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.
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| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 (list of episodes) |
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| Production company | Dear Straight People |
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| Network | YouTube |
| Release | May 23 – June 20, 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
editAfter 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
edit- Sean Foo as Sam
- Paween Naliang as Top
- Steven David Lim as Sam's dad[5]
- Nuttapon Cholvibool as Dr. Big
- Hirzi Zulkiflie as Hilmi
- Patsarun Songput as Jom
- Phillips Loh as Dave
- Otto Fong as Alex
- Zymone as Herself
Production
editGetaway 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
edit"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]
References
edit- ^ "Singapore's Dear Straight People drops gay drama set in Bangkok: Coconuts". Coconuts. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ 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". ZULA.sg. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ "Dear Straight People founder Sean Foo on creating gay web drama series ahead of pride month". Marketing-Interactive. 2022-05-30. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ "Out and Proud". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ "'I was in love with somebody, I couldn't tell my parents': Growing Up actor Steven Lim on coming out to family". AsiaOne. 2022-07-04. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ "'All the stars aligned' to make Singaporean gay drama Getaway, creator says". South China Morning Post. 2022-05-19. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ "S'pore now has its 1st boys' love drama, featuring local & Thai cast: Mothership". Mothership. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ http://localhost/thg (2022-06-01). "Singapore LGBTQ+ community's first BL web drama series debuts | TheHomeGround Asia". thehomeground.asia. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ "Dear Straight People founder Sean Foo on creating gay web drama series ahead of pride month". Marketing-Interactive. 2022-05-30. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ "Sean Foo, founder of Dear Straight People, on running one of Asia's most popular LGBTQ+ media platforms". Tatler. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "'Getaway' Is Coming To GagaOOLala on September 28!: BL Tai". BL Tai. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.