2016 Writers Guild Award Winner

about the project

In this Writers Guild Award winning online comedy, a suburban mom (three-time Emmy winner Martha Byrne) returns home from a reality weight loss competition 100 pounds lighter but finds she's gained some extra baggage due to the dysfunctional reactions of her family and friends.

A smart comedy from the mind of Writers Guild Award winning digital pioneer Daryn Strauss, Weight combines America’s obsession with weight loss and reality television in a comedic look at how weight can make people act totally crazy.

The pilot was directed by veteran TV director/ producer Frederick King Keller (24, Blue Bloods) and stars three-time Emmy winner Martha Byrne (As The World Turns, Bradley White (Pay It Forward), Allison Smith (The West Wing), and Peyton Ella (NBC's The Sound of Music Live).


Razor sharp... Great premise.
— Variety
Weighty... painfully funny.
— TV Insider
Tugging on your heartstrings while it’s tickling your funny bone
— CBS Soaps in Depth

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Cast

Three-time Emmy winner Martha Byrne

Bradley White (Pay It Forward), Allison Smith (The West Wing), Peyton Ella (NBC's The Sound of Music Live), Kate West, Trent Dawson, Dee Freeman & Maitely Weismann

Created by Daryn Strauss

Winner of the 2016 Writers Guild Award for Original New Media

Directed by Frederick King Keller

Veteran network television director/ producer (producer/ director of 24, Blue Bloods & more)

Full crew on IMDB

AWARDS & ACCOLADES

Winner, Writers Guild Award 2016, “Achievement in Writing Short-Form New Media”— Daryn Strauss

Vimeo Staff Pick

Vimeo “Best in Comedy” and “Best in Narrative”