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📊 Series Specifications
Network IFC.com
Episode Runtime ~ min
Total Seasons 1
Total Episodes 8
Original Language EN
Creator Janet Varney
Fortune Rookie (2018)
Created by Janet Varney
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Ended Series Status:
This series has concluded and all seasons are available for tracking.
Synopsis
On the advice of a fortune teller in a bathroom, Janet Varney leaves showbiz behind to become a psychic. Exploring her gifts (such as they are), Janet parses the future of a Los Angeles populated by the famous, the not-yet-famous, from aspiring cult leaders to aging boy bands. She reads palms, cards and the occasional piece of cheese to help those seeking answers, herself most of all.
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
8 Episodes E1 The Scoop
Janet Varney does her first palm reading. Then she meets her friend Jessica Makinson for Gelato, where they discuss life choices and try flavors.
E2 Psych-out
Janet Varney receives a visit from Roday, the star of the TV show Psych. He warns her not to intrude on his "brand" as a fake imaginary psychic. She responds that being a psychic is her destiny, possibly. Roday leaves with a final threat.
E3 Do Your Business
E4 In The Cards
After a humiliating brush with a scornful customer, Janet attempts her first tarot reading with a lovesick stranger but is crippled with nerves. Attempts to mitigate anxiety lead to surprisingly little results.
E5 The Uh-Cult
E6 Business is Booming
E7 Hot Basics
A visit from an eclectic group leads Janet to an important revelation about life for struggling artists in Los Angeles and beyond, and the group gives Janet their own special gift.
E8 Nemesis
An unexpected series of voicemails upends Janet's plans and she's determined to find out who or what is behind it. The answer is more disturbing than she could have imagined, and brings a dark new character into her spiritual reality.