$HARE pilot episode
2025 • 25m • Drama
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Available until Nov 28, 2026
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About the film
Executive produced by Golden Globe winner Rhea Seehorn (Pluribus, Better Call Saul).
When Lena Corbyn inherits shares of her family’s mining empire, her vision for change and employee ownership sparks resistance from her sister and niece, who’ll stop at nothing to preserve the status quo.
$HARE turns traditional TV on its head. Shot with a small crew, our female-driven series proves you don't need massive budgets to tell powerful stories. While our protagonist challenges the mining industry, we disrupt filmmaking with fair & sustainable practices. Working as a multigenerational team, we break new ground with stories from and about women 50+.
Director
Delia Mayer
Producer
Kamila Gazda, Carlos Ucar, Delia Mayer, Isabelle Simmen, Alejandra Jenni
Executive Producer
Katja Meier, Rhea Seehorn
Writer
Katja Meier
Crew
Isabelle Simmen, Caroline Hepting, Leonardo Mastrogiacomo, Hiro Shikata, Emiko Shikata, Olivia Grandy, Kamila Gazda, Piotr Bodak, Zoë Bayer, Fabian Kimoto, Julian Tenembaum, Akira Shikata, Iroha Shikata, Laura Vannelli, Adrian Pfisterer
Awards & recognition
SeriesFest
Official Selection Independent Pilot Drama & Honorable Jury Mention
SeriesFest
Rural Intersectionality Fund
North Fork TV Festival
Winner Independent Pilot
Toronto Women Film Festival
Drama Pilot Award Winner
Bushwick Film Fest
Official Selection
The Writers Lab UK & Europe
Pilot Script Winner
What people are saying
‘“We’re independent filmmakers and storytellers who create our own opportunities,” Meier says. “We didn’t wait for permission — we just went out and made the female-powered story we wanted to see on screen.”‘
Jesse Whittock
‘Seehorn viewed $hare at the recent SeriesFest in Denver, Meier tells us, and approached her with a view to getting involved with the series after it won SeriesFest’s Rural Intersectionality Fund award.‘
Max Goldbart
‘"Katja’s winning story was about 59-year old Lena who inherits a mining fortune from her difficult father and decides to spend the money … in innovative ways. Since a lot of women are about to inherit a lot of wealth in the world, the series may prove educational."‘
Avivah Wittenberg-Cox
‘For its beautiful imagery, intricate family dynamics, and propulsive cliffhangers, an honorable mention goes to $HARE.‘
SeriesFest Jury
‘One of the responses Meier got to her original pitch was ‘we don’t really believe that women over 50 are a valid audience.’ $HARE may prove them wrong. And signal the launch of women putting their money where their mouth is.‘
Alexandra Topping
‘SeriesFest, the annual television festival in Denver, has unveiled the winners of its independent pilot competition.‘
Peter White
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