The Rider

A Gotham Production Studios Original

The Rider

One impossible hospitality request. One increasingly desperate coordinator. One night backstage that refuses to go according to plan.

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Festival recognition

19 wins.
And counting.

Recognized by festivals around the world for its pilot, performances, production, and singular descent into backstage chaos.

Individual craft awards

01Director — TV PilotLos Angeles Movie & Music Video Awards

02ActorHollywood Gold Awards

03ProducerNew York Movie Awards

Series & pilot awards

04TV PilotLos Angeles Short Film Award

05Best Web SeriesBritish Independent Film & Theatre Awards

06Web/TV SeriesCrown Point International Film Festival

07Web/TV SeriesNew York Movie Awards

08Web Series EpisodeiDEAL International Film Festival

09Web/TV SeriesHollywood Gold Awards

10Web/TV SeriesParis Film Awards

11Web/TV SeriesFlorence Film Awards

12TV PilotShort Way International Short Film Festival

13Best SeriesObscure Obsidian

14Best Web/TV PilotCannes World Film Festival

15TV Series / Pilot ProgramCaravan International Film Festival

16Web/TV SeriesEast Village New York Film Festival

17Web/TV SeriesClout International Film Fest

18Television SeriesBeyond Border International Film Festival

19Best Web Series of the MonthGothamite Monthly Film Awards

Additional recognition

Honors, finalists
& nominations

✦Honorable Mention — Best Short Film

Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival

✦Honorable Mention — Comedy Web Series/Episodic

Laugh After Dark ComedyFest

✦Finalist — Best Series Pilot

New York International Film Awards

✦Nominee — Web Series Episode

Roshani International Film Festival

✦Nominee — Best Web Series

Digital Griffix Film Awards

Behind the scenes

Made in
New York.

From the first script pages to a rooftop shoot beneath the Empire State Building, see the crew behind the chaos.

The crew films beneath the Empire State Building — Rooftop production

A camera monitor frames a kitchen scene — Through the monitor

The sound department works on set — Sound department

Wardrobe, cables, and a championship belt — Props and wardrobe

The production team at Gotham Production Studios — Production day

The Empire State Building from the rooftop location — New York at night

The original Rider pilot script — The original script

Cast and crew gather on a Midtown sidewalk — Midtown exterior

The crew captures an exterior scene — Rolling outside

Camera crew captures a basement scene — Rolling camera

Cast and crew prepare on the basement set — Between takes

Cast members together at Gotham Production Studios — Cast company

Cast selfie behind the scenes — On-set company

FBI and police characters pose between takes — Agents assembled

The full company gathers on the basement set — Cast and crew

A signed quitting letter from the production — A memorable prop

The championship belt and the infamous durian — The rider

Cast members smile together between takes — Cast between takes

A masked performer waits backstage — Ready for action

A masked performer prepares backstage — Character prep

The director works with the cast on set — Building the scene

The director gives notes in the basement — Direction on set

The crew prepares a kitchen location — Kitchen location

Cast members celebrate together — After the shoot

Cast selfie between takes — Behind the scenes

A scene with the durian behind the bar — The impossible request

A masked performer in the backstage corridor — In character

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About the film

The show must go on.
Unfortunately.

Behind every perfect performance is a crew quietly containing a disaster. The Rider follows an anxious hospitality coordinator racing to satisfy a comedian’s increasingly specific backstage needs before showtime.

Created by: Matthew Peters
Directed by: Matthew Salacuse
Starring: Anthony Corrado, Megan Malcom & Alex Yang
Featuring: Ryan Perez, Chris Alan, Mark Normand & Ian Fidance
Executive Producer: Mark Normand
Presented by: Gotham Production Studios