One of the more incredible things to watch during any award season is seeing Independent movies or shows highlighted in a crowded place of big-time films and shows. That is true for the multiple-nominated TV Web series The Coroner’s Assistant. The series is nominated for Best Writing in a Streaming Comedy Series and Best Period Costumes at the forthcoming “Astra Awards.” 

 The Astra Awards ceremony will take place on January 8, 2024, in Los Angeles, California, at the Biltmore Los Angeles Hotel, where the winners will be announced.

The Coroner’s Assistant can be found on Youtube (link here), and below, we share the trailer from the series along with a quote from Angeline Walsh, the writer and director of the series, about her nominations. 

 The Coroner’s Assistant is a dark comedy that follows the misadventures of James Rigby, a medical student who finds himself entangled in Victorian London’s cadaver trade.  The TV Web Series was led by an all-female creative team, including Executive Producer Giorgiana Lascu, who was instrumental in getting this project funded and produced. The Coroner’s Assistant was entirely shot in Cleveland, Ohio, and is the only independent and self-distributed series from YouTube to be nominated in the streaming category.

Quote from Angeline Walsh

“Upon hearing the news, I felt incredibly humbled to see my name in the inclusion list with some of the best writers in Hollywood. I am excited that my project has received recognition by the HCA critics and I am a contender in this year’s awards show. I am equally happy for Aimee Morgan, our costume designer. She was the first person I shared the news with – besides my mom.”-Angeline Walsh