“Space is Hard.” So is making television shows about space. Nobody knows that better than Davin Lengyel and Mika Collins.
Their new web series, Deep Six, depicts humanity’s first interstellar deep space expedition as it plunges into crisis. This isn’t an unfamiliar premise. But unlike most modern science fiction (SF), Deep Six was made under tight budgetary and time constraints: a labour of love funded almost entirely through crowdfunding campaigns on Kickstarter and IndieGoGo.
Thanks to crowdfunding savvy and a well-designed campaign, they were wildly successful, hitting both their crowdfunding targets and their Kickstarter stretch goals. Between their crowdfunding and some Canadian government support, they were able to buckle down and get their first season of six episodes made. Backers eagerly awaited Deep Six— and on March 3rd, they finally got to see the show’s first six episodes, along with production footage, cast videos, detailed question & answer sessions, and a loose afterparty.
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