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"Living Situation" TV Series Seeking Multiple Actors

Chicago, IL, United States
ID: 314983Exp: 7/9/2026
Description:

ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. Casting call for the TV pilot "Living Situation", looking for actors. See more details below. About the project: Summary: KENNY moves from a tiny Mormon town in Utah to study journalism in Chicago, where he hopes to discover more about the world around him. His roommates are EMI, a stoned optimist from the suburbs, and DREW, an insecure performative man. Drew attempts to impress Kenny by throwing a party for the city’s Scientologists, unable to find real friends. Meanwhile, Emi uses Drew’s phone to spy on an ICE truck, which ultimately crashes the party. Additional info: Project Type: SAG-AFTRA, NON-UNION Filming Dates: August 7th-11th, 2026 If interested, please submit your application.

14 roles

KENNYMale18-18 y.o.White / Caucasian

He’s awkward, gullible, and usually the last to get a joke. He loves animals more than he does people, and he believes in the simple idea of freedom, and that anyone should be allowed to do anything that doesn’t hurt anyone. Kenny wants to be a journalist with integrity, someone who gets to the truth whether or not it's comfortable, in order to truly have a positive effect on the world around him. (Lead)

EMIFemale22-22 y.o.White / Caucasian

Is a stoned optimist and radical leftist revolutionary from the rich suburbs. She has a loud mouth and quick wit, but uses weed as a coping mechanism for her inability to relate to others, which is why she often comes across as rude and egotistical, trying to curb that insecurity. Her strong moral voice doesn’t always match her actions, which are mostly rooted in hedonistic intentions in an attempt to fill a void of purpose in her life. (Lead)

DREWMale23-23 y.o.White / Caucasian

The real Drew is buried under layers of performatism, which only Emi can see through. He hates himself, but doesn’t understand how to change, and often takes it out on others instead of self-reflecting. Despite his childish behavior, he’s a great friend on a surface level and always willing to entertain an idea, regardless of how stupid it is. (Lead)

JIMMYMale22-22 y.o.African-American

Always online, rarely ever visiting the outside world. He goes by the name “The Riddler” and uses a chaotic alter-ego in order to approach people, which often makes them more uncomfortable. (Series Regular)

NICKMale24-24 y.o.White / Caucasian

Because of this, he constantly latches onto groups of varying degrees of extremism in order to fit in. In just one day he can jump from Nazi to Marxist to Scientologist, whatever helps him best fit into the group surrounding him at that moment. (Recurring Guest Star)

CATHERINEFemale24-24 y.o.White / Caucasian

After her parents died in a house fire, she invested all of her money into the Church of Scientology under the belief that it would reunite them. Having run out of money, Catherine still refuses to place blame on the church and instead places blame on herself. (Guest Star)

ICE AGENT 1Male30-39 y.o.White / Caucasian

A wannabe army brat. He loves his job for the action and the idea of taking down the “bad guy”. (Guest-Star)

ICE AGENT 2Male27-29 y.o.White / Caucasian

A high-school drop out who signed on for the signing bonus. He’s just barely smart enough to know how stupid he is, so he avoids making general statements, but it often makes him seem more oblivious when he refuses to acknowledge the obvious. (Guest Star)

SCIENTOLOGISTMale40-49 y.o.All ethnicities

In gold Scientology uniform] is a firm believer in the teachings of Scientology, passing on the gift of knowledge to others so that she may ascend to higher levels herself. (One-Shot)

GUILLERMOMale20-29 y.o.Latino / Hispanic

Dreams of being an award winning journalist. He always has his camera on him in case there’s something worth photographing. (Recurring Guest Star)

HAYDENMale18-19 y.o.All ethnicities

Takes people extremely seriously. If anyone is talking, she’s invested in figuring out their entire story. She’s a study of character and loves to learn more about people than they know about themselves, then she’ll secretly write stories with them as the characters. (Recurring Guest Star)

ROMANMale18-18 y.o.All ethnicities

Doesn’t take anything seriously. They’re mostly an observer, making very few comments, but when they do it’s usually to joke about how dumb they think something is. The only thing they truly care about is their personal collection of antique and gothic items. (Recurring Guest Star)

OSCARMale30-39 y.o.Latino / Hispanic

A lonely guy who loves baseball. He often takes late night walks to smoke and calm down from a losing game or lonely night, but the fresh air of the park conservatory always calms him down. (Guest Star)

EXTRASBoth genders18-96 y.o.All ethnicities