'Misguided' Promo Released, Includes New Cast Members Jean Carol, Jacklyn Zeman, Crystal Hunt

The cast of Misguided: (clockwise from top left) Paul Gosselin,
Meagan Campbell, Jean Carol, Christopher Robert Smith, Jacklyn
Zeman, Crystal Hunt, Stephanie Gatschet and Ivet Corvea.

On January 25, 1937, Irna Phillips' iconic radio soap opera The Guiding Light premiered on NBC radio.

She had absolutely no idea the impact her serial drama would have on a closeted adolescent named Paul Gosselin, living in small town Vermont, many years later. All Paul wanted in life was to be a part of Guiding Light and so he did everything he could possibly do to achieve his dream. He wrote fan fiction online hoping his stories would find their way on his favorite soap opera. He joined the Official Guiding Light Fan Club to meet other equally obsessed Guiding Light fans. Then after high school, he moved to New York City to pursue what he believed to be his life’s purpose, become a star on Guiding Light. In 2009, Guiding Light was canceled and with two unsuccessful auditions to be on the show, Paul’s mission in life came to a dead end. At a crossroads, Paul left New York City and moved to Los Angeles. Misguided, the online comedy web series, follows Paul’s journey upon arriving in Los Angeles.

Part II of Misguided begins on February 22, 2017 and a new episodes will be released every Wednesday for five weeks on YouTube. The cast for Part II of the online comedy features Emmy nominated actresses: Jean Carol, Stephanie Gatschet, Crystal Hunt and Jacklyn Zeman.

Watch the newly released promo for the upcoming episodes below:

'Guiding Light' Alum Jean Carol Joins 'Misguided' Web Series

Jean Carol

Online comedy series, Misguided, follows super soap opera fan, Paul, as he pursues his dream to be a leading man on daytime television. The first season features several notable daytime actresses, and the upcoming season has just added one more name to the roster. Jean Carol, best known to daytime audiences as Nadine Cooper on Guiding Light will be joining Paul for the second season. Jean played the role of Nadine from 1988 through 1995, and made brief appearances again in 2003 and 2006.

“Misguided is fun and cleverly written,” says the actress. “It will be a treat to work on it.”

“I feel extremely fortunate to be able to add Jean Carol to my already amazing cast,” says Paul Gosselin, star and creator of Misguided. “My dream to be on Guiding Light might have ended when the series was cancelled, but I feel like I found this incredible loophole where I can still act alongside all my favorites from the defunct soap opera.”

Jean Carol joins former Guiding Light actress Stephanie Gatschet, who will be returning to the series as Paul’s best friend, Stephanie. Also returning from season one will be Ivet Corvea, as the casting director, Breeze.

A crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter runs from August 8 through September 22 and is currently over 40% funded. Information regarding the campaign and the series can be found here. Filming for the second season is set for the Fall of 2016 and the will be released on YouTube early 2017.

Cosmopaulitan Entertainment, the production company behind Misguided, seeks to create programming that inspire audiences to live authentic lives, passionately. The YouTube channel has had over 20K views from all across the globe. Its inaugural series, Misguided, earned an Indie Series Award nomination for actress Melissa Claire Egan.