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Underworld Production's 'The Diner Anthologies' premieres on YouTube (TV) January 25

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Gabriella Piazza as "Billy Koontz" in the new crime thriller The Diner Anthologies
Underworld Productions
Gabriella Piazza as "Billy Koontz" in the new crime thriller series The Diner Anthologies

On this episode of The Art of the Story, WBGO's Doug Doyle chats with director Ryan Sarno (Underworld Productions) and actress and co-producer Gabriella Piazza about The Diner Anthologies.

Ryan Sarno and Gabriella Piazza chat with WBGO's Doug Doyle about The Diner Anthologies
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Ryan Sarno and Gabriella Piazza chat with WBGO's Doug Doyle about The Diner Anthologies

The Diner Anthologies is a five-episode thrilling crime series designed specifically for YouTube and YouTube TV. Set inside an old-style classic diner, each episode tells a standalone story (in less than 13 minutes) crafted by a different creative team, with subtle connective threads linking the episodes into a larger narrative.

The Diner Anthologies premieres on January 25 on YouTube and YouTube TV
Underworld Productions
The Diner Anthologies premieres on January 25 on YouTube and YouTube TV

The dark subject matter adds to the excitement in season one.

A scene from The Diner Anthologies
Underworld Productions
A scene from The Diner Anthologies

You can SEE Doug Doyle's entire interview with Ryan Sarno and Gabriella Piazza below.

Doug Doyle has been News Director at WBGO since 1998. Since then, Doug and his news staff have received more than 300 awards from organizations like PRNDI (now PMJA), AP, New York Association of Black Journalists, Garden State Association of Black Journalists and the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists.