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Look is a television series written and directed by Adam Rifkin that is told exclusively through the eyes of security, surveillance and handheld cameras. The show states that there are over 30 million surveillance cameras in the US alone, capturing billions of hours of footage per week. Look examines its characters in moments where they often think they're alone but are actually being recorded. The ensemble cast includes Sharon Hinnendael, Richard Speight, Jr., Marcus Giamatti and Giuseppe Andrews.

Many of the characters initially have no clear relation to one another, though each episode shares an arc regarding a mysterious homeless man. As the episodes continue, his story is revealed as the other characters interact or connect in various ways. Some characters are actually related to each other while others have common acquaintances or end up in the same location. Each character has a secret side that is hidden from others, from the taxi-driving rapist to the lawyer with a drug-addicted wife.

Each character also has specific goals that drive behavior. Two teenage mall rats obsess over the same man and eventually come into conflict with each other over him. A store cashier dreams of a music career. A television executive wants to fire an aging employee. The series explores how far each person is willing to go in pursuit of those goals, especially when no one appears to be watching. How a character acts in public on the show is often in stark contrast to what happens in private, which Look captures through its method of relying on candid cameras.

The series takes place in Los Angeles over the span of one week. By the time that week is over, some lives are destroyed, others are permanently altered and everyone is connected to one another in some way. Look used its voyeuristic storytelling approach to resemble a reality television show when all the events, characters and interactions are actually scripted.