Froot.tv Announces 10 May UK Premiere Date for Entertaining New Series “Womb Envy”
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London – April 18, 2023 – Froot.TV, the leading LGBTQ+ streaming platform from OUTtv, today announced the premiere date for outrageously entertaining scripted series “Womb Envy”. Created by Toronto Drag Artist Champagna “Womb Envy” features Integrated Described Video (IDV) and will premiere with two episodes on Wednesday 10 May, 2023 in the UK.
Max (Daniel Fernandes – The Space) is stuck in a rut. Nearly 30 years old, he is wanting more than the tired beat of the Toronto gay dance floor and needs a purpose in his life other than vodka and a deteriorating septum. Meanwhile, Maggie (Storm Steenson – “Sunshine City”) is pregnant and desperate to escape the clutches of her religious zealot mother, Dorothy (Helen Holtham), and the small town that she and Max grew up in.
Showing up on Max’s door one day after years of separation, Maggie convinces Max to pretend to be her Baby Daddy, since he was the only man her mother ever approved of. They create rules to ensure the success of their half-baked idea, which causes Max’s fragile queer ego to create a drag queen apparition—The Divine (Champagna – “Drag Heals”, “Call Me Mother”)—who constantly fights against this new assimilation to heteronormativity. Confusing things even more, Max soon falls head over heels in love with their Lamaze instructor, Patrick (Jeffrey Haase – “Haunted Hospitals”). Patrick, who is partially-sighted, soon becomes an important part of Max’s life, throwing a huge wrench in their charade.
Internalising the chaos in his life, Max develops a rare condition known as couvade syndrome, bizarrely displaying pregnancy symptoms which become increasingly more difficult to hide. Everything in their lives quickly unravels, and soon Max and Mary are forced to see what’s important in life, even if that’s the hardest thing for them to do.
“’Womb Envy’ is a fantastic project” said Philip Webb, COO OUTtv Network. “Froot.TV is proud to be supporting creators like Champagna, Mark and Jake to make accessible, life affirming and beautiful shows which celebrate our community.”
“We’re making queer content, we’re making accessible content and with shows like Womb Envy, we’re creating challenging conversations on cis gendered, non-binary, trans, disabled and queer bodies,” said Charlie David, President and Producer, Border2Border Entertainment. ”Most importantly, we’re providing a BIG sand box in which to play and inviting more people to join us. We’re working hard to ensure that at each stage of a production we’re inclusive. We don’t make the kind of shows that most companies make and I’m proud of that—it sets us apart.”
The 12 x 15’ series is created by Toronto drag artist Champagna, who also serves as associate producer, “Womb Envy” (12×15 minutes) is written by Mark Keller, directed by Jake Horowitz and produced by Charlie David of Border2Border Entertainment for Froot.TV and AMI-tv. Froot is the UK arm of OUTtv’s SVOD offering – the world’s first LGBTQ+ television and streaming service that’s dedicated to telling stories by, and for, the community.