Dreamcrusher

Dreamcrusher is an innovative interactive murder mystery series created, written, and directed by Gavin Michael Booth. It serves as the debut season of Reward, an ambitious interactive franchise on the free streaming platform Reveel. The seven-episode series follows the investigation into the death of rising pop star Gwyn Thompson (Brittany Charlotte Smith), found dead on the morning that should have marked her rise to superstardom. Detectives retrace her steps from a celebratory concert in her hometown the previous evening, with one real-world viewer standing to win a $100,000 prize by solving the murder. What sets Dreamcrusher apart from traditional mystery shows is its immersive interactive layer: clues to the killer's identity are embedded within each episode and extended online through puzzles, blogs, social media posts, and even phone numbers that viewers can actually call, transforming the series into a fully participatory detective hunt. The cast includes Jennifer Mika and Mary Pursell alongside Smith. Production filmed across three locations: Los Angeles, Worcester, Massachusetts, and Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The series premiered on Reveel on March 28, 2025, with secrets revealed one episode at a time. Variety highlighted the project as a novel approach to mystery storytelling, calling it a real-life hunt for clues that blurs the line between fiction and audience participation.