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“Broken at Love”, the award-winning web series from Karolina Sivas, is returning for a third season. The show follows college student Vivienne “Vivie” Taylor (Sivas) as she navigates the pitfalls of love and relationships. Tennis provides a backdrop for this romance soap opera, with many tennis terms serving as metaphors for Vivie’s experiences.  Karolina Sivas Indie Series Awards nominated actor Rob Healy plays tennis star Holden Gregory, Vivie’s main love interest, who officially broke her heart by the end of season two. He tries to re-enter her life in season three but receives competition for her affections in the form of “Dancing with the Stars” professional dancer Gleb Savchenko, who has signed on as a season 3 series regular.  Gleb Savchenko Savchenko, who will play a character named Jack, is not the only new face audiences will be introduced to in the new season. Theater, film, and television actor Bill Lewis has been cast as Grandpa Haig (the husband o...

This week marks the official beginning of the new fall television season and there are no shortage of premieres that I'm looking forward to, including season two of the web series Broken at Love. I recently chatted with creator and star of the series, Karolina Sivas, who talked about the show and her plans for season two. Karolina Sivas, Pamela Bowen (Ava, Vivienne's mother), and Rob Healy Photo courtesy of Karolina Sivas What made you decide to create your own web series? Honestly, I don't know when it was, but in late 2008 I started my own production company and started creating projects. Sometime after that point I knew I wanted to star in a web series and possibly create it, although I didn't mind just being cast in someone else's show. As an actor, a web series parallels a television show. You get to explore playing a character that evolves and grows on a regular basis and that's what attracted me to the format. I have done a ...