S5.E15 ∙ Initiation

This teen/twentysomething drama takes us on the afflicted journey of Ewan McKinnis the greeting card writer, whose true love Charlotte Hart has left him alone with his inability to commit to anything but scotch and pot. Upon receiving an invitation to her wedding mere months later, Ewan returns home for the wedding, bearing the decision of winning her back or letting her go, only to have a sixteen year old Lolita, Amy Collins thrust into his path. Amy has her own heartbreak to cope with, and the two, turning a blind eye under intense scrutinisation, become unlikely allies in their search for some ease and some answers.

HOLLYWOOD is an inside look into the lives of three actors whose paths cross in a Los Angeles acting class taught by the 'guru' acting coach of the moment. Each is in a different stage of their career, trying for the next level. They go through daily life in Hollywood, trying to balance a personal life with the rigors of going after their dreams. Who can keep the dream alive?

THE WIDOWERS is a comedy about grief. It centers on best friends Jake and Jonathan, whose wives have died in an accident. When Jonathan drags Jake to a grief counseling retreat for young widowers, they meet an odd group of fellow mourners, navigate comically bizarre therapy sessions, and face a dark secret that could destroy their friendship.

When novelist Andrea Dewenter dies in a car accident, the lives of her husband Christian, grown-up son Lars, and adolescent daughter Elaine go off the rails. For all three, the few days between Andrea's sudden death and her funeral turn into an emotional roller coaster that eventually shows them the virtue of being a family.

When his friend Philip died, Rasmané was left with the corpse. Because Philip did not adhere to certain traditions, the village elders do not want to bury him in the village. For Rasmané, this is the beginning of an odyssey through Burkina Faso, It is not easy to bury the body of a person who is not baptized, does not have a Muslim first name and is not a member of any of the country's religious communities.

"The Illustrated Family Doctor" is a dark comedy, that centres on the story of Gary Kelp, a young man who condenses reference books for a company called the Info Digest.