When two sisters leave the farm for the dream of stardom in Los Angeles, the one with talent learns the
stark reality of the fast lane and the one with reality is cast into a real-life role of revenge for her sister’s
rape, then as a vigilante against child pornographers and sex traffickers.
Sisters Lyla and Sara Collins both have the same dream; to leave the farm outside of Des Moines, IA and
make it in Hollywood. Unfortunately, their father wants them to stay and help with the workload so
parental support is non-existent. Casting Call is the story of their transformative journey into the fast
lanes of Los Angeles, culminating in life-changing events for both of them.
Sara, the youngest, has rare talents; she can both sing and act, unlike her big sister, who has her own
way of getting into show business as a rough and tumble stunt woman. Being new to the big city and
unaware that casting calls can sometimes be more like the cattle calls of home, Sara is tricked by the
advertising of the antagonist who runs a company that puts out bogus casting calls to get girls interested
in non-existing parts. The company then sells zoom calls with the girls to their male customers who
pretend to be in the entertainment business. Sara responds to one of these fake casting calls and falls
for the overtures of the man on the other end of the zoom call.and is raped.
After the police and the lawyers have failed, and reluctant to tell her father, who told them not to come
to L.A, Lyla comes for revenge with the help of a rape counseling center. She concocts her own scheme
to get into the offices of the casting company and kill the men responsible for ruining the hopes of many
girls like Sara. Unknown to Lyla, however, is that she is actually being cast to play a real-life role, to be a
warrior in the war against sex traffickers and child pornographers.
The serious tone of the program brings forth the horrors of the worst treatment women endure.
A pilot has also been written. As a series, the title is The Farmer’s Daughters, and the pilot episode
Casting Call. Similar to Dexter, Taken, and 24, the subjects tackled are life-threatening, harsh material
with a protagonist who is strong-willed and determined.