We have now launched the series 2 Kickstarter campaign!
Until May 14th we are attempting to raise at least £5000, which will allow us to shoot episode 1 of our new series.
In return for your pledges we’re offering IMDb producer credits, signed scripts, signed cast photos, personalised PITS badges, walk on roles, digital soundtracks and more.
To find out more and to support Cops and Monsters series 2, click this link.
Thank you to Stuart Manning we now have the official logo for the SPIDERS in Cops and Monsters: Uprising.
The SPIDERS (SuPernatural IDentification Executive Regiment (Scotland) replaced the Paranormal Investigation Team Scotland in the closing moments of series 1.
Initially a military force, the S.P.I.D.E.R.S were put into place, preferring a more direct approach to dealing with the supernaturals. After being considered to be too forceful and brutal with the supernaturals, the S.P.I.D.E.R.S were officially retired by the First Minister, with the Paranormal Investigation Team Scotland (PITS), a department within the police, put in their place. However due to a series of failures and mounting pressure from the press, the PITS were also put on ice, forced into transition with the S.P.I.D.E.R.S with the promise that a compromise between their methods and tactics could be reached. However, with the vampire and werewolf community now leaderless, both sides threatening war on humanity and with each other, now more than ever a common ground must be found in order for peace to prevail.
Series 2 will be written by Debbie Moon, Laura Anne Anderson, James T Harding, Simon Underwood, Philip Lawrence and Fraser Coull. Shannon Eden joins the team as assistant script editor. The 20 minute scripts are currently being written after a successful pre-production Kickstarter campaign.
We will be running a Kickstarter campaign from the 20th of March until the 14th of May to raise at least £5000 – these funds will be used to produce episode 1 – whilst a total of £30,000 is required to shoot all 6 episodes. We will be offering IMDb producer credits, series 1 on DVD and blu-ray, signed cast photos, walk on roles, signed scripts, posters, soundtracks and more in return for pledges and support.
To help us raise our funds we will be seeking further sponsorship such as with Prophecy Girl which we hope will bring us the funds necessary to shoot our 2nd series. You can find out more about our Sponsorship offers by clicking this link.
Series 1 is currently available on Amazon Prime and Amazon Instant Video and our first episode is free to watch below:
We have updated our Merchandise page to include the series 1 soundtrack, which is now available on Amazon and iTunes for £7.99.
Also included from our merchandise is Series 1 on DVD and blu-ray, t-shirts and posters.
Click here to visit our Merchandise page to support our series.
The series 1 soundtrack for “Cops and Monsters” by Robert Newth is now available to buy on iTunes. Click here for more information!
With series 1 completed and now available on Amazon Prime we’re focussing on producing a brand new series, which we hope to shoot this year.
From January 30th we ran a Series 2 Pre-Production Kickstarter campaign in order to pay for our 6 writers to pen 6 x 20 minute new episodes. This Kickstarter also covered to pay for the new concept banner you see above, and our brand new opening titles by Shervin Shirazian:
From mid-March we are going to run a SERIES 2 EPISODE FUND Kickstarter campaign, which will initially be set at £5,000. We’ll run the campaign for around 60 days and in this time we hope to hit the goal. If we do, we can produce the first new episode of series 2.
All the information so far on series 2 can be found at this link however we can tell you that Debbie Moon, the creator and writer of “Wolfblood“, will be penning the first episode, currently titled “Remembrance”. Joining Debbie on writing duties is Philip Lawrence (Big Finish), Simon Underwood (Wolfblood series 5), Laura Anne Anderson (“OOglies“), James T Harding (“Cupid of the Clyde“) and Fraser Coull (Cops and Monsters showrunner).
Our plan is to shoot over 18 days in the Autumn, filming 6 x 20 minute episodes in and around the Glasgow area. We will have some returning cast with a mixture of new faces and we hope to cast some more brilliant guest stars, continuing with the calibre of guest stars from series 1.
We need around £30,000 to produce these 6 episodes and that money will pay for our cast, crew, props, equipment, locations, costumes, special effects makeup, visual effects, music, sound, editing… and most importantly food for the team. In an ideal world we will be able to fund the entire new series on our next Kickstarter campaign, but if not we’ll continue looking at alternative funding sources to raise the money required.
Prophecy Girl have joined us as our first official sponsors of series 2 – in return for their monetary sponsorship we’ll be featuring their clothes throughout the series and they’ll be credited on the first episode of series 2. We will continue to seek sponsorship from businesses around the world and if you’re interested in doing so, please click here.
We’ll also keep our Virtual Tip Jar open throughout so if you’d like to contribute to the show without perks or reward, you can do so at this link.
We’ve also set up a Patreon page for Cops and Monsters as a way of reaching a larger audience, and you can become a Patreon of the show at this link. We’ll be posting exclusive interviews, behind the scenes videos, pre-production photos and more to our backers on our next Kickstarter campaign and for our Patreons.
And that’s all of the news for series 2. We hope that you’ll join us and support what we’re trying to achieve.
We launched our Cops and Monsters: Uprising Pre-Production Kickstarter Campaign on January 30th, and within around 5 days we hit our goal of £1500. This means we can now:
The campaign will end on the 28th of February and we’ve still got perks available. The more we raise past £1500 will go towards the production fund to shoot our 6 new episodes this year. If you’d like to get involved you can do so at this link.
Concept Banner by Sophie Cowdrey
Cops and Monsters Uprising Concept Titles by Shervin Shirazian
We should be featured in the March 28th issue of SFX Magazine with information on the show and an interview from showrunner Fraser Coull. Prior to this we may run a Kickstarter campaign for the first episode of series 2. If we raise the funds to shoot the first new 20 minute episode (penned by Debbie Moon), then we hopefully will raise enough to shoot the following 5 episodes.
From March we will be contacting further businesses to sponsor the show. So far we are delighted that Geek clothing store Prophecy Girl have sponsored series 2.
In return for their sponsorship we will be featuring their clothes throughout series 2 and they will be credited as sponsors on the end of the first episode on Amazon Prime UK and US. If you’re interested in sponsoring us, please click this link. We are aiming to raise £30,000 to produce 6 x 20 minute episodes this year.
Our first episode, “The New Recruit” will be screening on the 25th of February at 3pm at MysticCon in America, with a trailer to preview the rest of series 1 which is currently on Amazon Prime.
All other Series 2 information will be found and updated at this link.
With your help and support we have now hit our goal of £1500 on our Kickstarter page, allowing us to pay our 6 writers, visual effects artist, composer and graphic artist.
Thank you to everybody who helped us get there.
Our Kickstarter campaign is running until February 28th, with no money taken until that date, so we have decided to set up 6 stretch goals that will help us shoot and edit our brand new series.
Click this link to visit our Kickstarter page and pledge if you can.
PROPHECY GIRL SPONSORS BRITISH SCI-FI SERIES!
YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND – 4 FEB 2018: Prophecy Girl is pleased to announce their sponsorship of
“Cops and Monsters” web series.
As the first official sponsor for series two “Cops and Monsters: Uprising”, Prophecy Girl will also be providing the production team with garments for characters to wear on screen in upcoming episodes. Cops and Monsters is an ideal partner for the Prophecy Girl brand whose geeky womenswear designs are inspired by a love of sci-fi and supernatural shows like Buffy The Vampire Slayer.
Prophecy Girl founder and designer Kirsty Hannam says:
“I am absolutely thrilled to help Cops and Monsters reach their funding goal and get the second season into production. It’s so exciting to see a supernatural series set and produced here in Britain and we can’t wait to see what the creative team has in store for fans in series two.”
The first series of Cops and Monsters is available to watch now on Amazon Prime, featuring performances from Doctor Who alumni Sophie Aldred, Caitlin Blackwood, and Sarah Louise Madison.
About Prophecy Girl
Prophecy Girl is a British geeky clothing brand for women who want to indulge their love of science fiction, fantasy, and fashion. Launched in 2016, Prophecy Girl is the brainchild of Kirsty Hannam, a graphic designer with a life-long passion for sci-fi and pop culture. Our motto is “wear your geek side with pride!”.
In return for their funding support, we will be featuring their garments in an upcoming episode of series 2!
Be sure to visit their website for more information!
We’ll be contacting more businesses to seek sponsorship to raise at least £30,000 to shoot our new 6 x 20 minute episodes. If you’d like to find out more about how to get involved, please click this link.
From now until the 28th of February we’re running a Kickstarter campaign to raise £1500!
This will cover the cost of our 6 new writers (including James T Harding, Debbie Moon, Philip Lawrence, Simon Underwood, Fraser Coull and Laura Anne Anderson), our brand new opening titles, new music for said titles and promotional artwork.
We’ve got lots of perks available and no money will be taken from your account until the end of the campaign.
To find out more please click this link.
According to the Founder of Feedspot, “Cops and Monsters” has been selected by their panelist as one of the top 30 Web Series YouTube Channels on the web.
If you head over to the blog at this link you’ll learn that we’re 22nd in the list!
Thank you Feedspot for choosing us!
Be sure to click on the video below to subscribe to our channel!
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