The Metro airs weekly on Fridays at 5pm Mountain Time
The Metro is a modern mockumentary-style workplace comedy showcasing the lives and pitfalls of the public relations/customer service department at an American public transit agency.
The Metro takes place in the fictitious Cedarville, MN; with characters working in and around transit, people, and bureaucracy as they lead the Metropolitan Transit District (MTD/Metro).
Played by: Tatym Bunte
Anna Miller is the stern Director of Public Relations for MTD.
Played by: Jackson Ledesma
Theo Chen is a PR and Customer Service Employee for MTD.
Played by: Eliza Azzi
Hailey Ward is the overzealous secretary of PR for MTD.
Created by: Jackson Ledesma and Lilly Azzi
Written by: Jackson Ledesma, Lilly Azzi, and Eliza Azzi
Produced by: Skyline Studios and The Autocrazy
The Metro is entirely written, filmed, and produced by high school students in Denver, CO.
In this episode, upon invitation to participate in an international transit advertising competition, the public relations department scrambles to produce a suitable advertisement for entry.
In this episode, an idle pastime game among the office team inspires a new customer service outreach program among the department. As the employees' differing outreach styles and ambitions clash, Anna scrambles to make the project work.
In this episode, the office team is overwhelmed by annoying customers, always ringing phones, and complicated card game rules. The administration's most recent attempt to increase productivity results in the transfer of two junior associates from upstairs, whose welcoming to the office is seemingly the opposite of welcome.
In this episode, a departmentally mandated "passion project" forces Theo to find creative solutions to finish his assignment on time.
In this episode, as the department recovers from Theo's TV interview, Theo is tasked with writing an apology, all while the new employee Suki adapts to the strange office environment.
In this episode, the previous emergency TV interview leaves key investors with doubts. Theo, Hailey, and a recent university abductee fly out to meet with the investors to ensure the Velocity project remains funded.
In this episode, Hailey's job security is on the line as the new intern poses a threat, mostly to Theo. An accessibility crisis requires an emergency TV interview that goes just a tiny bit worse than expected.
In this episode, MTD staff face new challenges when some short sighted budgeting leaves a multi-million dollar project at the feet of an understaffed company. Anna and Theo need to urgently attend a groundbreaking ceremony while Hailey... is nowhere to be found.
In this episode, a documentary film crew enters the offices of a transit agency in Minnesota. They highlight the public relations department, and their three employees. A receptionist with social anxiety, a customer service agent with a short temper, and a manager with anger issues.
