizona "Zona" Goodwin, the creator and producer of the video production company, Video Production Company. Her backstory is unknown. * Mallory Everton as Devin Mann, the

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for Video Production Company. Once had a job in a circus where she dressed as a clown and ate raw beef cubes as people guessed her credit score. She has excellent combat skills. * Stacey Harkey as Micah Pratchett, the

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, and

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for Video Production Company. He cannot hold his breath for over seven seconds. * Stephen Meek as Owen Darby, the

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for Video Production Company. He is known for his microstomach * Matt Meese as Ryan Mcloud, the

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for Video Production Company. Well-liked by all, but the least intelligent and most naïve character on the show. has a grandma who calls him "moose", possibly as a reference to Matt Meese's last name. In one timeline, he dies from an exploding camera dipped in gasoline. Additional cast members include Natalie Madsen as Joan, James Perry as Frank Butts, Jason Gray as Little Harry and the Jaded Clown, Tori Pence as Miriam, Adam Berg as Mr. Doyle, and Jeremy Warner as Mr. Nightmare. Jeffrey Lee Blake has a recurring role as Mr. Gandolfini, the group's weird neighbor, and Ruth Clarke makes an appearance as Ryan's grandma.

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2019)

Special (2019)

Season 2 (2021)

Production

Created by Mallory Everton, ''Freelancers'' was one of the first projects started by JK! Studios, following their departure from the

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sketch comedy series ''

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'' and appearance on

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''. The first season of the series was written in six weeks, by four writers who had never worked on "sitcom material" before. In a statement, actress and writer Whitney Call said, "It was pretty scary to leave the security of BYUtv and pursue our dream of creating unlimited, family accessible comedy together. To see what our content means to the amazing people out there shows us that this is bigger than us. We want people to join us and feel at home while watching our shows." The show is filmed entirely in the state of

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. For the series' main location, the crew rented an old home in Provo, with additional filming taking place on-location. The first season of ''Freelancers'' was produced and budgeted using

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, allowing fans of the show to donate to JK! Studios. Various cast members of the series also wrote episodes for the show, including Adam Berg, Mallory Everton, and Matt Meese. In December 2020, an investment campaign was launched by JK! Studios to produce a second season for

. The company reached their $1 million goal in January 2021, promising to make eight episodes in return. In April, the Utah Film Commission announced that the second season had been given permission to film in

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along with two other projects, estimating that the productions would generate approximately $1.9 million in economic impact. Filming for the second season concluded in May 2021.

Release

The show's first season premiered on March 28, 2019, and concluded after eight episodes on May 23. A Christmas special was later released on December 19, 2019. As of November 2021, the first season has garnered an estimated 7 million viewers on YouTube. A second season premiered on November 4, 2021.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Freelancers (TV series) 2010s American workplace comedy television series 2020s American workplace comedy television series 2019 American television series debuts 2021 American television series endings American English-language television shows Television shows filmed in Utah Television series by Angel Studios