Named one of YouTube's Top 10 Made for the Web Shows   

"A fresh and strong voice." New TeeVee

"Downsized represents an upgrade in episodic drama." New TeeVee

"Think HBO's Hung meets Up in the Air, only worthy of the hype." Daytime Confidential

"Downsized has succeeded in giving relevant drama a home on the web." Tubefilter

"an adept ensemble cast with no real weaknesses" Tubefilter

"some of the most thoughtful visual compositions you’ll find in any web series, the style of which perhaps most defines Downsized’s quietly moody atmosphere" Tubefilter

"believable writing" Tubefilter

 "Downsized is beautifully crafted and shot as well as perfectly acted." Visioweb.Tv

"In these times, the show Downsized is right on the mark." Visioweb.Tv

"Tales of economic and emotional woe, inspired by the Great Recession." New TeeVee

"Makes you think what it would've been like if the onslaught of the Great Depression had been filmed for an audience to see." Soap World

It's safe to say, along with most Americans, I've had a lot on my mind lately. Having known several people who had been downsized due to the economic crisis, usually the stories I would hear about their situations were so odd that they almost felt satirical, despite the fact that they were absolutely real. I wanted to find a way to make this odd economic crisis enjoyable-- a way to memorialize what it was like to live through it. I came up with a few storylines-- touching on corporate life, suburban life, and the scramblers in between, and ranging in mood from satire to drama. I called it "Downsized."

I hope you enjoy.

All my love,

Daryn

Daryn Strauss, Director and Writer

Named “a fresh and strong voice” by NewTeeVee in 2010, creator Daryn Strauss has been profiled on TV Talk Radio, Web Series Network, and in the May/June issue of Script Magazine. Daryn is also a contributor to the non-fiction book, Creative Girl: The Ultimate Guide for Turning Talent and Creativity into a Real Career by television personality and jewelry designer Katharine Sise, which is due out this year from Running Press Book Publishers, a unit of Perseus Books Group.