Saving Rent
About this original series
Mike is a successful project manager who recently lost his job. Instead of telling his girlfriend, Kelley, Mike pretends he still has a job and decides to rent out rooms of his house to cover the mortgage. After a challenging time finding roommates, Mike and Kelley find four people to fill the house: Paul, an aspiring actor from Canada; Susie, a girl who says she is 21 but does not look or act like she�s 21; Tina, a na�ve hard-working aspiring adult actress; and finally Chucho, an illegal immigrant who doesn�t speak English. The six of them are trying to better their lives. This story is about their journey, for better or worse.
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Category
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# Episodes
14 episodes -
Rating
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Episodes of Saving Rent
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Halfway Where?
How much are you willing to sacrifice for your dreams? A homesick Miranda Sanders already lost her job, her dignity and a firm grip on reality by the time she checks in as the only sober, pay by the week tenant at a rowdy, rehab halfway house for women. To cope with her circumstances, she retreats into a fantasy world where she is the star of romantic drama between herself and a rising movie star instead of the roommate of three desperate, broken, drug-addicted women who try to “mother” her ba...
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Release date
Dec 31, 2010
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Runtime
26:28
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Saving Rent Web Series - Trailer
"Saving Rent" is a comedy about six unlikely roommates in Los Angeles who share a house in order to save rent. The house belongs to Mike, who bought the house when he moved out to LA with his musician girlfriend, Kelley. However, when Mike gets laid off, he convinces Kelley to get roommates to move in to help pay the mortgage. What he doesn't tell her, though, is that he lost his job, a secret that he continue to keep throughout the season. The couple finds four roommates: Paul, an actor from ...
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Release date
Nov 27, 2009
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Runtime
02:33
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Episode 1
Mike and Kelley are at their new house, to which they've recently moved from Boston. Mike convinces Kelley they need to find roommates to help pay for the mortgage due to the bad economy. Little does Kelley know that the real reason is Mike has lost his job and can't afford the mortgage himself. Meanwhile, Mike befriends Chucho, an illegal immigrant, while passing his days at the beach pretending to be at work. The couple eventually find four roommates to fill their house. And the adventure be...
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Release date
May 18, 2010
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Runtime
11:35
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Are there any Mexicans in Canada? - E2
We are introduced to the new roommates as they set out to find jobs. Paul, an actor, has a commercial audition. Tina, also an actor, has an audition herself, but this one is for an adult film. And Suzie, a sixteen year old runaway from Orange County, seeks a job at a diner. Chucho is the only one with a steady job, cleaning at a bar overnight and making a little extra cash by secretly selling the booze to his friends at work.
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Release date
May 17, 2010
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Runtime
11:09
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What's in the bowl? - E3
The episode opens with a house meeting. Mike is very disturbed by someone's inability to flush the toilet. We are then introduced to Kelley's side job--doing promos for food. Meanwhile, Mike tries to find a job for himself and must resort to dogwalking. The episode ends with Kelley confronting Mike about the situation they've gotten themselves into.
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Release date
May 17, 2010
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Runtime
11:58
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Animal lover - E4
Paul is struggling to book a job, and Suzie decides to help him on his audition, which leads to the a passionate kiss. Tina finally gets a job on an adult film, but this one is behind the scenes. And Mike also gets a job as a dogwalker, which he must hide from Kelley. But all of these scenarios do not turn out for the best.
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Release date
May 18, 2010
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Runtime
10:13
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Love & Chronic - E5
It is morning, and Kelley catches Suzie sneaking out of Paul's room. Meanwhile, Kelley has a secret of her own: she is selling pot to the employees at the supermarket where she is doing her promos. Tina finally gets cast in an adult film, Suzie reveals to some of the roommates how smitten she is with Paul, and finally, Chucho finds the woman of his dreams.
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Release date
May 18, 2010
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Runtime
09:25
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You better not snitch - E6
The episode opens with Kelley smoking pot on the porch, who immediately disappears the second Mike comes out. He has no idea that she even has drugs in the house, and yet he has his own secret: his dogwalking job. We learn that he was fired because the dog died after eating chocolate that Chucho fed him. Suzie is the only one who knows about Mike's job, and Mike confronts Suzie about her age. The two hold this information against each other. We then find Chucho telling his friend about Maria, ...
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Release date
May 18, 2010
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Runtime
08:40
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Ahoy Matey! - E7
While waitressing at Barry’s Biscuit House, Suzie runs into her cousin and admits that she ran away from home because of her parents’ divorce. In the meantime, a music executive who doesn’t like her “style” rejects Kelley. After another performance, Kelley meets Frank who compliments her. Paul dresses up as Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean and is approached by a “modeling scout” on Hollywood Boulevard.
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Release date
May 18, 2010
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Runtime
11:25
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The stalker - E8
While hanging out in the park, Mike meets Fred, an old friend who tells him about a job opening at his firm and invites him to join him and his boss for golf. Chucho continues to stalk Maria, this time bringing her flowers at the coffee shop where she works. Tina goes to an audition and ends up following Jose Farnsworth, a famous international adult film star, into the men’s room.
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Release date
May 18, 2010
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Runtime
11:12
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