Casting Call for EDAN

Eva Kovec is a sixteen-year old who, previous to the events of the story, lives in a tranquil coastal hamlet, which is completely disconnected from the rest of the country, where she lives with her sister Lisah, who she does not have a good, healthy or stable relationship with.

Eva is selfless, empathetic and compassionate, but contrary to this, she can be reckless, and at times bullheaded in her decisions, which some see as Eva being a decisive leader... while it alienates others, even if she only cares about the company she keeps, and over the course of the story, wanting to make sure everyone is kept safe and alive. However, deep down, Eva craves companionship: being lonely is a curse to Eva and this fear of being alone is the primary drive that fuels Eva, and her decisions. She yearns for validation and feeling loved, as well as having a petrified fear of abandonment, two flaws that ultimately will be tested throughout the story.

Lisah is a thirty-something year-old woman who is Eva's mother, but has concealed her true identity after abandoning her shortly after childbirth, and ever since has held a burden and guilt over doing so, and felt it was easier to lie to Eva rather than telling her the truth. Lisah doesn't harbour the same braveness as Eva, who is sharp and clear in her actions, but Lisah is more world-weary and shows kindness and determination to reach Eva after everything that has happened -- and that determination, that drive to reach Eva -- is purely out of the fact she wants to finally tell Eva the truth, that she is in fact her mother, in hopes that it will remove the guilt she has felt since abandoning her.

Miroslava (or Miro for short) is Eva's best (and only) friend, who shares an unflinching loyalty to Eva, to the point she'd take her instructions and word as gospel. She's known for her striking beauty, but her deep insecurity and unstable home life has seen her flaunt it and her sexuality, which ultimately gives her the inner-power she so craves... but has given her a reputation as well. She is, however, a deeply caring character who is cunning and wry; her sarcastic wit is scathing, and it makes her for an interesting companion. Miroslava and Eva compliment each other: she sustains Eva's desire for love and companionship, a love that is given back to Miroslava... however, their relationship has become complicated after a brief encounter between the two, that to Miroslava isn't anything, but to Eva, it meant a lot.

Talos is a gruff, battle-scarred soldier whose political ideology and disdain for the Odessa Family gives him no needed temptations to go up against them, and the Providance that is destroying "his Edan". He comes off, however, as a menacing, arrogant and nasty human being but in reality his scars deceive a well-liked, friendly person who feels like he's navigating a kinder side of himself on the world's narrowest tightrope -- so despite the outbursts and unfriendly nature that may come out from him, he's a good person just trying to do good however he can.

Yara Bozensijevic is a middle-aged woman who has found herself leading the Rebel Resistance, a fledgling militia who have taken up arms against the Providance. Yara's icy-exterior gives her an aura of solid calmness, and sharp, decisive leadership, but it also makes her feel cold and unwelcoming, and you get the sense that she's all too aware of it, and tries when she can to let down the wall from time-to-time. Specifically with Lisah she feels a similarity; a mother searching for her daughter resonates with her, which makes you wonder if she was in the same situation, and it ended badly for her?

Under ordinary circumstances, Armandek would be a teacher, living a repetitive nine-to-five, but now, as Edan descends into chaos thanks to The Providance, he has taken up arms, to help preserve what little he can, however he can. He's soft-natured and interesting, and a vast contrast to the other soldiers around him, but he's brave and courageous, and sacrificing his own life for a better cause makes him twice the man that he comes off as.

Sharr Ngyuen has led an exodus of refugees and wounded souls out of a city and into the depths of an underground train station, only out of kindness and a raw determined need to save what little he can of Edan, and its people, but in the process has become a de-facto leader who feels the burden of caring for over ten-thousand people. He's deeply captivating and charismatic, charming and soulful, and has a boundless energy that is greatly needed in these bleak and desperate times -- just don't call him a war hero.

Asian actors only please!

EDIT: After a bit of thought, non-accented roles will work (ie: no Asian accent, but still want Asian actors only)

Iolana is a tall girl who winds up taggling along with Eva and Miroslava as they traverse the country of Edan in search of Eva's sister, Lisah. She's a self-deprecating young woman, clumsy and a bit clueless at times, but she's also bubbly and sweet-natured.

Szymun is a twenty-something old who is athletic, enterprising and attentive, but he doesn't get on with Eva at all. They both have large personalities and are so sure about how to go about things, it seems only likely they wouldn't get on, but a common ground they seem to agree on is saving people the best they can, and that's an area they seem to excel in as a team.

Anton's a bit of a lost soul, having lost his wife and daughter in the upheaval going on around them, but finding Eva has reignited a familiar love within him and seems to give him a brief second-chance to do what is right. He's a brief father figure to Eva, who gives her a bit of normality despite the situation that they're in, and like Miroslava, has a dedication to Eva and her plight to be reunited with Lisah, even if the task isn't so easy.

Carrie is a young woman Eva and Miroslava (no relation) find later on and rescue her from the clutches of the Providance. She's headstrong, and you get the sense she's playing a long game her to survive, and keeping Eva close enough to do so. She is also mature and quite wise.

You get the feeling that Tuesday has never led anything in her life, but thrust into a situation that sees her overseeing an entire battalion would give anyone whiplash -- but not Tuesday, who thrives for the challenge, and is pretty darn good at it, too. Smart and wry, Tuesday is fighting for the Rebel Resistance and leads a battalion. Who knew in the time of war you find out you're a natural-born leader?

Jada is a teenage girl that joins Eva's ragtag group of survivors. Brash and arrogant, and a little self-centred.

A pilot of a gunship who Eva tries to blackmail into giving her a free ride somewhere, a situation that seems to go from bad-to-worse.

"Unit 3013" is a turncoat Providance Soldier who, rather than holding people captive, let them out instead and has a unique group of children and teenagers under his wing. He's very calmly spoken and is augmented.

A witty and sarcastic member of the Rebel Resistance who patrols an underground subway station with his daughter.

Rebel Daughter patrols an underground subway station with her father, hasn't seen any action and is bored by the lack of it, but seeing Eva finally gives her a glimpse of normalcy, and would be fast-friends without the impending doom around them.

A helicopter pilot who helps Eva, but is in the middle of a city on the verge of collapse.