Dope Operas

Dope Operas are very similar to what’s commonly regarded as “dramedies.” They could also be thought of as soap operas, series with a continuous, evolving storyline, but these series will all be showing us worlds we don’t normally see in television, and they’ll often be taking us on a disturbing ride.

Filmmaker Examples: Quentin Tarantino, The Coen Brothers (dramas), Sofia Coppola and Harmony Korine.

Rats of Hamelin — A couple, looking for a new thrill, start a cult and find themselves to be very good at it.

Straightened Out — Inside a gay conversion therapy center in the deep south.

Gutter Punks — The 60’s are kept alive forever for the runaway kids on Haight Street, but as two gangs begin to feud, they discover that it isn’t all free love.

Redundant — After being laid off from their jobs, a group of tech engineer turn to a life of crime.

Hominids — In 50000 BC, trouble begins when three species of humans all live in the same village.

The Comeback Killer — A serial killer makes his mark in the world when he finds his specific calling: murdering B and C list celebrities.

Burn Out — Six days at Burning Man feel like a lifetime for a camp about to explode with drama.

Assassins — A group of assassins is given the most dangerous assignment of their lives.