Acting
Follow the life and crimes of five diverse and treacherous manicurists working at the Nail Artisan of Manatee County salon, where there is a lot more going on than silk wraps and pedicures.
In this thriller story, devout detective Angelo Matteo and his partner Rufus engage in a raid, uncovering a gruesome scene of a serial killer's victims. As they investigate, Angelo's inner demons and questions about the nature of good and evil haunt him, leading to struggles with alcohol and strained relationships, including with his wife Ashley. Meanwhile, a disturbed individual named Ed Erdella picks up young men at bus stops and subjects them to horrifying torture. Angelo's pursuit of justice intensifies as he battles personal demons, seeks therapy, and uncovers a larger conspiracy involving missing persons. The story follows Angelo's journey to unravel the truth and bring the killer to justice while confronting his own inner turmoil.
Washed-up TV guest star Blake de Troy is rescued after a car crash by his devoted fan, Antoinette Funk, who lives in the Florida Everglades. Believing he's been kidnapped, Blake initially tries to escape, but after the death of his life partner and manager, Jimmy, he realizes he has nowhere else to go and begins exploiting the situation as a potential publicity stunt. Their increasingly dysfunctional arrangement spirals into a dark comedy about celebrity, loneliness, obsession, and fandom.
An angsty Katrina relief volunteer befriends a hallucinating alcoholic and plays a joke on a religious volunteer in a dark comedy about the power of intention.
The tortured life of Paul Morphy (1850s New Orleans chess prodigy) is examined.
