Cynthia Watros Joins 'Misguided,' Now a Drama Series

Cynthia Watros and Paul Gosselin

Season 3 of indie series Misguided will release the first episode of Season 3 on Monday, May 27. Episode 11, titled "The Reboot," kicks off the theme of rebooting the series from comedy to drama, and has updated its opening sequences as part of the shift. Viewers will be treated to a fresh, new opening that includes past scenes from the first two seasons and a few hints as to what's to come in Season Three. One of those hints includes the appearance of Emmy and Indie Series Award winning actress Cynthia Watros.

Watros memorable played Annie Dutton on Guiding Light before moving to primtime to star in numerous series, include Lost. She took a hilarious turn with her comedy series, Cynthia Watros Gets Lost, and was recently cast to play Nina in General Hospital.

"I used to write fan fiction about Annie Dutton and her long lost brother Adam, which I would have obviously portrayed if the character existed," said Misguided producer and star Paul Gosselin. "Every scene she was in on Guiding Light was a masterclass in acting, so when she agreed to be a part of Misguided I was literally brought to tears with excitement. I was brought to tears again when she
walked on set. She gave me such a warm hug and it all felt so right. It was an honor to have her as part of the show this season."

Watros will be playing Anne, a waitress, at The Lighthouse Restaurant & Lounge. Fans of Guiding Light will enjoy her homage to the character she once portrayed in Springfield, while fans of Misguided will see a
waitress who is unlike anyone they have ever come upon before. Are Anne's intentions pure or is there something wicked coming on the horizon?

'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.