Getaway (web series) explained

Director:
  • Ark Saroj
Country:Singapore
Language:English
Starring:
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:5
List Episodes:
  1. Episodes
Company:Dear Straight People
Network:YouTube

Getaway is a Singaporean gay web series known for being the country's first Boys Love web series.[1] [2] The series was launched on YouTube on 23 May 2022.

Created and produced by Dear Straight People,[3] Getaway features a gay director alongside an openly queer cast from Singapore and Thailand.[4]

Plot

After his coming out goes horribly wrong, Singaporean Sam jets off to Bangkok to search for his exiled gay uncle, where he stumbles upon Top, a charismatic party boy looking for love in all the wrong places.

Cast

Production

Getaway was created by Sean Foo,[6] who also wrote, produced and starred in the series.[7]

The entire production process took six months, but filming only lasted two days.[8] Funded by a group of corporate sponsors with The Siam Hotel serving as the main sponsor, the other sponsors included 2eros, Ette Tea, FabulousMe, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts Bangkok, Gayhealth.sg, Prolific Songs, Supawear, and The Writers’ Room. [9]

Reception

"Getaway" achieved widespread popularity, with its first episode amassing over 2 million views on YouTube to date. Additionally, the series was nominated for Content of the Year at the 2023 edition of Singapore's national broadcaster Mediacorp content creator awards, The Pinwheels.[10]

Following Getaway's popular reception, Taiwan-based LGBT streaming service GagaOOLala purchased the rights to stream the series on their platform. On 28 September 2023, Getaway premiered on GagaOOLala.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Singapore's Dear Straight People drops gay drama set in Bangkok: Coconuts. 23 May 2022. Coconuts. 23 May 2022.
  2. Web site: Tan . Jou Teng . 2022-05-18 . Singapore's First Gay BL Web Drama "GETAWAY" Features An Openly Queer Cast, Is Based On An Original Story . 2023-09-26 . ZULA.sg . en-GB.
  3. Web site: 2022-05-30 . Dear Straight People founder Sean Foo on creating gay web drama series ahead of pride month . 2023-09-26 . Marketing-Interactive . en.
  4. News: Out and Proud . en . Bangkok Post . 2023-09-26.
  5. Web site: 2022-07-04 . 'I was in love with somebody, I couldn't tell my parents': Growing Up actor Steven Lim on coming out to family . 2023-09-26 . AsiaOne . en.
  6. Web site: 2022-05-19 . 'All the stars aligned' to make Singaporean gay drama Getaway, creator says . 2023-09-26 . South China Morning Post . en.
  7. Web site: S'pore now has its 1st boys' love drama, featuring local & Thai cast: Mothership. 27 May 2022. Mothership. 27 May 2022.
  8. Web site: http://localhost/thg . 2022-06-01 . Singapore LGBTQ+ community's first BL web drama series debuts TheHomeGround Asia . 2023-09-26 . thehomeground.asia . en-US.
  9. Web site: 2022-05-30 . Dear Straight People founder Sean Foo on creating gay web drama series ahead of pride month . 2023-09-26 . Marketing-Interactive . en.
  10. Web site: Sean Foo, founder of Dear Straight People, on running one of Asia's most popular LGBTQ+ media platforms. 17 August 2023. Tatler. 17 August 2023.
  11. Web site: 'Getaway' Is Coming To GagaOOLala on September 28!: BL Tai. 19 September 2023. BL Tai. 19 September 2023.

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