Season 1

The first season of Pretty Dudes consists of twenty episodes, nineteen narrative and one blooper highlight. A novelization of the season was released in July of 2020. The season was preceded by the viral short film Caught Gay-Handed.

Plot
When a group of dudes in the greater Los Angeles area, self-categorized as "pretty boys,” decide that their looks have ruined their romantic lives, they set out to reverse the curse. As Zario deals with depression and the fallout from breaking up with his boyfriend, his five straight-identifying friends band together to find him the perfect love, each discovering truths about their own issues in the process.

Cast
Bryan Michael Nuñez as Zario
 * Several actors were cast as Zario's love interests, including Cesar Cipriano as Shane, Clifford Cisneros as Zach, Tony Garbanzos as Patrick, Matt Griffin as Oscar, Dickie Hearts as Chance, Leo Lam as Gregory, Jeffrey Jay Soto as Mick, and Kevin Young as Iggy
 * Nicko Sabado plays Zario's new potential friend Lando

Xavier Avila as Ellington
 * Stacy Snyder plays Ellington's girlfriend Mandy
 * Joshuah Noah Snel plays Ellington's younger brother Marshall

Tae Song as Jay
 * Kelsey Toussant plays Jay's ex Callie
 * Michael Bow plays Jay's cousin Genie

Kyle Rezzarday as Alexander
 * Chelsea Gray plays Alexander's love interest Ty
 * Justin Dennis and Tanner Herring play Alexander's brothers Aaron and Archie

Yoshi Sudarso as Sunji Spencer, landlord of the Dudes and aspiring actor
 * Amanda Suk plays Sunji's ex Jerrica
 * Stanley Wong plays Sunji's potential new director Erwin

Olivia Thai as Eagle Additional appearances are made by beau sia as Stranger
 * Marc Fajardo plays Eagle's husband Rock
 * Aria Song plays Eagle's love interest December

Production
Shot in twenty days over the course of seven months in 2016 alongside Caught Gay-Handed.

Trivia

 * The season was written with the opportunity for any of the characters to be written off.
 * The role of Sunji was originally written for Charles Michael Melton, who would go on to star on the series Riverdale.