“Baggage Claimed” Pilot Project - “Ghosted”

When Jordyn (Sue Kessler) headed to Boston from California for her job, she ended up with a few extra things to worry about. With her best friend Kelsey (Sam Ipema) and brother (Jake Gladwin) as her support system, bigger and better things may be in her future.

BAGGAGE CLAIMED WEB SERIES: We all have baggage. Some more than others.... but until we make peace with it all, is will always be brought with you on your journey. BAGGAGE CLAIMED follows the lives of Jordyn, Kelsey, and Jake as they go through the discovery of love, the trials of family and the challenges and joys of new relationships. All of which forces them to claim and face their baggage to move on. This Is a continuation of the short film "Ghosted"

Episode 1 - “New Beginnings”

Jordyn and Amber hit it off, but no one is letting Jordyn forget that it might just be too soon... meanwhile Jake is drumming up new romance, or is he?

Episode 2 - “That Kind of Day”

Amber is constantly trying to justify her life to her father but Amir has his own plans for it. Meanwhile, Jake is still getting the run around from Bryan. Will the day get better for anyone?

Episode 3 - “Wait, WHAT?”

Jordyn and Amber's date gets going, Kelsey has a surprise that NO ONE would be ready for and Bryan is playing the sympathy card HARD with Jake... Things are starting to heat up on BAGGAGE CLAIMED

Episode 4 - “Unclaimed Baggage”

Jake's roommates Cee Cee and Elsie are not letting this Bryan character off the hook. Kelsey starts to feel the effects of walking in on Sara, and Amber just can't seem to catch a break.

Episode 5 - “Just One More Thing”

Sara will not let another day go by without talking to Kelsey and Jake gets the texts everyone's been waiting for. All while Jordyn and Amber heat things up.

Episode 6 - “And There It Is”

Things start to heat up between Jordyn and Amber but are they moving too quickly or at the normal U-hall pace? Meanwhile, Jake and Kelsey are alone and in the dumps.

Episode 7 - “Oh, Really?!” (SEASON 1 FINALE)

Amber makes a peace offer and Kelsey sinks deeper into herself as she tries to navigate her feelings. Things are not always easy, but why do they have to be so hard?

cast&creative team

Sue Kessler (Jordyn) - is a New England based actor/writer and filmmaker. Being the youngest of 7 children, she was always performing and trying to get her voice heard. Sue loves the balance between comedy and drama as a writer but playing the strong woman is her favorite as an actor. Self taught filmmaker and constantly honing her skill set as a cinematographer, Sue has won several awards for all facets of filmmaking.

Sam Ipema (Kelsey) - is a New York based actress who recently graduated Stella Adler studio. She is also resident of Hamlet Isnt Dead’s acting company in NYC for the coming year and can be seen in “Driftless” and “Escape 2120” on Amazon Prime.

Yasemin Ugurlu (Amber) - has recently returned to acting after a long hiatus. She has lived all over the world and is fluent in German, Turkish, and French. Yasemin is currently based in CT and feels lucky to be surrounded by so much talent and creative energy. She loves to participate in any opportunity to flex and build her acting muscle, when she’s not busy running her company or embracing time outdoors.

Ella Rivers (Sara) - Ella Rivers is a working actor, teaching artist and administrator based in New York City. After graduating from the 3 Year Professional Conservatory at Stella Adler Studio for Acting she continued studying through The Freeman Studio as well as a guest actor for Columbia University’s Film MFA program. She seeks to foster depth, specificity and self determination with the artists she works with.

Jake Gladwin (Jake) - Jake Gladwin is a dynamic and versatile performer with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre from Marymount Manhattan College in New York City.

Imogen Finlayson (Elsie) - Imogen is an award winning English/New Zealand actress and trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York and the Cours Florent, Paris.

Mickalia Forrester-Ewen (Cee Cee) -

Sushant Adlakha (Eshaan) - Sushant Adlakha is an actor and filmmaker. He grew up in Mumbai, India and now resides in New York City. As an actor, his work spans across television, short films, web series and commercials. His directorial debut is slated to be released in 2026.