"A young journalist's first assignment pulls him, his mentor, and a former love into an investigation that exposes cracks in the very system meant to uphold truth, forcing each of them to confront what they're willing to sacrifice for meaning, loyalty, and control."
Our first project. A young journalist. A broken institution. A question that has no safe answer.
The Cast
Four people. One question.
Institutions manipulate. People betray. The only truth worth anything comes from the messy, imperfect connections we choose to make with each other. Trust gets earned through sacrifice and love. Even when everything else falls apart, choosing to care for someone gives life something to hold onto.
Serious and Slice of Life
Real stakes. Real grief. Real laughter. Hemlock does not choose between drama and warmth; it needs both to work.
Los Angeles, 1985
A solarpunk utopia running on cassette-futurist retrofuturism, shaped from the ground up by the OPA. Clean, orderly, optimistic on the surface. The question is what holds it all together.
17+ Character Drama Fans
For viewers who want plot to mean something. Who need characters to earn every moment of consequence the story hands them.
News and Updates
Hemlock dev logs. Casting news. Behind the scenes.Auditions opening for all four main roles
Looking for new talent hungry for a real break. No experience gate. Individual submissions first, paired chemistry reads for callbacks.
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Hemlock needs someone who can fold 1980s Los Angeles into something genuinely emotional. Details coming shortly.
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