Going through adolescence is tough enough, but imagine if you began developing paranormal abilities you don't understand and barely control.

The new supernatural drama KELOID introduces the titular young character who is coping with learning he and his mother are truly different from other human beings.

Both Keloid (David Nixon) and his mother, Marielle (Aba Woodruff), are descended from a lineage of people who possess extraordinary extrasensory powers, including: telepathy, telekinesis, teleportation, and electrokinesis.

Due to their powerful abilities, mother and son are forced to live a transient life for fear of being discovered.

The series opens as the family is enjoying a rare period of stability. However, a monumental event soon forces the duo to go on the run yet again.

Watch the premiere episode of KELOID here ...

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Written and directed by Huriyyah Muhammad, KELOID deftly explores the feelings of alienation and confusion inherent in adolescence via the metaphor of emerging superpowers.

The web series was produced by The Black TV & Film Collective, a nonprofit - headed by Muhammad - dedicated to helping Black filmmakers and artists forge successful careers in film and television.

KELOID is a seven-episode web series, with new episodes released weekly on the official series YouTube channel.

To find out more about the production, visit the online home of The Black TV & Film Collective.

Note: we want to acknowledge the web site The Blerd Gurl for cluing us onto this exciting project!

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It is an unfortunate fact Hollywood has a dismal record when it comes to the representation of people of color on screen - especially in genres involving speculative fiction.

Which is why I did a fist pump upon finding out the new zombie apocalypse web series Surviving (formerly Surviving The Dead), by actress/writer/producer/director Reagan Gomez, had finally debuted.

What sets Surviving apart from so many other projects with similar themes is its voice and main protagonists.

The story is told from the perspective of a Black family who serve as the central driving force of the plot.

This is starkly unlike other zombie tales, where the few people of color present are easily disposable cardboard characters, superfluous to the main narrative.

Those characters typically exist without any agency of their own; whose sole purpose is to further the dramatic journey of their White counterparts (looking at you The Walking Dead).

Surviving opens during the earliest days of a zombie apocalypse. Doctor Shayla Robinson (Cynthia Kaye McWilliams) and her younger sister Lucy (Zayden Bates) must evade hordes of the undead.

Together, they embark on a quest to find their missing father and survive a world gone mad.

Fortunately, Shayla is not only a physician, but has also been trained in self-defense and wilderness survival since childhood - at the insistence of her father (portrayed by the distinguished character actor Phil Morris).

Did Shayla's father have some foreknowledge about the zombie apocalypse? Was he somehow involved?

This mystery is skillfully woven into the show's main dramatic thread, creating a captivating tapestry of suspense, action, and horror.

The series also boasts outstanding production value on every level.

Produced by Gomez - who also directed - along with her husband Dewayne Turrentine for their RGP Productions company, Surviving has a dynamic, gritty tone that immerses you right into the center of the drama. It also helps that each episode seems to end on a exciting cliffhanger!

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To watch the complete series, visit Gomez's official YouTube Channel.

Surviving is a tense, compelling zombie apocalypse story told from a refreshing perspective and visionary voice.

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The Coming-Of-Age Supernatural Drama 'KELOID' Debuts

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