09/22/2025
Matt Lamar celebrates premiere of original web series “Mortal Hunters”
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Since 2023, Lubbock screenwriter and actor Matt Lamar has been working on the script for an original film series called “Mortal Hunters.” Last year, he began working with co-producer Andrew Taylor to film the 10-episode web series about a group of hunters searching for ancient artifacts for a group of shadowy figures. Lamar, Taylor, and their entire 46-member team are excited to announce the premiere of the first two episodes at Hollingsworth Hall Cultural Center Sept. 27. Lamar appears in the series as a character named Prairie-Dog.
Long before this collaboration, Lamar dreamed of being on television. He began participating in UIL one act play competitions as a teenager at Coronado High School in Lubbock with “The Diviners” and won Best Actor at District competition for his very first role as Buddy Layman under the direction of Melody McDaniel and Tom Laney.
“My dad pushed me. He said he could see my talent,” said Lamar.
He studied at South Plains College, where he was cast in a production of “Blithe Spirit” before going on to earn a BFA at McMurry University. During his studies there, he had onstage roles in “The Addams Family,” “Beauty and theBeast,” “A Doll’s House” and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” He also had an opportunity to adapt a children’s book called “Little Bat” into a one act play, which was a part of the Children’s Arts & Literature Festival in Abilene
the summer of 2023.
During his time at McMurry, Lamar made his directorial debut with” Jake’s Women” by Niel Simon and won an award for playwriting. His original one act play “Lion Heart” was produced by McMurry.
Upon his return to Lubbock, he performed in “Gods and Kings” during a showcase with Anna Hogan. Most recently, he played the role of Francesco in the Roundtable Theatre production of “Artemisia.”
Although he signed with an agency to increase his professional acting opportunities, he was unsatisfied with roles in commercials the agency sent his way.
“I didn’t want to wait around for something better to come along, so I decided to write my own scripts. What started as a simple writing exercise turned into the script for ‘Mortal Hunters.’ My friend, Kelton Wehrman, read the pilot and
suggested I work with Andrew Taylor to film it,” Lamar said. “As we talked
about it more and more, we decided we wanted to continue the project. We filmed10 episodes.”
As the script developed, Lamar said his focus was on the characters.
“I’m a character-first writer,” said Lamar. “The cast that we have for this is amazing. They are very charismatic, and they’ve made every character memorable. They’ve done a great job with the fight scenes. It has been incredible. I’m very pleased with the cast performances. I’m still a new writer and it’s been humbling seeing their dedication and trust.”
He has enjoyed keeping the mystery around the story, leaving some questions unanswered in this first season as he considers the possibilities for future episodes.
“We want to leave the audience wanting more,” Lamar said.
Despite concerns about filming with very little funding and long days working in the Texas heat throughout the summer of 2024, Lamar and the volunteer cast and production team have made something they are proud to present at Hollingsworth Hall Cultural Center Sept. 27.
“A lot of hard work went into this. It doesn’t take a big budget studio to make something of quality,” said Lamar. “It takes passion and teamwork. Come experience the mystery of ‘Mortal Hunters’ with us!”
Learn more at https://m.youtube.com/. Purchase tickets for the Sept. 27 Hollingsworth Hall premiere at https://h2c2.ludus.com/index.php.
(Photo courtesy of Matt Lamar)
