Season Two of HE'S WITH ME Slated for Summer Release

Monday Morning Productions in association with Actorman Entertainment is announcing the debut of the second season of its original series "He's With Me" this summer. New episodes will be debuted at www.heswithme.tv and on the "He's With Me" Youtube Channel (youtube.com/user/HWMtheseries) beginning Monday, June 29th, with episodes running throughout August.

Created, written by and starring Jason Cicci, "He's With Me" observes the stumbling blocks inherent in navigating the waters of modern manhood. In the series' first season, we met straight ad-man Ted Adams (Bradford How) who formed an unlikely friendship with gay theatre critic, Martin Adams (Cicci). Newlyweds Eddie (John Cramer) and Val (Darcie Siciliano) dealt with juggling their careers as the prospect of creating a family loomed large while jack of all trades, Benny Costa (Ryan Duncan of Broadway's Shrek and Altar Boyz) provided guidance and comedic irritation.

The series is directed, shot and edited by stage and television actor Sebastian LaCause, whose acting credits include Fahri in Emmy winning, "Orange Is The New Black", the films "Deliver Us From Evil", Ira Sachs' "Love Is Strange and "Keep The Lights On", "Premium Rush", "Ghost Town", "Bear City", "Chicago", "Showgirls", the television shows "Homeland", "Gossip Girl", "Law & Order: SVU", Silvio on the daytime drama "Days of Our Lives" and Rocky in the Tony-nominated revival of The Rocky Horror Show.

As the first season of "He's With Me" came to a close, all seemed to be going right for Martin, finding his footing as a director after losing his job. Ted had received a promotion and began dating the lovely Henny (Veronica Reyes-How) and Eddie and Val seemed content to remain just Eddie and Val after a pregnancy scare. In the cliffhainging finale, Benny professed his love for Martin while Ted's old flame Julie made a very unexpected visit.

"In the first season, I'm happy to say that our audience really responded to the friendship between Martin and Ted," says Cicci. "These guys discovered that they really could lean on each other at a particular stage in their lives...beyond 30. It's been great to tell a story like that. In Season Two, the show's title really gains resonance as these guys face acceptance of each other and lend support. We'll see Martin and Ted's friendship flourish as both men face questions about love, career and what happens next. I've also incorporated Eddie's journey into the show much more. His exploration of life will completely baffle Val, who must also confront her inner feelings about what she wants out of life. Benny will have an "aha" moment that will not disappoint! It's also been so much fun having Veronica's Henny become a series regular. Her real-life husband/co-star agrees!."

"He's With Me"'s Second Season will welcome some well known stage, television and film actors as guest stars, including Debra Jo Rupp ("That 70's Show"), Cady Huffman (Tony-winner for The Producers) and Traci Thoms ("Rent", "Cold Case", "Grindhouse").

"He's With Me" premiered on Youtube in June 2013. The show currently has over 2400 subscribers and more than 157,000 views. "He's With Me" has been nominated for many awards and has been named an Official Selection by the Indie Series Awards, LA Web Fest, the ROME Web Awards, and both the Seattle and Denver Gay & Lesbian Film Festivals.

Monday Morning Productions recently produced the short film "A Conversational Place" directed by Bob Giraldi and written by Jason Cicci. In addition to "He's With Me", MMP's television credits include the 59th Annual Theatre World Awards at Studio 54, which aired on PBS. Past theatre productions have included Hate Mail featuring Cicci and Danielle Ferland, the world premieres of Closet Chronicles with Emmy-winner Marilyn Sokol, 7 Reece Mews and Cicci's him & her and A Month of Sundays.

Actorman Entertainment is known for producing "He's With Me" Director Sebastian La Cause's multi- award winning series "Hustling", which was acknowledged as Best Dramatic Series at the 2014 Indie Series Awards and as a 2013 and 2015 Webby Award Nominee in the drama category. It has been the winner of three Indie Series Awards (Best Ensemble - Drama, Best Actor -Drama 2012 and 2013) and five Groovy Awards. Its sophomore season garnered 7 Indie Soap nominations, Best Writing, Best Series - Drama, Best Actor - Drama, Best Actress - Drama, Best Supporting Actress, Best Ensemble - Drama and Best Soundtrack. The series stars notable names from stage and screen including Daphne Rubin-Vega, Wilson Cruz, Gerald McCullouch, Stephen Guarino and the shows creator/writer/director, Sebastian La Cause.

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