Cinephobia Releasing is proud to announce the North American release of the first season of the charming, coming-of-age LGBTQ+ comedy PLAYING AROUND: SEASON 1 from first-time director James Camargo de Alba, now available on VOD/streaming and arriving on DVD June 25, 2026.
“Cinephobia is excited to introduce emerging filmmaker James Camargo de Alba to American audiences”, said Ray Murray, President of Cinephobia Releasing. “His debut series Playing Around is funny, insightful, and sexy – the 3 ingredients that make a night of TV watching pleasurable.”
Fun, heartfelt, and steamy, PLAYING AROUND: SEASON 1 follows Germán Andrés (played by James Camargo de Alba in a breakout performance), who is 29, gay, works at a call center, lives with his mother, and has never had a stable partner. As he approaches 30, the pressure to “settle down” pushes him to look for love before his birthday—preferably before turning 30 becomes a full-blown crisis. But in an age of polyamory, ghosting, and commitment phobia, finding the perfect match feels almost impossible…
Directed by: James Camargo de Alba
Written by: James Camargo de Alba and Deimer Vergara Torres
Produced by: James Camargo de Alba
Cinematography by: Mariano José García Sánchez
Edited by: James Camargo de Alba
Music by: Emiro Pérez
Starring: James Camargo de Alba, Obeida Benavides, Julio Pachón, Camilo Ávila, Daniel Castaño, Alejandra Colorado, Cristian Carvajal, José Miguel Ordoñez
Colombia I 2026 I LGBT, Comedy, Coming-of-Age I 100 minutes