''Dagger Kiss'' is an
American fantasy
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The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, ...
adventure
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series created by and starring ''
Girl/Girl Scene'' creator
Tucky Williams.
It premiered on the streaming website Tello on February 14, 2016.
The eight episode series now airs for free on Amazon Prime and on its official website. On July 1, 2016, Williams announced a second season.
Plot
Arden (Tucky Williams) travels to Earth after the death of her lover Mia (Stoya). Arden is attacked, and her life is saved by Katia, who is a stranger to Arden. Katia takes Arden under her wing as Arden is pursued by the sorcerer Zareth.
Cast
Main
*
Tucky Williams as Arden
* Amanda K. Morales as Katia
*
Stoya as Mia
Recurring
*
Roni Jonah
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as Jenna
* Thomas J. Phillips as Zareth
* Silvio Wolf Busch as Yamin
* Jessica Paige York as Emily
Distribution
All eight episodes of the series were released weekly from February - April 2016 on the streaming service
tello Films.
Williams began releasing episodes on
YouTube
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in March 2016. The series is now airing on
Amazon Video
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.
It can also be found on
Vimeo
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.
Cultural Impact
''Dagger Kiss'' has been called "a
lesbian
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Lord of the Rings."
''Dagger Kiss'' is a female,
LGBT
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take on standard fantasy-adventure tales.
According to ''Divine Magazine'', "It is the first time a fantasy series, TV show or movie has had two lead female characters who are explicitly lovers".
External links
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''Dagger Kiss'' on Amazon*
References
American fantasy drama television series
2016 American television series debuts
2016 web series debuts
Fantasy web series
American LGBTQ-related web series
Fantasy adventure web series