The Interrogation
Project Details
MARCUS & SELENE is an elevated corporate drama about ambition, love, power, and the emotional cost of becoming who you were always meant to be. Set inside the high-stakes world of elite finance and corporate law, the story follows Marcus Ellis, a brilliant financial strategist engaged to a successful attorney, and Selene Ambrose, a fiercely disciplined corporate lawyer fighting her way toward partnership. When they are assigned to a major merger together, their professional rivalry turns into a dangerous emotional connection built on shared survival, ambition, and the feeling of finally being seen. As Marcus and Selene rise together professionally, their chemistry forces both of them to confront the lives they built for stability versus the lives they truly want. Marcus must question whether success means safety, loyalty, and the future he promised Mia — or whether it means stepping into the fullest version of himself. Selene, meanwhile, must decide if control is still protecting her or quietly keeping her from love, softness, and emotional freedom. At its core, MARCUS & SELENE is not a story about villains or easy choices. It is a mature, emotionally layered drama about two people whose connection becomes impossible to ignore — even as it threatens everything they thought they wanted. The series explores class mobility, Black excellence, emotional repression, romantic timing, corporate power, and the painful beauty of choosing ambition, love, or legacy.
Roles For This Project
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Short Film
Liv
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Woman
Los Angeles
26 - 35
Non Union
Short Film
Submissions Due:
06/06/2026
PrincipalNon Union Unpaid Woman30 - 38Multiple Ethnic Appearances Character Overview: Liv is smart, socially sharp, funny, slightly messy, and deeply observant. She becomes Selene’s closest workplace ally while quietly clocking every emotional shift between Marcus and Selene before either of them ad... [See More]
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Short Film
Rina / Katerina Herrera
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Woman
Los Angeles
40 - 70
Non Union
Short Film
Submissions Due:
06/06/2026
Character Overview: Katerina is elite, ruthless, brilliant, and deeply respected. She sees herself in Selene and is grooming her for eventual partnership. She understands exactly how dangerous elite corporate spaces are for ambitious women and refuses to let Selene enter them naïvely. She is not sof... [See More]
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Short Film
Selene Ambrose
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Woman
Los Angeles
26 - 35
Non Union
Short Film
Submissions Due:
06/06/2026
Selene is brilliant, polished, strategic, and emotionally guarded. Raised by a single mother in a rough environment, she learned early that control equals survival. She clawed her way into elite corporate spaces through intelligence, discipline, and relentless ambition. Every achievement is tied to ... [See More]
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Short Film
Liv
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Woman
Los Angeles
30 - 38
Non Union
Short Film
Submissions Due:
06/06/2026
Character Overview: Liv is smart, socially sharp, funny, slightly messy, and deeply observant. She becomes Selene’s closest workplace ally while quietly clocking every emotional shift between Marcus and Selene before either of them admit it themselves. Liv provides energy, tension relief, and social... [See More]
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Short Film
Steven Danberry
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Man
Los Angeles
60 - 75
Non Union
Short Film
Submissions Due:
06/06/2026
Character Overview: Danberry is old-money corporate royalty. Sharp, energetic, and far more progressive than many around him, he recognizes talent regardless of background. He sees Marcus as a protégé and immediately recognizes Selene’s potential. He enjoys watching power dynamics unfold and quietly... [See More]
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Short Film
Marcus Ellis
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Man
Los Angeles
30 - 36
Non Union
Short Film
Submissions Due:
06/06/2026
Character Overview: Marcus is the golden boy of elite finance — calm under pressure, hyper-competent, charismatic without trying. But unlike many around him, he did not come from privilege. His father worked maintenance for wealthy institutions, giving Marcus proximity to elite spaces without belong... [See More]
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Short Film
Mia Bennett
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Woman
Los Angeles
27 - 35
Non Union
Short Film
Submissions Due:
06/06/2026
Character Overview: Mia is successful, emotionally intelligent, stylish, and deeply invested in building a future with Marcus. She is not controlling or toxic — she simply wants emotional presence and partnership after years of waiting. Mia represents stability, structure, and the life Marcus always... [See More]
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Short Film
Matt
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Man
Los Angeles
25 - 35
Non Union
Short Film
Submissions Due:
06/06/2026
SELENE PLAY THING THAT WANTS TO BE SERIOUS.
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Roles For This Project
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Submissions Due:
06/06/2026
PrincipalNon Union Unpaid Woman30 - 38Multiple Ethnic Appearances Character Overview: Liv is smart, socially sharp, funny, slightly messy, and deeply observant. She becomes Selene’s closest workplace ally while quietly clocking every emotional shift between Marcus and Selene before either of them ad... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
06/06/2026
Character Overview: Katerina is elite, ruthless, brilliant, and deeply respected. She sees herself in Selene and is grooming her for eventual partnership. She understands exactly how dangerous elite corporate spaces are for ambitious women and refuses to let Selene enter them naïvely. She is not sof... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
06/06/2026
Selene is brilliant, polished, strategic, and emotionally guarded. Raised by a single mother in a rough environment, she learned early that control equals survival. She clawed her way into elite corporate spaces through intelligence, discipline, and relentless ambition. Every achievement is tied to ... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
06/06/2026
Character Overview: Liv is smart, socially sharp, funny, slightly messy, and deeply observant. She becomes Selene’s closest workplace ally while quietly clocking every emotional shift between Marcus and Selene before either of them admit it themselves. Liv provides energy, tension relief, and social... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
06/06/2026
Character Overview: Danberry is old-money corporate royalty. Sharp, energetic, and far more progressive than many around him, he recognizes talent regardless of background. He sees Marcus as a protégé and immediately recognizes Selene’s potential. He enjoys watching power dynamics unfold and quietly... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
06/06/2026
Character Overview: Marcus is the golden boy of elite finance — calm under pressure, hyper-competent, charismatic without trying. But unlike many around him, he did not come from privilege. His father worked maintenance for wealthy institutions, giving Marcus proximity to elite spaces without belong... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
06/06/2026
Character Overview: Mia is successful, emotionally intelligent, stylish, and deeply invested in building a future with Marcus. She is not controlling or toxic — she simply wants emotional presence and partnership after years of waiting. Mia represents stability, structure, and the life Marcus always... [See More]