Dive into the dynamic world of THE HIVE, a tv comedy-drama series set in Santa Fe, New Mexico, “The City Different”. Old West meets the 21st century as a four-hundred-year-old, melting-pot community navigates these politically and ecologically uncertain times with humor and hope. Like a bee hive, it’s just trying to survive.
The story’s catalyst, Mel Durant, a local legend and passionate beekeeper-naturopath, runs a wellness center that, for years, concealed her illegal safe house for young, undocumented border crossers. Mel’s left the underground for a quieter life, but the unexpected arrives for her and her wild, surrogate family: a Mexican curandera (fertility/sexual healer), Santa Fe’s overextended Anglo mayor, a conflicted Navajo medicine man, his rapper nephew, and an irascible Spanish ghost.
Infused with the magical realism of one of America’s oldest Hispanic and Native communities, THE HIVE is an immersive series with themes of home, family and sanctuary. Fueled by the mesmerizing sound of bees, protest rock, Native and world music, the show explores how we can live in our increasingly divided but interconnected world with humor and humanity.
SUSAN WINTER, Co-Creator, Writer, Director
Winter’s critically acclaimed, 90s indie-arthouse hit, Pousse Café, was recently digitally restored and re-released for streaming and DVD by ShadowCatcher. The film originally screened at Victoria International Film Festival (Best Picture), Seattle International, Vancouver International, SXSW, NY Women’s Film Festival, and LA Outfest, among others. Current film and series projects include The Hive, Herculine, a bio-pic set in 19th c. France, Orange City (an autobiographical comedy set in 50-60s Florida), and The John Berry Project. Winter is a member of the WGA.
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DAVID SKINNER, Co-Creator, Executive Producer
David Skinner is Executive Producer and manager of ShadowCatcher Entertainment. Over twenty + years he has executive produced quality independent projects such as Sundance award-winner, Smoke Signals (2019 National Film Registry inductee), Outsourced (adapted to the NBC comedy) and documentaries Keep On Keepin’ On and A Not So Still Life. His Broadway theater credits include Tony winners, Dear Evan Hansen, Moulin Rouge, The Mountain Top, Come From Away, and The Temptation. Current projects include The Hive, in development; the re-release of ShadowCatcher’s 1999 Book of Stars, starring Mary Stuart Masterson and Jena Malone; and the digital restoration and first-time release of Susan Winter’s 90’s fest hit, Pousse Café.
JANE CHARLES, Executive Producer
Jane Charles' producing credits include the award-winning films, SOLD (with Oscar-winning Director Jeffrey D Brown and Executive Producer Emma Thompson), East of the Mountains, Fat Kid Rules the World, Rescued by Ruby and Out of My Mind. Charles is currently developing and producing high concept TV series and film projects, including the upcoming feature film, Fish in a Tree, based on the best-selling novel by Linda Mullaly Hunt. She is a longtime spokesperson against child trafficking on international panels including those at the United Nations and The Nobel Peace Prize Forum.