Break a Leg

Break a Leg is an American independently-created comedy web series. The show is filmed in the handheld, one-camera style associated with mockumentaries such as The Office. Unlike many other internet web series, some episodes of Break a Leg are as long as those of television sitcoms, at around 30 minutes. Premise and setting The show is about a writer named David Penn, whose sitcom has been picked up for production. The viewer also learns, through the lead character's narration, that David is going to die at the end of the season. The show follows David through the process of making a show and surviving a fantastical, almost satirical Hollywood. Break a Leg takes place in San Francisco with some scenes in Los Angeles. Hollywood itself is portrayed as a kind of macabre world where unions engage in actual wars and child actors live in the sewers. Characters