What happens when two attractive young people – an unemployed business analyst and a budding comic-book artist – unknowingly rent the same apartment, the only one that each can afford?
They reluctantly decide to move in together, that's what, and that's when the sparks fly. Opposite worlds collide in ROOM 8, the new online series debuting Thursday, August 8 on Room8TheSeries.com.
Now, The Bold and the Beautiful fans can watch the fictional characters' work come to life in this first-of-its kind extension for a daytime television soap opera.
ROOM 8 follows the comical journey of "Lance Moore" (Lawrence Saint Victor) and "Scarlett Howard" (Karla Mosley) who decide to swallow their pride and make a go of it together in the one and only unit each can afford in the big city.
But there's an even bigger twist in the plot: "Scarlett" and "Lance" are actually played by "Maya Avant" and "Carter Walton," the hot new couple on CBS's The Bold and the Beautiful.
Earlier this summer, viewers of The Bold and the Beautiful saw "Maya," an aspiring actress, and "Carter," the recently introduced adopted brother of "Marcus Walton," cast as leads in ROOM 8, the web series within the show.
"The proliferation of new platforms allows us to extend The Bold and the Beautiful storyline in ways never before imagined, allowing viewers to dig deeper in to the lives of our characters," said Bradley P. Bell, executive producer and head writer of The Bold and the Beautiful. "We are proud to be the first in daytime television to create this extended story arc in which the works of fictional characters come to life in a separate series and we will continue to look for new ways to engage with our audience."
In ROOM 8, "Maya" plays "Scarlett," a suburban Seattle high-school valedictorian who graduated from Purdue University. "Carter" plays "Lance," a Brooklyn native who had his pick of playing football for any number of colleges but decided to move to L.A. to pursue his dream of becoming a comic-book artist. Mosley and Saint-Victor, the actors behind Maya/Scarlett and Carter/Lance, wrote and produced all eight episodes which are executive produce by The Bold and the Beautiful's Bradley Bell.
All we can say is from the looks of the promo, this is going to be one fun webisode. We here at Soapdom are hooked already! We give it a few very enthusiastic bubbles up!
Rounding out the cast of ROOM 8 are Sean Whalen as "Randy the Landlord," Deborah S. Craig as "Missy," and Ross Kiddor as "Dex."
Click here to see the promo (or click on either of the photos above), and be sure to tune in to Room8TheSeries.com on 8-8! (August 8).
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