Psychological Thriller’s Darkly Erotic Mid-Season Finale is Now Streaming On wicked.com
Chicago – The mid-season finale of three-time AVN Best Actor and Gamma exclusive contract performer Seth Gamble’s official feature directing debut, Deranged, is now available on wicked.com. Produced by four-time AVN and XBIZ Director of the Year Axel Braun, the eight-part series’ latest episode showcases Jane Wilde and Lily Larimar in a torrid three-way with reigning XBIZ Male Performer of the Year Mick Blue.
Dr. Charlie Hayes (Kenzie Taylor) is a brilliant psychologist navigating her dark past as she pursues her number one nemesis – the deranged Dr. Joseph Curwen (Tommy Pistol). After a hard day at the office, her ruminations lead back to an incident that occurred when she was eighteen and out on the streets – the fateful day her teenage self (played by Larimar) received a mysterious invitation from Lisette (Wilde) and her lover (Blue).
“Dual-timeline casting poses a unique challenge,” revealed writer/director Gamble of the uniquely-cast three-way. “Because, as a filmmaker, your goal is to capture performances across timelines that feel like they are from the same playbook. It was critical that both my wonderful wife Kenzie Taylor and Lily Larimar be on the same page about Charlie. Fortunately, they both hit it out of the park. They saw Charlie as ambitiously stubborn and ruinously strong, and they manifested that personality assessment into their spoken performances and into a shared physicality during their sex scenes. Kenzie and Lily were completely in step with each other, as if they’d been practicing together their whole lives. Lily is an incredible performer with great screen presence and casting her as a young Charlie was a no-brainer for me. She was excited to be there and brought the role to life. I think Lily is a great actress and this is just an early example of what she can bring to the table.”
Of Larimar’s female co-star in the scene, Gamble notes, “I worked with Jane Wilde as a performer in her first scene, back in January 2018. We’ve worked together close to a dozen times since then, and we have a shorthand in how we communicate that brings efficiency to our relationship as a performer and a director. She knew instinctively what I was looking for in the character of Lisette. James Avalon and Shaun Rivera lit the scene in a very moody, artistic way and Jane gave a powerhouse performance.”
As for the scene’s male talent, Gamble smiles. “Mick Blue is XBIZ’s reigning Male Performer of the Year and a three-time AVN Male Performer of the Year for a very simple reason – he’s top-tier in every way. To my mind, even when I was playing supporting roles, I thought I was the lead because I cared about the work so much. They don’t teach you in acting class to be a lead or supporting character. You maintain the same professionalism regardless, and Mick is cut from the same cloth in the way he approaches the business. As a performer, he knows it boils down to essence. You listen and break down a scene. He really focuses on his work and steers clear of distractions.”
The mid-season finale of Deranged, featuring Lily Larimar, Jane Wilde, and Mick Blue is available exclusively on wicked.com. It will be followed by four additional episodes.