💇‍♀️ LAYERS

A Beauty Salon Comedy Where Style, Sisterhood & Secrets Collide

🎞️ Format & Flow

Adult Animated Series (22-minute episodes)
Genre: Workplace comedy + family drama + hair salon survival
Mood: Loud, layered, loving, hilarious (*Bob’s Burgers × Claws × Martin’s Sheneneh × The Proud Family: Louder & Prouder*)

🌍 Setting

*LAYERS* is set in a multi-cultural neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago, directly across from *Meat & ‘Em*.
The heart of the show is **Salon Layers**—a chaotic, cozy, sacred space where women come for wash, color, curls, shade, therapy, rumors, drag transformations, horoscopes, and homemade shea butter.
There’s no receptionist. The music is loud. The opinions are louder.
And the bond between stylists? Stronger than any hold spray on the market.

💡 Premise

Kiki “The Clip” Carver inherited Salon Layers after her aunt passed and left nothing but debt, gossip, and a wall of wigs.
Now Kiki’s trying to rebuild the business, raise her teenage daughter, manage her volatile staff, and still have edges by Friday.
Each episode braids together customer drama, family dynamics, stylist wars, and real talk about hair, healing, and hustle.
There’s beauty. There’s pain. There’s loyalty.
And underneath it all… there are *layers*.

📖 Season Structure

Season 1 – “Edges & Enemies”

• The salon’s rent skyrockets. Kiki considers selling.
• A rival chain salon moves in offering “silent spa” haircuts. No one’s with it.
• Jae reveals she’s been doing hair without a license. It goes viral. In a bad way.
• The stylists organize a “Hair-A-Thon” fundraiser with beauty battles and gospel lashes.
• Finale: Kiki finds an old client list from her aunt… and a secret about the building’s ownership.

🎭 Characters

• Kiki “The Clip” Carver – 38. Sharp-tongued, big-hearted. Single mom. Former backup dancer. Can style while lecturing.
• Jae Park – 29. Korean-American punk stylist. Works in wigs, glitter, and warpaint. Queer. Always vibing.
• Gladys – 62. “Retired.” Still runs her chair. Knows everyone’s business. Might be psychic. Or nosy. Or both.
• Mel & Mel – Identical Dominican twins. One talks too much. One never talks. They braid faster than you blink.
• Brie – Kiki’s daughter, 16. Sarcastic genius. Has a secret TikTok series called “Salon of Shame.”
• Mr. Maurice – 50s. He does nails. He doesn’t do drama. But he *will* throw hands in silence.

🎨 Visual & Sonic Style

• Visual Style: Stylized 2D with bold colors, exaggerated hairstyles, and glitter FX
• Palette: Burnt sienna, lip gloss pink, midnight silk, gold foil, neon highlight yellow
• Music: R&B, reggaeton, drill beats, gospel remixes, salon radio chaos
• Motifs: Spinning chairs, towel capes, “I heard…” montages, slow-mo hair flips

💰 Monetization & Merch

• “LAYERS” haircare line collab (real products, comical branding)
• Seasonal “Salontalk” quote tees + meme kits
• Virtual wig try-on app + custom emoji sticker packs
• Companion IG page run by Brie: “Salon of Shame” (fictional but interactive)

📣 Tagline

“We don’t just do hair. We do healing. And sometimes… harm.”

🔍 Audience

• Fans of *Bob’s Burgers*, *Claws*, *The Proud Family*, *Harlem*, *South Side*
• Women 18–49, Black and Brown creators, queer viewers, beauty culture lovers
• Sunday night prime time viewers craving a female-centered comedy classic
• Anyone who’s ever cried in a salon chair, laughed in a dryer, or trusted someone with their edges

🕯️ Salon Wisdom

“If you gonna cry, cry after I press it. I ain’t redoing this whole curl.”

“This ain’t just hair. This is history, heartbreak, and hood therapy.”

✅ Score

100/100 – Big Hair, Bigger Heart, Prime Time Ready

🌿 Final Reflection

LAYERS is a celebration of the salons that raised us—
the aunties who told it like it is, the cousins who talked trash while braiding love,
the secrets, the shouting, the softness, the pride.
Because behind every fierce fade or flawless curl…
there’s a story with layers.