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Don't study videography; there's no money in that, sisi."

Palesa really should have listened to her family. Instead, she's twenty-something, drowning in London rent debt, and facing imminent eviction. With her options narrowed down to moving back into her childhood bedroom in South Africa or selling her soul to the YouTube algorithm, she reluctantly chooses the latter.

Enter the Beta Squad: a group of grown men making a fortune off chaotic pranks and internet clout. It's supposed to be a purely professional, temporary gig to keep a roof over her head. But a disastrously chaotic first day on set throws her directly into the orbit of James, the team's surprisingly charming, slightly nerdy editor.

Between late-night Instagram stalking, terrible "professional" emails, and an accidental introduction neither of them will forget anytime soon, Palesa is trying very hard to keep her distance. She's not looking for love-especially not with a coworker, and especially not while carrying baggage from her past. But as the group chats light up and the early morning call times roll in, keeping things strictly professional is about to get a lot harder than filming a mukbang.