Hype Series

Hype is a web series drama centering on a young man, Smiles, who is trying to buy the house back for his adolescent love, forced to move away by rising rent costs. When tech entrepreneur Ava English presents him an opportunity to fast-track the process, he agrees, getting mixed into the independent rap and startup worlds of Durham, NC along the way.

"Hype, at its best, is simultaneously a balm and a friendly grin to anyone who’s called Durham home, as well as a primer to the area for anyone unfamiliar with its joys and pitfalls" Triangle Guide

The five twenty minute episodes of season one were shot on location in Durham featuring an ensemble NC cast and crew. Hype is currently fundraising to shoot Season 2. 

Writer, Director: Holland Randolph Gallagher
Director of Photography: Bruce F. Cole
Executive Producer: Phonte Coleman (of the Foreign Exchange & Little Brother)                                
Executive Producer: Brendan Bradley & The Jigsaw Ensemble