Series synopsis
The Business is a Canadian comedy television series that premiered on IFC on August 4, 2006. It ended on September 23, 2007. It stars Kathleen Robertson, Rob deLeeuw, Nicolas Wright and Trevor Hayes.
Vic Morgan is an adult film director of a low-budget softcore pornographic series similar to Girls Gone Wild. He attempts to become a legitimate film maker after having converted to Judaism to be successful in the entertainment industry. Season one depicts the production of his first independent film and the difficulties along the way with an undisciplined production staff, poorly skilled actors, and an eccentric Japanese investor. Season two follows the company following the success of its firs ...
Premise
Vic Morgan is an adult film director of a low-budget softcore pornographic series similar to Girls Gone Wild. He attempts to become a legitimate film maker after having converted to Judaism to be successful in the entertainment industry. Season one depicts the production of his first independent film and the difficulties along the way with an undisciplined production staff, poorly skilled actors, and an eccentric Japanese investor. Season two follows the company following the success of its first film as they search for a follow-up project.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kathleen Robertson as Julia Sullivan
- Rob deLeeuw as Vic Morgenstein
- Nicolas Wright as Rufus Marquez
- Trevor Hayes as Tony Russ
- James A. Woods as Lance
- Karen Cliche
- Arthur Holden
- Kaela Bahrey
Supporting cast
- Ellen David
- Matt Silver
- Nobuya Shimamoto as Kenji Nakamura
Guest cast
- Annie Murphy as Lawyer
- Alia Shawkat as The Screenwriting Manicurist
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 16 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8 | August 4, 2006 | September 22, 2006 |
| Season 2 | 8 | August 5, 2007 | September 23, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot High off the success of the low budget film he picked up at MUFF, Vic attempts to produce an indie-thriller and shed his reputation as a soft-core smut peddler. Will converting to Judaism, adding a “-stein” to his last name and enlisting the help of an experienced producer be enough to gain Vic Morgenstein the respect he craves from his peers? |
August 4, 2006 |
| 2 |
Vic's Flicks Losing your cool at the birthday party for your investor’s kid may be the easiest way to lose money on a film; just ask Vic. Desperate to raise a million dollars, Vic discovers his only option for a new investor may be a bottle of sake away. |
August 11, 2006 |
| 3 |
Strings Things continue to spiral out of control at Vic’s Flicks as demands made by the new outlandish investor Kenji Nakamura (Nobuya Shimamoto) forces Vic, Julia and Rufus to make concessions including, upping the blood, guts, product placements and nudity; all the element of a Hollywood blockbuster. |
August 18, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Back in the Business Making the most of the box office success generated by their indie-thriller House of Fear, the team at Vic's Flicks moves up the ladder and into new offices. Interior design face-offs aside, Julia's main goal is to apply her carefully crafted 5-year business plan and find a follow up hit. But will the rest of them comply? One thing is for certain: the gang is back in The Business. |
August 5, 2007 |
| 2 |
Vic's Bringing Sexy Back From the moment French director Kiki de Charentais (Simone-Elise Girard) makes her first appearance, she exudes a lingering sexual energy, powerful enough to corrupt the purest of souls. Indeed, something has come over the team at Vic's Flicks: buttons are undone, hair is flipped, body parts are exposed, soldiers are erect, fantasy flirts with reality and the magnetism in the air is practically palpable. Will the imprint left by Kiki's alluring presence be permanent? |
August 12, 2007 |
| 3 |
Lance-A-Lot After a masterful story-telling Irishman makes his brilliant film pitch about an IRA bomber on a politically motivated hunger strike, the team at Vic's Flicks lets the weight of it all set the tone for the remainder of the day. Convinced that this script idea is Oscar-worthy, Julia, against her better judgment, calls Lance Rawley into the office to offer him the title role. But Lance rolls in having undergone sizeable changes, leaving the others flabbergasted and speechless. Video from this episode |
August 19, 2007 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | IFC |
|---|---|
| First aired | August 4, 2006 |
| Last aired | September 23, 2007 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 23:30:00 |