Original title
Tokens
Released
5/6/2019
Origin country
CA
Genre
Comedy
Production companies
Tokens On Call Productions
Status
Returning series
Number of seasons
2
Number of episodes
16
A comedy about the actors of an "on call" casting agency who are dispatched to productions in order to fulfill diversity quotas, often finding themselves cast in the roles they least expect.
Sammie, an aspiring Asian actress, tired of stereotypical roles, joins On Call Casting and gets an assignment which challenges how she sees herself.
Sammie has a moment of self-doubt when her parents see her on TV. She meets DeMar, a well-built tattooed stunt coordinator, who elevates her performance. She tells her best friend, and co-worker at the bubble tea cafe, Roxy, that she's going all in with acting.
DeMar joins On Call Casting and finds himself in a role that no one believes he can do. The director lets him improvise his dialogue and he magically captures the essence of the character and wins everyone over.
Betty, the owner of On Call Casting fields a panicked call from production; inclusion riders are taking the industry by storm. DeMar, Sammie and Vasant, a Bollywood star, are sent out to a bizarre assignment that raises questions about Betty's business model.
Priya, a South Asian acting newcomer, seems destined to audition for medical roles even though she dreams of a sci-fi space drama. She'll even go to great lengths to "look the part" and finds her big moment take an unforeseen turn.
Pressure from the Producer forces Jessica AD to get creative. Sammie and DeMar get an assignment that makes them uncomfortable. Back at the bubble tea shop, Sammie and DeMar reflect on the future.
Sammie makes her frustrations known. Betty's origins in the entertainment industry reveal why she started On Call Casting. Handing out some tough love advice to Priya gives Betty an idea for the future.
Sammie makes her frustrations known. Betty's origins in the entertainment industry reveal why she started On Call Casting. Handing out some tough love advice to Priya gives Betty an idea for the future.
Sammie tries to rebuild her life after getting kicked out of home and killed off her first big role. Laughed out of her audition, she makes a bold move to land a Hollywood Agent.
The Studio Boss declares that the Producer needs to update her politically incorrect skills. She asks Ese to be her CSL handler. Betty wrangles Nandita to play a role and learns "Inclusion Riders" are now a passé fad.
Landing a role in their tentpole production, The Phoenix, Sammie is excited to attend the welcome mixer at AAA Studios. She's disappointed to find her On Call Casting acting friends there too.
Battered and bruised after intense fight training, Sammie wonders why she's at the same place as her former On Call Casting colleagues. Her parents tell her the shocking truth about The Phoenix.
Sammie goes to extreme lengths for social media likes, but it's hard to beat Vasant's Bollywood following. The studio's last-minute pivot rankles Vasant and Betty goes to the studio to fight for him, but is interrupted by disturbing news.
In an attempt at allyship, the studio recasts the lead role of The Phoenix and holds an Inclusivity Session. With Sammie thrown under the bus, Betty pulls all of her On Call Casting actors from the show.
Sammie and her friends protest the studio and the fallout has huge consequences for AAA Studios.
AAA Studios had a change of heart and Sammie gets an opportunity to make The Phoenix an authentic story with some surprising help from her parents. Betty must downsize but is still a rock for her beloved Tokens.
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