Cheetah in August

Cheetah In August is an American drama television series created by Anthony Bawn for Vimeo On Demand that debuted on August 25, 2015.^[1][2] The series was renewed for a second season.

Cheetah in August
Genre	Drama Romance LGBT
Created by	Anthony Bawn Brentley Bawn
Starring	Andre Myers Rashad Davis Judeline Charles Devion Coleman
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	22
Production
Executive producers	Anthony Bawn Brentley Bawn
Producer	Andrea Tyler
Production location	Los Angeles
Editors	Robert Adams Anthony Bawn
Camera setup	Robert Adams
Running time	17–31 minutes
Production company	APB Productions
Original release
Network	Watch VIM
Release	August 25, 2015 (2015-08-25) – present

Main cast

• Andre Myers as August Chandler, former high school track star who has developed a condition which he believe he is able to heal through sexual connection
• Rashad Davis as Chanel Houston, successful author and news anchor
• Judeline Charles as Donna Anderson, wife of Thatcher Anderson and TV journalist
• Devion Coleman as Brennen, personal assistant to Donna and on-and-off again lover of Chanel

Recurring cast

• Devion Coleman as Brennen
• Donta Morrison as Chuck
• Jennipher Lewis as Cora
• Brentley Bawn as Cory
• Dre Matthews as Donnie

Distribution

The series was picked up by Amazon Video.^[3][4]

Episodes

Season 1

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	1	"Pilot (It's Cheetah)"	Anthony Bawn	Andrew Malone	August 25, 2015 (2015-08-25)
2	2	"Mahogany Sings the Blues"	Anthony Bawn	Andrew Malone	August 25, 2015 (2015-08-25)
3	3	"You Got the Answers"	Anthony Bawn	Andrew Malone	August 25, 2015 (2015-08-25)
4	4	"I Lost God"	Anthony Bawn	Andrew Malone	August 25, 2015 (2015-08-25)
5	5	"He's Coming"	Anthony Bawn	Andrew Malone	September 1, 2015 (2015-09-01)
6	6	"Doors Closing"	Anthony Bawn	Andrew Malone	September 8, 2015 (2015-09-08)
7	7	"Steam and Light"	Anthony Bawn	Andrew Malone	September 15, 2015 (2015-09-15)
8	8	"Work of Art"	Anthony Bawn	Andrew Malone	September 22, 2015 (2015-09-22)
9	9	"Black Arts Movement"	Anthony Bawn	Andrew Malone	September 29, 2015 (2015-09-29)
10	10	"Were All Tops"	Anthony Bawn	Andrew Malone & Anthony Bawn	October 13, 2015 (2015-10-13)
11	11	"Let's Move Around"	Anthony Bawn	Andrew Malone & Anthony Bawn	October 13, 2015 (2015-10-13)
12	12	"Fight or Flight"	Anthony Bawn	Anthony Bawn	October 13, 2015 (2015-10-13)

Season 2 (2016)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
13	1	"Calling All the Monsters"	Anthony Bawn	Corey Wright & Rhonda Kennedy	October 25, 2016 (2016-10-25)
14	2	"Reunited and It Feels So Good"	Anthony Bawn	Keanu Gallen & Corey Wright	November 1, 2016 (2016-11-01)
15	3	"Without Love"	Anthony Bawn	Corey Wright and Rhonda Kennedy	November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08)
16	4	"Here Comes the Boom"	Anthony Bawn	Corey Wright and Rhonda Kennedy	November 15, 2016 (2016-11-15)
17	5	"Give In"	Anthony Bawn	Corey Wright and Rhonda Kennedy	November 22, 2016 (2016-11-22)
18	6	"Win Some, Lose Some"	Anthony Bawn	Corey Wright and Rhonda Kennedy	February 7, 2017 (2017-02-07)
19	7	"Chanel from Hell"	Anthony Bawn	Corey Wright and Rhonda Kennedy	February 14, 2017 (2017-02-14)
20	8	"Touchstone"	Anthony Bawn	Corey Wright and Rhonda Kennedy	February 21, 2017 (2017-02-21)
21	9	"Spent"	Anthony Bawn	Corey Wright and Rhonda Kennedy	February 28, 2017 (2017-02-28)
22	10	"To a Head"	Anthony Bawn	Corey Wright and Rhonda Kennedy	March 7, 2017 (2017-03-07)

Plot

The show stars Andre Myers and Jonathan Medina, as therapist and patient who struggle to uncover the real condition of August, from his high school years into adult life

The series touches on the topics of sexuality, love, religion, psychology, and self-hate. Dr. Thatcher Anderson (Jonathan Medina) is August's therapist hired by his former lover, author, and news anchor Chanel Houston (Rashad Davis). His patient is August Chandler (Andre Myers).

At the start of the season we are introduced to August's alter ego, "Cheetah", who is the main force preventing August from enjoying a monogamous relationship with his current lover Anthony (Brandon Anthony). The tables are turned when we discover that August had escaped from an abusive relationship with Chanel, and gets a job working in a local gay bar called Lady Marmalade owned by Chuck (Donta Morrison) along with his lover Corey (Brentley Willis).

In the midst of hiding from his past, August attempts to start over with Anthony. However, Chanel finds August and proclaims his love for him while admitting he is in a new relationship with Brennen (Devion Andrez Coleman), and that he plans to go public with the launch of his new book, Doors Open. August finds himself in a corner and calls Thatcher for help. Thatcher's wife Donna (Judeline Charles) is left in the dark about the developing relationship between August and Thatcher, only to find out through Thatcher's over-observant secretary Cora (Jennipher Lewis). Everything down spirals as Anthony discovers August's past and confronts him at Thatcher's office. The connections of each character intertwine within a web of sex, lies, deception, and murder.

Production

Anthony Bawn created the pilot of Cheetah In August for Vimeo.com, and it became available for free streaming and download on August 25, 2015. He was inspired by Patrik-Ian Polk's 2005 series Noah's Arc.

Bawn has said that he hopes to use the series to explore ideas of ethnic LGBT identity through a "mentally confused young adult searching for normalcy" and that he pictured how a young black male growing up in a religious family could develop social desegregation within the gay community.

Cheetah In August premiered all twelve episodes simultaneously in late October 2015.

Production of Season 2

The second season of Cheetah In August was commissioned in 2016, with Bawn Media overseeing the production. The company procured the services of screenwriter Rhonda Kennedy for the creation of the season. Kennedy was sourced through Screenwriting Staffing, a platform managed by Jacob N. Stuart, that connects production companies with writing talent.

Rhonda Kennedy was tasked with writing a season consisting of 10 episodes. The finalized episodes were released on Amazon Instant Video and Tubi, allowing viewers to access the content promptly and easily.

Awards

Season 1 (2015)

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipients	Result	Ref(s)
Web Series Festival Global	August 4, 2016	Outstanding Drama Series	Cheetah In August	Nominated
The GFaB Awards	September 15, 2016	Best LGBT TV Series Drama	Cheetah In August	Won

Season 2 (2016)

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipients	Result	Ref(s)
Los Angeles Film Awards	December 16, 2016	Honorable Mention "Best Web Series"	Cheetah In August	Won
Outfest	March 1, 2017	Best LGBT TV Series Drama	Cheetah In August	Won