There’s no doubt that Bushwick is a vibrant place where food, culture, community, and entertainment intertangle. Well now a setting for a new series, can be added to that list. “Myrtle & Willoughby” is the name of the humour-filled, millennial-centric mini-series that was recently released on Vimeo.
Brittany Tomkin and Jorja Hudson are the masterminds not only responsible for creating the series, but for portraying the two lead characters Myrtle and Willoughby. There’s elements of Brooklyn throughout the show. While most of the influence is from Bushwick, the names of the two lead characters were actually inspired by a subway stop.
“There’s a stop on the G train called Myrtle-Willoughby Avenues. One day I was riding by it and I thought that those would be fun names for two young female detective characters,” said Hudson.
