Let’s face it: good teen programming is hard to find. Good teen Web programming is even harder. Although teenagers make up a pretty hefty portion of Internet users, most Web shows seem to be geared toward a more twenty-something crowd. From comedies about unemployment to financial how-to’s, very few Web originals relate to lives in the under-21 world.
Which is why we’re so glad that Alloy Entertainment, a company responsible for popular television series like Gossip Girl, The Vampire Diaries, and Pretty Little Liars (and the novels that inspired them), decided to delve into the Web original world. With a hefty selection of teen-centric novels in their library, the company excels at bringing their books to life on computer screens everywhere. Not sure where to start? We’ve got you covered.
Cassie Mitchell’s first day at her new public high school couldn’t have been worse. From wardrobe malfunctions to taunting, she struggles to make it out alive. What’s even worse than an awful first day? A series of awful first days. Cassie wishes for the chance to make a second first impression but she isn’t prepared for her wish to actually come true! With a seemingly never-ending string of first days, can Cassie perfect the high school life? Think Groundhog Day for a generation of teens who probably have never seen Groundhog Day.
Hollywood is Like High School with Money
For those of you who think the drama ends after high school, think again! When Taylor Henning moves to Los Angeles and lands a job as an assistant at Metropix Studios, she learns that life after high school is just as hard. Watch as Taylor learns how to navigate her first professional job. Will she survive, or will she fall prey to Hollywood’s elite?
Think public high school is hard? Join Reed Brennan on a day in her life as the new girl at the prestigious Easton Academy and see how the other side lives. Thrown into the Billings house, an exclusive all-girls dorm, Reed struggles to gain acceptance from her powerful new friends. As she navigates through the trials and tests the girls make her endure to fit in, Reed begins to realize that there may be a dark secret at Easton Academy.
This show flew onto our radar before the first episode even aired! They held an audition series, The Casting Call, to hire a new star for the Web series. We won’t give away which girl wins, but she does go home with the role of Kenzie on Talent, and a chance to record with Jive Records. The Web show itself focuses on best friends Harper and Danielle as they travel to Los Angeles to work on Harper’s record deal. Harper has the talent to make it big, but the two girls begin to realize that it takes a lot more than talent to survive the music industry. Can Danielle help Harper make it to the top?
