New York is Dead

New York is Dead

6 Episodes

A darkly hilarious series about two artists who become assassins to afford to live in New York.

Best friends and artists Felix and Cathy have found it impossible to survive in New York City anymore, with its vapid consumerism and a creative ecosystem in dire crisis. They, like most, have been priced out of this city that's lost its artistic spirit. On a particularly hopeless day, Felix and Cathy are presented with the bizarre opportunity to make a small fortune in exchange for killing a stranger. Through a series of silly yet bloody events, Felix and Cathy soon find themselves embarking on a career as the most hapless of hitmen. There are six episodes in the series and each episode focuses on a different person Felix and Cathy have been hired to kill.

If you want to survive in New York City, you have to be willing to kill for it.

In future episodes, while Felix and Cathy’s reputation as New York City’s #1 hit people grow so do their wallets. Now able to self finance their creative endeavors, these best friends begin to make art in New York City that may just rival the sell-out culture of the exact horrible humans they are hired to kill.

Credits:
Director - Randy Harrison
Writers - Jenn Harris, Matthew Wilkas
Producer - Jenn Harris
Composer - Cormac Bluestone
Cinematographer - Daniel Rampulla
Editor - Robert Grigsby Wilson
Casting Director - Henry Russell Bergstein
Production Designer - Kimbery Matela

Cast:
Cathy - Jenn Harris
Felix - Matthew Wilkas
Clipboard Guy / Street Performer / Subway Beggar / Tour Guide - Randy Harrison
K.K - Jemima Kirke
Lonergan - John Early
Jaime - Maulik Pancholy
Daisuke - Diana Oh
Sylvia - Bebe Neuwirth
Valerie - Ana Gasteyer
Dante - Jeff Hiller
Colton - Cole Escola
Elderly Man - Tom Lacy
Jackie - Deidre Goodwin
Hipster Girl - Erin Markey
Alex - Jonathan Lisecki
Hipster Guy - Jordan Barbour
Pogo ball student - Gus Kenworthy
Tanya - Corinne Colon

New York is Dead
  • A Proposal

    Episode 1

    Cathy and Felix have hit rock bottom and are ready to give it all up, when a wealthy stranger (Bebe Neuwirth) offers them the opportunity of a lifetime.

  • The Assistant

    Episode 2

    Cathy and Felix, attempt to save a young woman with a hit on her, but end up killing her instead.

  • The Social Media Rival

    Episode 3

    Cathy and Felix are hired to kill an Instagram famous… dog.

  • The Rich Neighbors

    Episode 4

    A rich and eccentric couple (Ana Gasteyer and Cole Escola) want to get rid of their elderly neighbor, and Cathy and Felix know just how to do it for them.

  • The Air BnB Guest

    Episode 5

    Jaime (Maulik Pancholy) has a very strange Airbnb guest that just won’t leave, so he hires Cathy and Felix to get rid of them.

  • The Ex-best friends

    Episode 6

    Cathy and Felix have dinner with old friends (John Early and Jemima Kirke) and discover they aren’t the only hitmen in town.