Otoja Abit is ready to make some introductions to Veronica & Julian.
The multi-hyphenate’s indie feature — Abit’s latest following his feature directorial debut A New York Christmas Wedding, which streamed on Netflix — is described as a romantic drama with Nadia Bjorlin and Kyler Pettis set for the title roles. They’ll star alongside Blake Jenner, Erin Cummings, Chrystee Pharris, Robert Lee Leng, Mark Famiglietti and Jennafer Newberry.
The plot centers on a confident and successful marketing executive (Bjorlin) who winds up falling for a younger aspiring architect (Pettis). Their May–December romance becomes a portrait of desire and self-discovery set against the backdrop of present-day New York City. Principal photography has recently wrapped.
Veronica & Julian is written, produced and directed by Abit. His other directing work includes the short Jitters while his acting work includes such TV shows as Stonewall, Harlem Knights, Black-ish, Bull and more. Abit produced through his Willful Productions alongside Kory Apton and Ian Phillips. Executive producers include Nick Leicht, Gregory Sinche, Shelly Sinche, Torsten Sippel, Tim Freydberg, Ryan Shulke and Matthew Conlin.
Bjorlin is best known for her long-running work (more than 1,000 episodes!) on Days of our Lives as Chloe. Pettis is also an alum of Days of Our Lives, having played Theo Carver for nearly 150 episodes. He’s been seen on The Rookie, All American: Homecoming and Ray Donovan. Cummings’ credits include Nancy Drew, Good Girls, Dynasty, King Richard, Feed the Beast and The Astronaut Wives Club.
Jenner, of course, has a long list of acting credits including Glee, The Edge of Seventeen, Everybody Wants Some!, What/If and more. He’s got a bunch of work in the can including Valley Fever, The Weeping, The Numbers That Mattered and Bound for Glory with upcoming titles Swerving and Save the Dragon.
Pharris hails from Passions, Scrubs, Monogamy, Goliath and more. Leng starred in The Penguin, Law & Order: Organized Crime, FBI and more. Famiglietti played Scott Petersen in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines and had roles on FBI: Most Wanted, Chosen Family, The Rookie, Rediscovering Christmas, Last Survivors and Aquarius. Newberry is best known for playing Glinda onstage in Wicked.
