Getaway was Singapore's first gay BL (boys' love) web drama series, the trailer of which was uploaded by Dear Straight People to its YouTube channel on 17 May 2022[1]. By mid-2023, it had chalked up over 1.5 million views.
Based on an original story from a gay creator, the serial featured a gay director alongside an openly queer cast from Singapore and Thailand. Comprising 5 episodes, 'Getaway' was a project that took half a year to produce. Dear Straight People hoped that the series would raise visibility, understanding and acceptance of Singapore's LGBTQ+ community. The first episode dropped on 23 May 2022. It was created by Sean Foo[2] and directed by Ark Saroj[3]
Cast:
- Sean Foo[4]
- Paween ‘Snooker’ Nalieng[5]
- Phillips Loh[6]
- Patsarun ‘Ohm’ Songput[7]
- Hirzi Zulkiflie[8]
- Sirinutt ‘Sean’ Cholvibool[9]
- Zymone[10]
- Otto Fong[11]
- Steven David Lim[12]
Main Sponsor: The Siam[13]
Official Sponsors & Partners:
- 2erosEtte Tea: https://www.ettetea.com/
- FabulousMe[14]
- Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River[15]
- Gayhealth.sg[16]
- Prolific Songs[17]
- Supawear[18]
- The Writers’ Room[19]
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This article was written by Roy Tan.