Do you need a new series to watch but don't have time for hour long episodes or movies? Check out my favorite web series, "Carmilla." Based on Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's novella of the same name, "Carmilla" is a web series about the supernatural happenings at Silas University. The story follows a group of college students battling their supernatural dean and her plan to unleash hell on earth and take over the world. The series just released act one of their third season to the YouTube channel, KindaTV, which is hosted by "Carmilla" actress Natasha Negovanlis.
After grabbing the attention and cult following of many young LGBT people in the first season, "Carmilla" has really hit their stride in this third season with many surprise character returns and reveals, twisted storylines, and the least trite human-vampire romance I’ve seen in years. When I saw in my subscription box that a new episode had been uploaded, I was stoked and immediately took a break from what I was doing to watch it. Quickly what I thought would be a five-minute study break turned into me binge-watching all 17 episodes that were posted this past week. I couldn’t stop. From the rad representations of people with non-heteronormative gender identities and sexual orientations, to a sometimes cheesy call out of institutions like a university or government, "Carmilla" has a little bit of everything to keep even the most skeptical interested. This season there is even an uber-relatable family dynamic that comes into play and makes the lead characters, Laura (played by Elise Bauman) and Carmilla’s romance a bit more forbidden. So what’s stopping you? Jump on YouTube right now and catch up on the latest (and greatest) in digital scripted series.