Upside/Downside

TWO LONG LOST FRIENDS, MARGE AND LOIS, TORN ASUNDER BY AFFAIRS OF THE HEART, DECEIT AND BETRAYAL. 36 YEARS OF SEPARATION WILL END THEIR GRUDGE MATCH, SETTING IN MOTION A WILD AND HILARIOUS RIDE THAT WILL ALTER LIVES PERMANENTLY. LONGING TO RECOVER THEIR FRIENDSHIP, CAN THEY BURY THE PAST AND HEAL WOUNDS? FOLLOW THEM ON A POIGNANT JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY, AS THEY SEARCH FOR TRUTH AND UNCOVER LIES, MIGRATING UNCHARTERED TERRITORY, WITH PERSONAL BAGGAGE AND COMPLEX, QUIRKY FAMILIES IN TOW. AN ADOPTION REVEALED, WORLDS COLLIDE, LIVES ARE TURNED UPSIDE DOWN, WHEN TWO ODD BALL PARENTS RECONNECT WITH THEIR EVEN KEELED DAUGHTER, GIVEN UP AT BIRTH.

  • Lisa Galante
    Writer
  • Erika Santos
    Writer
  • Sonja Cicero
    Writer
  • Project Type:
    Television Script
  • Number of Pages:
    75
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Writer Biography - Lisa Galante, Erika Santos, Sonja Cicero


THREE CHILDHOOD FRIENDS, LISA GALANTE, ERIKA SANTOS & SONJA CICERO. ONE DAY LISA SHARED WITH US THAT SHE HAD A CAST OF PEOPLE DWELLING IN HER HEAD AND NEEDED TO RELEASE THEM. WE SUGGESTED AN INSTITUTION, SHE SUGGESTED A TV SERIES. HERE WE ARE TODAY AND AS ONE OF OUR BELOVED AND ”SPECIAL” CHARACTERS, MARGE, WOULD SAY, “OYE TO THE VEY”. WITH NO EXPERIENCE, LEARNING AS WE GO, THIS HAS BEEN A REMARKABLE SHARED JOURNEY, AND THE GREATEST GIFT TO OURSELVES. WITH FAITH AND HOPE ONE DAY WE WILL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THIS TREASURED GIFT WITH OUR AUDIENCE.
WE ARE TEAM LES

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We hope you enjoy our families as much as we enjoy creating them. Since writing this pilot, we have written 9 more episodes. In our humble opinions, our writing has improved so much. We hope you can see our vision and want to continue the journey with us.