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The “Roommates” series, starring Kris Tash and Niko Gunn, blew audiences by storm in the summer of 2024. The sitcom debuted on YouTube on June 7th, 2024, with the pilot episode titled: “Roommates | S1 E1: The Pilot.” This episode features their lead characters (Kris and Niko) meeting for the first time ever at a public park. Kris accidentally bumped into Niko while riding a skateboard, knocking the magazines out of his hands for their first interaction.

Kris gets back to his college dorm and coincidentally finds out who his new roommate is… Niko. They engage in another conversation, and Kris isn’t too thrilled to have Niko as his new roommate.

This leads to the synopsis of the second episode: “Roommates | S1 E2: College Party,” released on June 28th, 2024. Niko throws a college party inside their dorm. Kris is infuriated because he never approved of it, and the guests who attended are behaving out of control. Prior to the wild event, the first half of the episode focuses on Kris going over ground rules and boundaries with Niko about being roommates because he wants them to start over on a clean slate in order for the duo to keep the peace between each other. Kris’ negotiations backfire, so he meets up with a friend to discuss Niko’s antics and a possible switch for a new roommate.

Lastly, in their third new episode titled: “Roommates | S1 E3: Crazy Ex,” released on January 3rd, 2025, Niko’s ex-girlfriend Yolanda pays him a short visit to the dorm. Yolanda decides to leave so she will not be late for her next class, but she becomes highly suspicious of Niko fooling around with other girls behind her back. Kris notices this and immediately warns Niko that karma is going to catch up with him if he continues to play with women’s feelings. Meanwhile, Yolanda has a special surprise in mind for Niko.

These Roommates episodes are 3/3 so far—very well-polished storytelling, steady-paced, and naturally hilarious!

The next upcoming episode will be filmed in production very soon, which will be titled: “Roommates | S1 E4: Kris’ Job Interview.” The synopsis of this already-funny episode is that Kris is stressing about successfully passing his job interview, and he’s worried about not getting hired. Meanwhile, Niko accidentally laced Kris right before his big interview. I wonder what kind of hallucinations Kris will envision. Kris is definitely going to scold Niko for his immature actions.

The amount of patience Kris obtains for him is very impressive because the majority of roommates in the real world would have done everything in their power to get rid of their roommate in order to replace him with a better one. The release of episode four will be worth the wait because the dynamic duo delivers every single time they share the screen together.

The chemistry between Kris Tash and Niko Gunn is undeniable. They have both worked on various projects, such as short films, with each other in the past. The whole idea of the Roommates series started from none other than director and producer D’Anthony Boyd. He envisioned the sitcom back in early 2022. Boyd had an idea to create a college buddy sitcom involving two main actors who would be the focal points of the show, resembling Drake & Josh, Kenan & Kel, etc.

This turned out to be a fantastic idea because Roommates brings back the nostalgic late 90s/early 2000s vibes in their episodes, and I’m all here for it. The most distinct quality about this show is that it does not have a laugh track, which makes the experience even more unique.

The more episodes that come along the way, the better the exposure will be for the entire cast. Roommates has the potential to go down in history as one of the greatest shows to ever exist if the cast remains consistent with the episode releases. Both Tash and Gunn will soon become the prominent faces of modern-day sitcoms.

New opportunities will arise for the actors whenever they decide to conclude the show after a few seasons. Hopefully, the cast and crew of Roommates will land a deal with Netflix and other streaming platforms in the near future because that would be big news. Fingers crossed!

I can’t wait to see where Kris and Niko’s characters go from here. Roommates will officially be featured on the Times Square Billboard in New York as well.

For more Roommates episodes, go ahead and subscribe to Kris Tash’s YouTube channel: “jawhoneyTV,” for future releases. In addition, follow the official Roommates Instagram page (@roommates.show) for more updates.

Social Media

@jawhoney.tv – Kris Tash
@nk3_venom – Niko Gunn
@danthony.so.official – D’Anthony Boyd (Director/Producer)
@roommates.show – Official Roommates Instagram Page

Published by Anne C.