Intrigue

"Sleeping With Strangers", is a story about Naomi as she struggles to choose her own path in life. To live her individual truth, which means sometimes going against the grain of expectation. The expectation was that she would grow up to become a lawyer, like both her parents. However, Naomi had another vision for her future and she leaves behind the promise of stability and structure, for an uncertain future in the entertainment business as a comedian. The story unfolds with a series of missteps that leads our dutiful daughter to find herself in a city that is littered with broken dreams, the City of Angeles, Los Angeles California. She is alone, away from family and she is struggling to pay rent in a boarding house, surrounded by a motley crew of strangers. The pilot episode tells the story of of Naomi's move to LA to be with her "best friend" Sandy, who, on Instagram is the epitome of living the high life. Through Sandy, Naomi is introduced to smooth talking, flashy, and generous Thomas, who quickly seduces Naomi with fine dining, entertainment, and expensive gifts. Within one month of dating Naomi agrees to move in with Thomas, falling in love with the life he promises. Only later to find out that Thomas runs a high-end escort service, and Sandy, her so called "best friend" is his employee. Naomi feels Betrayed and appalled when she learns she is secretly being groomed for the escort life. She moves out and is homeless, too ashamed to call home for help she moves into Providence House as that is all she can afford. Providence House is a time-worn Craftsman house in West Adams, a sketchy Los Angeles neighborhood primed for gentrification. To help make ends meet she lands a bartender gig at a comedy club, a place she dreams one day to perform. Here, Naomi connects with established comic, Deon Curry, who she instantly falls for and who later steals her material for his own gain. When the pressures of this new life, and a second betrayal, gets too real, will she choose to abandon her stand-up dreams and return to a life of complacency?—Created by Michelle Andrea Meshel Smith