Pretty Dudes
Pretty Dudes is an American LGBTQ digital dramedy created by Chance Calloway that tells the story of a group of friends in Southern California who navigate in and out of platonic and romantic relationships. Predominantly featuring an inclusive and intersectional cast and crew, the series stars an ensemble that includes Xavier Avila, Tiffany Commons, Bryan Michael Nuñez, Kyle Rezzarday, Manny Shih, Joshuah Noah Snel, Aria Song, Tae Song, Yoshi Sudarso, and Olivia Thai. Pretty Dudes aired initially on YouTube and streams on Amazon Prime Video and VOD service Stoopid Ambitious as of 2019.
Premise
Set in the greater Los Angeles area, the series follows a group of millennial friends of varying races, genders, and backgrounds as they navigate platonic and romantic relationships. Photographer Zario, business law student Ellington, gamer Alexander, and doumi Jay live with model Sunji, where they are frequently visited by hard-drinking neighbor Eagle. After entering a bet to get Zario a new boyfriend, resentments and betrayals cause friction in the group. The second season expands the main group to include painter Kish, art gallery owner December, Ellington's younger brother Marshall, and December's younger brother Boaz.Cast and characters
Recurring
Stacy Snyder as MandyCesar Cipriano as Shane CortezChelsea Gray as TyKelsey Toussant as Calligraphy "Callie" ReynoldsStanley Wong as Erwin LeeLeo Lam as GregoryCarlin James as ElijahNicko Sabado as LandoCourtney Grant as TevinSammy Cantu as Ken Dahl Charlit Dae as Ram Takada Tatiana A. Lee as Geneva Fauntleroy Anthony Ma as Michael Michigan Brennan Mejia as Carver Gomez-Pacheco Peter Adrian Sudarso as Quincy Angelique Maurnae as Armoni Chantal Henita Telo as Fable Amira Gray as Nia Dickie Hearts as Chance Michael Bow as Genie Clifford Cisneros as Zach Largaespada Tony Garbanzos as Patrick Beau Sia as '''Stranger'''Guest
Dion Basco as Samuel Osric Chau as Vincint Giovannie EspirituWilson Lai as Korey Avalon Penrose as '''White Kish'''Soundtrack
Season 1
How We Break by Matt Almodiel, Chance Calloway and Peter SuOverthinking by COAHMan Made Mess by Tim Be ToldInvisible World by Paul DatehStuck On You by Marc HightowerWhat You Have by Nathan Ray PenlandOld-Fashioned Love by Peter SuUnderneath by Brandyn BurnetteWasted by Tim Be ToldOrion by Ryan Mitchell GreyChange the World by Sivan LeviSanta Barbara by Peter SuSeason 2
How We Break by Matt Almodiel, Chance Calloway and Peter SuNobody Freakin' by Megan ViceShort films and other media
''Pretty Dudes: Caught Gay-Handed''
Caught Gay-Handed was the very first Pretty Dudes-related project, released April 30, 2017.''How We Break ("Pretty Dudes" Anthem)''
Chance Calloway and Gerry Maravilla co-directed the Malibu-set music video for the series anthem. Featuring Nuñez in an unnamed role implied to be Zario, other cast members also appear in the video alongside the song's singers Matt Almodiel, Calloway and Peter Su. The song and several remixes were released as an EP compilation.''Pretty Dudes: The Double Entendre''
Containing two episodes, "Bravo Double Delta" and "Brother's Keeper," this short was co-written by all of the season 2 writers, Chance Calloway, Christopher Edelen, and Andrea Lee.This short doesn't seem to be in canon with the actual plot of season 2. Among other things, The Dude House is a different location, singer Tanerélle plays Kish, and Sammy Cantu plays a character named Aza Keeper, where his season two character is named Ken Dahl.