Adulting (web series)

Best friends Max and Faye are faced with the reality that they are nearly 30 years old and have no money, careers, or boyfriends.

• Ben Baur as Max
• Thandi Tolmay as Faye
• Peter Sudarso as Austin
• Michael Perl as George (season one)
• Aubrey Marquez as Eddie (season two)
• Keir Kirkegaard as David (season two)

Ben Baur and Thandi Tolmay, who graduated from The American Musical and Dramatic Academy with series director TJ Marchbank,{{cite web |url=http://www.biggaypictureshow.com/bgps/2016/01/adulting-episode-1-hunting-seasons-ben-baur-deals-with-growing-up-in-the-new-gay-themed-web-series/ |title=#Adulting Episode 1 – Hunting Season{{'s}} Ben Baur deals with growing up in the new gay-themed web series |publisher=BigGayPictureShow.com |date=January 27, 2016 |first=Tim |last=Isaac |access-date=January 30, 2017}} conceived #Adulting while celebrating Baur's 29th birthday.{{cite web |url=http://www.out.com/popnography/2016/10/05/exclusive-ben-baur-talks-new-episodes-his-latest-web-series-adulting |title=Exclusive: Ben Baur Talks New Episodes of His Latest Web Series #Adulting |date=October 5, 2016 |work=Out |first=Katrina |last=Alonso |access-date=January 30, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1481046573/adulting-a-comedy-web-series|title=#Adulting – A Comedy Web Series |publisher=Kickstarter |date=May 11, 2016 |access-date=January 30, 2017}} Baur said, "We came up with the idea for #Adulting because we wanted to tell stories that were tragically relatable to this really odd time in life, when you're supposed to be a grown-up and you're just ... not."{{cite web|url=http://www.advocate.com/television/2016/4/30/gay-man-faces-life-30-new-web-series-video|title=A Gay Man Faces Life at 30 in New Web Series |date=April 30, 2016 |first=Daniel |last=Reynolds |work=The Advocate |access-date=January 30, 2017}} Baur is known for starring in the 2012–2015 web series Hunting Season,{{cite web |url=http://observer.com/2012/08/hunting-season-gawkers-faux-lumni-gets-web-series-shoots-in-gawker-offices/ |title=Hunting Season: Really Old Sex Blog Gets New Life as Web Series |work=The New York Observer |first=Drew |last=Grant |date=August 30, 2012 |access-date=March 23, 2016}}{{cite magazine|url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/09/07/hunting-season-clip/ |title=A gay Sex and the City? New web series Hunting Season tackles sex lives of gay New Yorkers |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |first=Emily |last=Rome |date=September 7, 2012 |access-date=March 23, 2016}} and in 2015 was named by Out to its Out100 list.{{cite web |url=http://www.out.com/out100-2015/2015/11/09/out100-ben-baur |title=Out100: Ben Baur |work=Out |date=November 9, 2015 |access-date=March 23, 2016}}

After two self-funded episodes launched on YouTube were well received by fans,{{cite web|url=http://www.serialscoop.com/2016/05/help-hilarious-web-series-adulting-hit.html|title=Help Hilarious Web Series #Adulting Hit Its Stretch Goal! |first=Michael |last=Goldberg |work=Serial Scoop |access-date=January 30, 2017}} Baur and Tolmay funded the production of four more through a May 2016 Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign that raised nearly US $19K.{{cite web |url=http://instinctmagazine.com/post/binge-worthy-web-series-adulting-new-episodes-are-here |title=Binge Worthy Web Series #Adulting - New Episodes Are Here! |work=Instinct |first=Adam |last=Dupuis |date=October 18, 2016 |access-date=January 30, 2017}} Guest stars include Drew Droege and David Del Rio. The new episodes premiered on October 7, 2016 at the Brooklyn Web Fest, and were later put on YouTube.

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|EpisodeNumber2 = 1

|Title = Meet Max and Faye

|DirectedBy = TJ Marchbank

|WrittenBy = Ben Baur & Thandi Tolmay

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|01|14}}

|Aux4 = 4:55

|ShortSummary = Faye reveals that her ex-boyfriend was threatened by her close friendship with Max.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 2

|EpisodeNumber2 = 2

|Title = Hipster Hell Hail Mary

|DirectedBy = TJ Marchbank

|WrittenBy = Thandi Tolmay

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|04|22}}

|Aux4 = 6:44

|ShortSummary = Faye finds that she has little in common with her hipster internet date, who questions her about Hemingway and orders gluten-free pizza.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 3

|EpisodeNumber2 = 3

|Title = Pictures of Posteriors

|DirectedBy = TJ Marchbank

|WrittenBy = Zac Hug and Ben Baur

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|10|16}}

|Aux4 = 8:53

|ShortSummary = Faye gets Max hired on a photo shoot, but commands him to resist his usual urges and not have sex with any of the models. Guest: Drew Droege as Dewey.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 4

|EpisodeNumber2 = 4

|Title = Malbec and Malice

|DirectedBy = TJ Marchbank

|WrittenBy = Thandi Tolmay

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|10|16}}

|Aux4 = 7:49

|ShortSummary = Max and Faye decide to fix their lives, but a bottle of wine leads them to a sobering evening.

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|EpisodeNumber = 5

|EpisodeNumber2 = 5

|Title = Downward Dog Disaster

|DirectedBy = TJ Marchbank

|WrittenBy = Thandi Tolmay & Ben Baur

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|10|16}}

|Aux4 = 8:53

|ShortSummary = Max drags Faye to a yoga class, where he gets special attention from the instructor. Guest: David Del Rio as Damien.

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|EpisodeNumber = 6

|EpisodeNumber2 = 6

|Title = Bathroom Boyfriend Bereavement

|DirectedBy = TJ Marchbank

|WrittenBy = Thandi Tolmay & Ben Baur

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|10|16}}

|Aux4 = 13:20

|ShortSummary = Faye faces a personal crisis while Max is busy at a business meeting. Guest: Peter Sudarso as Austin.

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|EpisodeNumber = 7

|EpisodeNumber2 = 1

|Title = Birthdays, Breakups, & Brunch. Part One: "The Birthday"

|DirectedBy = TJ Marchbank

|WrittenBy = Thandi Tolmay & Ben Baur

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|29}}

|Aux4 = 4:02

|ShortSummary = Max is having a personal crisis as he turns 29 years old.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 8

|EpisodeNumber2 = 2

|Title = Birthdays, Breakups, & Brunch. Part Two: "The Breakup"

|DirectedBy = TJ Marchbank

|WrittenBy = Thandi Tolmay & Ben Baur

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|29}}

|Aux4 = 2:53

|ShortSummary = Austin asks Max to move in with him, and Faye wakes up in bed with Austin's bro coworker David.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 9

|EpisodeNumber2 = 3

|Title = Birthdays, Breakups, & Brunch. Part 3: "The Brunch"

|DirectedBy = TJ Marchbank

|WrittenBy = Thandi Tolmay & Ben Baur

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|29}}

|Aux4 = 4:56

|ShortSummary = Max tells Faye and Eddie that he broke up with Austin.

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Katrina Alonso of Out called #Adulting "hilariously awkward". Writing for Instinct, Adam Dupuis deemed the series "binge worthy".

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• {{Official website|http://www.hashtagadultingseries.com/}}
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• {{IMDb title|4986158}}

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