BEFORE US is an epic, character-driven sci-fi saga about where humanity truly came from and what happens the moment we remember. Told across a feature-film trilogy and an ever-expanding universe of cinematic short-form episodes, it's an ambitious, mission-driven production built for a global audience. We're now casting the BEFORE US Micro-drama series, shot short-form episodes that spin off unique characters from the larger Before Us world. Electronic Submissions Rules: Use attached sides. Include why you were drawn to the character and story on tape. Tape vertically on phone. Include Name, Email, Residing Country & City, Phone Number, Agent, Agent Contact Info, Union Status. Submit no later than Wednesday, August 12, 6:00PM PST. Holding LIVE auditions in LA on Aug 12. Email for details.
4 roles
Dylan Mercer, 33. the intelligent, thoughtful ambivert, not the small-town quarterback. A self-taught AI mind who has quietly gone deeper into a field his hometown neither understands nor needs. He stayed home a decade past when most would have left — not out of fear, but out of a heart too big to abandon the family he loves, even while always knowing he’s wired for different questions than everyone around him.
Naia Oakfor, 25, from Savannah, Georgia. Warm, sharp, and irreverent — the kind of humor only deeply loved people have. Raised by her grandmother after her parents died in a car accident, she’s been part-mother to her younger brother her whole life and has built her world around staying close to the people she loves; leaving terrifies her, because the last people who left never came back.
Seren Ashcroft, 31. An investigative photojournalist hardened in war zones — grounded, tough, dry-witted, and already awake when we meet her. A gay woman with a partner she’s kept at the edges of a life spent on the road. She doesn’t need to discover her calling; she’s been answering it since she was old enough to hold a camera. She is the operational engine of the group.
Kael Noor, 30. Magnetic, funny, a total extrovert who lights up every room — and underneath, a man who hasn’t let anyone truly see him in years. He wears two flawless masks: charm with people, and competence with numbers, an MIT-level mind working quietly as an accountant at a defense contractor.
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