| Creator: | Ben Baur Thandi Tolmay |
| Director: | TJ Marchbank |
| Starring: | Ben Baur Thandi Tolmay |
| Theme Music Composer: | Gregory Nabours |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 2 |
| Num Episodes: | 9 |
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| Cinematography: | Matt Miller (season two) |
| Editor: | Erik Anderson (season two) |
| Network: | YouTube |
After producing two episodes and launching them on YouTube, Baur and Tolmay funded the production of four more through a May 2016 Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign that raised nearly US $19,000.
Best friends Max and Faye are faced with the reality that they are nearly 30 years old and have no money, careers, or boyfriends.
Ben Baur and Thandi Tolmay, who graduated from The American Musical and Dramatic Academy with series director TJ Marchbank,[1] conceived #Adulting while celebrating Baur's 29th birthday.[2] [3] Baur said, "We came up with the idea for #Adulting because we wanted to tell stories that were tragically relatable to this really odd time in life, when you're supposed to be a grown-up and you're just ... not."[1] [4] Baur is known for starring in the 2012–2015 web series Hunting Season,[5] [6] and in 2015 was named by Out to its Out100 list.[7]
After two self-funded episodes launched on YouTube were well received by fans,[2] [8] Baur and Tolmay funded the production of four more through a May 2016 Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign that raised nearly US $19K.[2] [3] [9] Guest stars include Drew Droege and David Del Rio.[2] The new episodes premiered on October 7, 2016 at the Brooklyn Web Fest, and were later put on YouTube.[2]
Katrina Alonso of Out called #Adulting "hilariously awkward".[2] Writing for Instinct, Adam Dupuis deemed the series "binge worthy".[9]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8th Indie Series Awards | Best Web Series — Comedy | [10] | ||
| Best Lead Actor — Comedy | Ben Baur as Alex | ||||
| Best Guest Actor — Comedy | Drew Droege as Dewey | [11] | |||
| Best Original Song | "I Can't Make You Love Me" | ||||
| LA Webfest | Outstanding Comedy Series | Ben Baur, Thandi Tolmay, TJ Marchbank, Rob Craven, Mark Heidel | [12] | ||
| Outstanding Lead Actor — Comedy | Ben Baur as Max | ||||
| Outstanding Lead Actress — Comedy | Thandi Tolmay as Faye | [13] | |||
| Outstanding Guest Actor — Comedy | Michael Perl as George | ||||
| Outstanding Guest Actor — Comedy | Drew Droege as Dewey | ||||
| Outstanding Directing — Comedy | TJ Marchbank | ||||
| Outstanding Writing — Comedy | Ben Baur, Thandi Tolmay, Zach Hug | ||||
| 2019 | 10th Indie Series Awards | Best Comedy Series | [14] | ||
| Best Lead Actress — Comedy | Thandi Tolmay as Faye | ||||
| Best Lead Actor — Comedy | Ben Baur as Max | ||||
| Best Writing — Comedy | Ben Baur, Thandi Tolmay |