i hate it here

‍ ‍I HATE IT HERE is more than a phrase that echoes in your head when in a 3-hour line at the financial aid office, or at dinner with your roommate's insufferable friends in the name of social climbing. We want to bring you the romanticized NYC twenty-something life and show that no matter how rich or glamorous you are, we all feel like hamsters in the wheel of the biggest city in the country! So grab your iced matcha lattes and hop over the turnstile of capitalism into a life of acting now, and asking questions…never!

Young woman with curly hair wearing a bright orange safety vest and denim outfit, holding an umbrella, standing outdoors near a waterway with trees and bridge in background under a cloudy sky.
A man with curly hair, glasses, and a suit sitting at a table with papers, looking surprised or attentive in a room with large windows and curtains.

TV PILOT, 2027

Cast

Grace West — Anita Prosecco

Aria Mauel — Amanda Gates

Nathan Orton — Richard "Rick" Slater

Derick Ansah — Brett Morgan-Chase

Hannah Currie — Esther Churchill

Carson S. Davis — Roman Maximus

Paloma Garcia — Tiffany Emerald

Creative Team

Director : Maya Jacob

Writer : Hassan Sharif

Producer : Hannah Currie

Director of Photography : Tom McGovern

1st Assistant Directors : Mouna Saab & Paloma Garcia

1st Assistant Camera : Theo Braun

Gaffers : Joey West & Sam Selesnick

Sound Mixers : Max Johnson & Sofia Lujan

Production Assistants : Palenque Doddington, Caroline Thoms & Oliver Zel

People filming a woman and a girl in a room with warm lighting, neon sign, and wooden accents.