This trailer promotes the first season of Hulu's comedy-drama "Casual," which centers on a recently divorced single mom, Valerie (portrayed by Michaela Watkins), and her brother Alex (Tommy Dewey) who live together in Alex’s house with Valerie’s teenage daughter (Tara Lynne Barr). We see this family unit go through its mini-triumphs, travails and tribulations, in the process providing insights into how people cope with life and try to heal, sometimes not so successfully.
Zander Lehmann, series creator/EP/writer; Jason Reitman, EP/director; John Guleserian, DP.
How do you top one of the most viral brand videos ever made? Spoiler alert: you can’t. But when Dollar Shave Club tapped Zack Seckler to direct a new campaign to revive the absurdist humor of its iconic launch video, he knew he had a rare opportunity to create something special.
The brief was simple: introduce the concept of a physical “Club” that people would love to join while showcasing Dollar Shave Club’s products and embracing the weird. From script to direction and post, Seckler--an alum of SHOOT’s 2021 New Directors Showcase--was invited to help sculpt that vision.
The result is this “Welcome to the Club” spot which invites us to join a unique, seemingly exclusive but in reality an accessible and affordable fraternity of Dollar Shave Club members. But you need to know the password or more accurately, the two-word phrase--"shave money."
“The Club” campaign brings the brand back to its humorous roots, reflecting a new chapter after being acquired by Nexus Capital Management from Unilever in late 2023. The work takes Dollar Shave Club back to its disruptive beginnings and what made the brand a viral sensation from its inception in 2011.
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