{"id":12127,"date":"2026-05-16T14:39:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T18:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/?p=12127"},"modified":"2026-05-18T14:19:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T18:19:12","slug":"sdg-quantum-productions-set-to-launch-the-uptown-chronicles-vertical-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/sdg-quantum-productions-set-to-launch-the-uptown-chronicles-vertical-series\/","title":{"rendered":"SDG QUANTUM PRODUCTIONS SET TO LAUNCH \u2018THE UPTOWN CHRONICLES\u2019 VERTICAL SERIES"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018The Uptown Chronicles\u2019 multi-media franchise is expanding into the evolving micro-drama space with the announcement from SDG Quantum Productions that its flagship title will launch an animated vertical series across its TikTok and Instagram handles on May 21st.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/jaromedia.watchjaro.com\/jaro-films\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vertical series<\/a> will serve as a bite-sized initiation into the world and lore of \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ovd55tfayNg&amp;t=1s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Uptown Chronicles<\/a>\u2019, with episodes ranging from 60 to 90 seconds in length. \u2018The Uptown Chronicles\u2019 was first introduced with a conceptual trailer in 2023, a podcast in 2024, and a comic series in 2025. A full-length animated television series starring Tony Award-winning Anika Noni-Rose is currently in pre-production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018The Uptown Chronicles\u2019 vertical series is produced by creator Steven Goard, with Alonge Hawes serving as writer. Both Goard and Hawes co-direct and executive produce through SDG Quantum Productions and A Million Stories One Pen Productions, respectively. Art direction is handled by Patrick King, who also serves as the art designer for the comic series.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe  id=\"_ytid_43567\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ovd55tfayNg?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first episode of the vertical series, titled \u201cFor Whom the Key Calls\u201d, will establish the futuristic mythos of Chicago in the year 2100; a world where flying vehicles and diligent cyborgs are the norm, and nanobots and artificial intelligence are everyday tools utilized by adults &amp; children alike. The series centers around the Hamilton family, a gifted brood of which the uncovering of their magical legacy will lead to a revelation that intermixes science-fiction and Afrofuturism into an adventure centuries in the making. The vertical series promises action, excitement, and thrills for audiences of all ages.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Goard and Hawes will be on-hand at this year\u2019s Momocon Convention to discuss <em>The Uptown Chronicles&#8217; present &amp; future as well as present a sneak peek at the micro-drama\u2019s second episode. Momocon is scheduled to take place May 22nd-24th<\/em> at the Georgia World Congress Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018The Uptown Chronicles\u2019 multi-media franchise is expanding into the evolving micro-drama space with the announcement from SDG Quantum Productions that its flagship title will launch an animated vertical series across its TikTok and Instagram handles on May 21st.&nbsp; The vertical series will serve as a bite-sized initiation into the world and lore of \u2018The Uptown [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":12131,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[175,1500,173,1566],"tags":[1275,524,31,1568,1569,51],"class_list":["post-12127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts-culture","category-entertainment","category-film-tv","category-trending","tag-alonge-hawes","tag-animation","tag-featured","tag-micro-drama","tag-steven-goard","tag-trending"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12127"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12127\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}