Web Series Wednesday: Job Hunters

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I discovered this web series through Kristina Horner, a Youtuber that I occasionally follow. She produces & acts in Job Hunters, a dystopian Hunger Games style web series.

The official synopsis (because they can say it way better than I can):
"Set in the near future, college graduates must fight (potentially to the death) to be placed by the MAEWIN corporation into careers. With a pass-rate of about 20%, this process is also a form of population control. During their time at MAEWIN, recruits fight in an arena from 9-5 — while the rest of their time is their own (provided they stay in the MAEWIN-run Safe Houses). Our series follows a particular set of Job Hunters as they deal with adjusting to life in the Safe Houses, dealing with roommate issues, as well as sorting through feelings of their own impending doom."

Job Hunters is a different kind of web series. I think it's because this series doesn't take itself too seriously. Sometimes it's overdramatic and off-the-charts weird, but that's what makes Job Hunters so much fun to watch. It has an interesting, semi-original premise. The characters are quirky and fun (although sometimes over the top). Also, Job Hunters is just plain funny. There are some great one-liners.

The story follows more of the drama that takes place in the Safe House, rather than the gore of the arena. I like that Job Hunters is primarily character-driven, and focuses more on the drama of day-to-day life for these people, as opposed to just making a big action series.

There are six ten-minute episodes in Season 1, and Season 2 is due out sometime this Spring. I'm excited to see what the next season has in store for the characters….especially due to the incredibly cliff-hanger-y ending of Season 1! The Job Hunters youtube channel has a lot of cool behind the scenes videos as well, and is a lot of fun to browse when procrastinating on projects. You should definitely check out their site, and maybe even check out the show, too.