The popular Web serial “Lonelygirl15″ will get star treatment this Friday when “American Idol” runner-up Katharine McPhee guest stars.
“LonelyGirl15″ won popularity and controversy earlier this year after it was discovered that the YouTube and Revver-posted vlog was fictional. The series is about unraveling the mystery of a 16-year-old girl named Bree, a girl who posts short video segments on the Internet.
McPhee claims to have followed the web-based serial from its inception. “I thought it would be fun to meet all those characters.”
McPhee’s management contacted the creators of the Web series about a guest spot. The writers had already been devising a female character who briefly meets Bree and had been searching for ways to cast fans as characters. They readily agreed to cast McPhee in the nonrecurring role.
“She has an album coming out and thought it would be fun to go on the show,” said “Lonelygirl15″ co-creator Miles Beckett.
McPhee’s album is scheduled to drop January 30th. Her music will be featured in the background of this Friday’s “Lonelygirl 15″ webisode. Instead, the 22-year-old will play an unnamed character who meets Bree and her friends after they briefly emerge from hiding.
The episode, titled “Truth or Dare”, was filmed last week. McPhee did not get paid for her role.
McPhee said she enjoyed the experience, especially the natural way she was able to deliver her lines. The show, though scripted, is shot in the form of a journal, where characters speak off the cuff into a Web camera.
McPhee said she learned some upcoming twists and turns of the closely guarded plot, but laughed when asked to share them. She would not divulge any secrets, but when asked if she would like to come back, McPhee said, “I would definitely go back if they asked me.”
