Check out the teaser for our brand new upcoming episode “Remembrance”, written by BAFTA winner and Wolfblood creator Debbie Moon.
Starring Ellen Patterson, Billy Kirkwood, Innes Anderson, Chris Bain and Stephen Purdon. Guest starring Helen Cuinn, Barbara Rafferty and Billy McBain.
We hope to premiere the episode at MCM Comic Con Scotland in late September.
The Kickstarter to fund episode 2 will officially launch on August 1st but you can get early access to it now at this link.
Debbie Moon’s fantastic opening episode of series 2, “Remembrance” is now officially wrapped.
Filmed over 3 days, the opening episode sees Maya Hedges (Ellen Patterson) in a brand new world as she joins the S.P.I.D.E.R.S (SuPernatural IDentification Executive Regiment Scotland), working under cover with wanted werewolf Alexis Smith (Innes Anderson) to ensure the S.P.I.D.E.R.S don’t start an war with the supernatural community. However could Maya feel out of her depth when paired with her “buddy” Private Colin Bissett (Stephen Purdon) on their first case to a reported zombie sighting in human only zone 1?
The edit will begin shortly and we’ll share behind the scenes photos from the day, cast interviews, behind the scenes footage and a brand new teaser to whet your appetites for series 2.
The Kickstarter campaign to shoot episode 2 will officially launch on the 1st of August at this link or you can join us on Patreon as we attempt to raise all funds needed to shoot episodes 2-6 this year.
Yesterday we officially started filming Cops and Monsters: Uprising!
Billy Kirkwood, Ellen Patterson and Innes Anderson were joined by newcomer Louise McMenemy as we filmed scenes from episodes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 in one location to get filming underway!
The crew were joined by some new faces and we even managed to wrap early!
Our official on set photography, Sonja Blietschau will be sending us her on set photos and we’ll be sharing them here, on our Kickstarter campaigns and on our Patreon account!
Filming resumes this weekend with episode 1 being wrapped and sent off to be edited, while we begin the fundraising to shoot episode 2, and hopefully more!
If you’d like to be a part of the Cops and Monsters Omniverse then you can join us as an Official Patreon, pledging any amount each month, with all the funds going to shoot the last 5 episodes of series 2. Head to this link to find out more.
Barbara Rafferty – star of Rab C Nesbitt, The Last King of Scotland and River City – has joined the cast of Cops and Monsters series 2.
Barbara will be playing the role of Heather Tulloch, a sweet woman who is living with her devoted husband Connor, as their lives are thrown upside down when S.P.I.D.E.R.S operatives Bissett and Hedges (Stephen Purdon and Ellen Patterson) come crashing into their homes.
Series 2 will start filming with episode 1, written by BAFTA winning writer Debbie Moon’s opening episode “Remembrance” being filmed this July. Once completed, we will then start seeking further funding to shoot the other 5 episodes.
Head to our Kickstarter campaign at this link if you would like to get involved with the show!
We are delighted to announce that Cops and Monsters will be a part of Nine Worlds 2018 with our own session as part of the event!
During our session we will be joined by cast and crew of the series, to discuss what goes into making the show, clips and previews from the series and how you can get involved.
This is our first time at Nine Worlds and we can’t wait to see what it’s all about and meet everybody!
The convention takes place between the 10th and 12th of August and all details are on their website.
Thank you to Nine Worlds for inviting us!
We are thrilled to announce that River City star Stephen Purdon has joined the cast of COPS AND MONSTERS: UPRISING!
Stephen is best known for his role as Bob Adams in the long-running BBC Scotland soap, and has also appeared in Sweet Sixteen, Staked and the upcoming I.Q You.
Stephen will be playing Private Colin Jack Bissett in our upcoming series.
Private Bissett is Maya’s assigned Buddy during the handover from PITS to SPIDERS. He’s a foulmouthed, laddish soldier—think Jacko and Charlie from Gary Tank Commander—and fully on board with the racist agenda of Mr Clark and the SPIDERS, but his key motivation is his love for his daughter, whom he wants to grow up in a better world. He is a reliable sharpshooter who would never let his quasi-family of SPIDERS down.
Bissett left school at 16 with poor grades and got a gig as a garage skivvy while staying in his mum’s house—his parents separated when he was nine after Bissett’s dad had an affair. When he was 18, Bissett’s on/off girlfriend KARYN (then 17, now 28) became pregnant so he joined the army in order to provide for his new family. Since then, he and Karyn have separated due to Bissett’s infidelity and now share joint custody of BECCA (15). Bissett transferred to the SPIDERS during their expansion last year, a posting which means he gets to spend less time on tour and see his daughter more often—and maybe smash some “subnatural” heads in. He is a doting father and spends a lot of his free time and money on lavish gifts for his daughter. His nickname within the military is “Daddy” because he talks about her so much. (Those who don’t know this call him “Bissett”. He makes subnaturals call him “Sir”.)
We’re very excited that Stephen is joining the Cops and Monsters family. Stephen joins Ellen Patterson (Maya Hedges), Innes Anderson (Alexis Smith), Chris Bain (Jonathan Clark) and Billy Kirkwood (The Cult of Many Faces). His first appearance will be in our series 1 opener, “Remembrance” written by BAFTA winning writer Debbie Moon.
We’ve got 39 days left to raise the remaining £2090 in order to start shooting our brand new series so if you’ve not already done so, please grab a perk and share the Kickstarter link! Thank you.
Today we met with a well known Scottish actor to discuss joining the Cops and Monsters cast for series 2, and we’re delighted that they said yes!
The actor in question will be taking the role of Private Colin Jack Bissett, a member of the S.P.I.D.E.R.S, the new militant force in charge of the supernatural community in Scotland, having replaced the P.I.T.S at the end of series 1.
With our Kickstarter campaign live over at this link running until July 9th, we’ll announce our brand new cast member once we hit at least £1800!
Private Bissett is Maya’s assigned Buddy during the handover from PITS to SPIDERS. He’s a foulmouthed, laddish soldier—think Jacko and Charlie from Gary Tank Commander—and fully on board with the racist agenda of Mr Clark and the SPIDERS, but his key motivation is his love for his daughter, whom he wants to grow up in a better world. He is a reliable sharpshooter who would never let his quasi-family of SPIDERS down.
Bissett left school at 16 with poor grades and got a gig as a garage skivvy while staying in his mum’s house—his parents separated when he was nine after Bissett’s dad had an affair. When he was 18, Bissett’s on/off girlfriend KARYN (then 17, now 28) became pregnant so he joined the army in order to provide for his new family. Since then, he and Karyn have separated due to Bissett’s infidelity and now share joint custody of BECCA (11).
Bissett transferred to the SPIDERS during their expansion last year, a posting which means he gets to spend less time on tour and see his daughter more often—and maybe smash some “subnatural” heads in. He is a doting father and spends a lot of his free time and money on lavish gifts for his daughter. His nickname within the military is “Daddy” because he talks about her so much. (Those who don’t know this call him “Bissett”. He makes subnaturals call him “Sir”.)
We can’t wait to announce our new cast member and we can’t wait to see him in action as Bissett!
Series 1 of Cops and Monsters is currently available to stream on Amazon Prime.
We are raising funds in order to shoot all 6 x 20 minute episodes of Cops and Monsters: Uprising.
After a successful Kickstarter campaign we can shoot Debbie Moon’s opening episode, “Remembrance”, this July. We are now seeking to raise at least £25,000 in order to shoot the remaining 5 episodes.
You can watch the opening episode of series 2, written by Wolfblood creator Debbie Moon, below:
Series 1 can be watched on Amazon and Social Screen!
You can get involved with the show on our GoFundMe page, Patreon and Drip. Click on any of the links to find out more.
If you’d like you can donate to our show via PayPal by clicking the link below.
Donate the following amounts and you’ll receive:
£50 – A credit in the “Thank You” section for yourself or a friend or family member.
£100 – An ASSOCIATE PRODUCER credit on our next episode; credited on IMDb and Amazon Prime UK and US plus a signed copy of a series 2 script and series 1 on DVD with our available episodes of series 2.
£300 – A PRODUCER credit on our next episode, plus all of the above plus signed photos from the cast and crew.
The more money we raise, the more episodes we can make!
Returning cast include Ellen Patterson (Maya), Innes Anderson (Alexis), Chris Bain (Jonathan Clark) and Billy Kirkwood (The Cult of Many Faces).
On May 25th we’ll be launching a brand new Kickstarter to help us raise funds to shoot episode 1 of our new series.
“Remembrance” written by award winning Wolfblood creator Debbie Moon launches us back into the Cops and Monsters universe as Maya Hedges starts her first day as a S.P.I.D.E.R.S agent in the newly decorated PITS office. Teamed with S.P.I.D.E.R.S veteran Colin Jack Bissett, Maya has to learn the ropes all over again as she balances her responsibilities to the supernatural community, without sparking suspicion with her new partner. But can Maya keep her cool when a standard “bag and tag” call comes in when a rogue zombie is spotted in Zone 1?
We’ll have until July 9th to raise £3890 which will pay for our cast, crew, locations, makeup, equipment, catering, costumes, sound design, music composition, editing and visual effects. The episode will then be released on Amazon Prime alongside series 1.
In return for your support you can receive the following perks; IMDb producer credits, walk on roles, series 1 and 2 on DVD/blu-ray, t-shirts, posters, mugs, keyrings, signed cast photos, signed scripts and more!
We need a total of £30,000 to produce our new 6 x 20 minute episodes and we hope that by funding and shooting episode 1, we’ll find the support and fanbase to raise the rest of the funds needed.
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