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A Christmas Surprise

Release Date:  12/5/20; BET & BET Her
Genre:  Comedy/Holiday
Rating:  NR
Director:  Terri J. Vaughn
Studio(s):  BET
Running Time:  Unknown

Cast:  Wendy Raquel Robinson, Keesha Sharp, Will Blagrove, Katelynn Bennett, Mustapha Slack.

Story:  A self-made businesswoman gets a Christmas surprise when her daughter returns from college with big news – she’s engaged! Now the holiday is thrown into chaos as she deals with her less-than-impressive and soon-to-be son-in law, his overbearing mother, and an impending wedding.  Source(s):  Shadow & Act; urbanbridgez.com.

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Open

Release Date:  3/14/20; BET & BET Her
Genre:  Drama/Romance
Rating:  NR
Director(s):  Cas Sigers-Beedles
Studio(s):  Nina Holiday Entertainment
Running Time:   87 mins.

Cast:  Essence Atkins (Wren), Keith Robinson (Cameron), Matt Cedeño (Mars), Kerri J. Baldwin (Tea Cup), Franceli Chapman (Viv), Imani Duckett (Luna), Marquita Goings (Courtney), Jason Graham (Ed), Chantal Maurice (Kendall), Roxzane T. Mims (Ruth), Margaret Morris (Paula), Ernestine J. Morrison (Zoey) and Jasmine Guy.

Story:  Open is a romantic drama that showcases the alternative perspective of open relationships.  As a child of divorce and a woman noticing the infidelities in the world, main character Wren (Essence Atkins) decides to ask her husband Cameron (Keith Robinson) for an open marriage, after eight years, to avoid the pain of him cheating behind her back. Navigating the struggles of her bakery business, social life and marriage, Wren finally thinks she has it all figured out until she reconnects with a childhood friend.  Looking through the lens of polygamy, Open teaches viewers the full scope of these oftentimes taboo relationships.   Source:  IMDB; Blackfilm.

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Carl Weber’s Influence

Release Date:  2/20/20; BET+
Genre:   Drama/Thriller
Rating:   NR
Director:  Trey Haley
Studio(s):   Influence Productions, Tri Destined Studios, Urban Books Media, BET Films
Running Time:  Unknown
Cast:   Roger Gueneveur Smith, Deborah Cox, Kellita Smith, Columbus Short, Nadine Ellis, Gary Dourdan, Anthony Hamilton, Drew Sidora, Bebe Drake, Broderick Hunter, Todd Anthony.

Story:   Best selling author, Carl Weber introduces us to the Hudsons, a family of African-American lawyers lead by famed attorney Bradley Hudson. Bradley is the Johnnie Cochran of our time; and along with his son Lamont, daughter Desiree and new wife Carla, the Hudsons make up some of the best legal minds in the country. They are going to need it to defend Grammy award winning singer Savannah against the murder charges of killing her celebrity husband Kyle Kirby.  Source:  Blackfilm.com.

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Sacrifice

Release Date:   12/19/19; BET+
Genre:   Thriller
Rating:   NR
Director:  Chris Stokes
Studio(s):   Footage Films
Running Time:   Unknown

Cast:  Paula Patton, Erica Ash, Juan Antonio, V. Bozeman, Altonio Jackson, Nelson Bonilla, Michael Toland, James Trevena Brown, Liliana Montenegro, Marques Houston.

Details:  On 9/28/20 BET announced that legal thriller Sacrifice starring Paula Patton has been picked up to series. The movie launched on BET+ in December 2019 and was the first original film on the streaming service. Sacrifice takes place in Los Angeles following Daniella Hernandez, a highly sought-after entertainment lawyer, as she navigates the nefarious lives of her rich and famous clients. Patton will resume her role in the 10-episode series, accompanied by returning cast members Marques Houston, James Trevena Brown, Veronika Bozeman, Altonio Jackson, Liliana Montenegro, Michael Toland, and Nelson Bonilla.

The series will delve deeper into Daniella’s complicated personal life. She is a recovering alcoholic who compensates for her suppressed addiction with men and the adrenaline of defending the worst in the entertainment world against an over-zealous D.A. sworn to bring them all to justice.  Daniella’s unimpeachable clients need her help, wisdom and resourcefulness – as do all the corrupt ones.  She is the classic conundrum of doing good for bad reasons and doing bad for good reasons.  Maybe it’s luck, maybe it’s skill, maybe it’s because she’s beautiful, but Daniella gets away with it… so far.  Source:  BET.com.

Story:   Sacrifice is a legal thriller which stars Paula Patton as Daniella Hernandez, a highly sought after entertainment lawyer and tracks her as she navigates the nefarious lives of her rich and famous clients. Daniella has a reputation that proves problematic to LA Law enforcement, forcing her to be at odds with her sorority sister turned nemesis District Attorney Beverly Rucker (Erica Ash). In an attempt to protect her often unscrupulous clients, Daniella enlists the services of her resourceful assistant and a young ex-hacker and tech genius.

The cast also includes Juan Antonio as hip hop artist and mogul Dominiq Mayfield aka Big Dom; V. Bozeman as Tamika Bland, Daniella’s loyal and resourceful assistant; Altonio Jackson as ex-hacker Steven Somwon; Nelson Bonilla as Miguel, Daniella’s trusted driver; Michael Toland as Arnold Lang, the founding partner of Daniella’s firm; James Trevena Brown as Joshua Lang, Arnold Lang’s son; Liliana Montenegro as Gabriella Hernandez, Daniella’s Spanish-speaking aunt; Marques Houston as Jason Pratt a young Assistant District Attorney; and Josué Ramon Gutierrez, a client of Daniella’s and Dom’s biggest hip hop rival.

Sacrifice will be a two-hour movie and double as a backdoor pilot.  Source(s):  Black Film; The Hollywood Reporter.

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American Soul

Premier Date:  2/5/2019
Genre:  Drama/Biography
Rating:  NR
Studio(s):  Jesse Collins Entertainment, Black Entertainment Television (BET)

Cast:  Sinqua Walls as Don Cornelius, Jason Dirden as Gerald Aims, Iantha Richardson as Tessa Lauren, Christopher Jefferson as Julius “JT” Tucker, Katlyn Nichol as Simon Clarke, Jelani Winston as Kendall Clarke, Kelly Price as Brianne Clarke, Kelly Rowland as Gladys Knight, Shannon Kane as Ilsa Dejarnette, Perri Camper as Delores Cornelius.

Details:   The “hippest trip in America” is returning to the small screen with a 10-episode scripted new drama series American Soul for BET, inspired by the life and times of Soul Train creator and host, Don Cornelius.  Set in the 1970s, the show captures the behind the scenes of the iconic music-dance show that aired from 1970 to 2006 and chronicles the cast, crew and Cornelius’s rise in Hollywood.  It also depicts the fictional trio Encore and the young singers and dancers looking to break into the music industry via Soul Train.  Source:  udiscovermusic.com.

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Running Out Of Time

Release Date:  11/17/2018 – BET;
11/19/18 – Digital & VOD
Genre:  Thriller
Rating:  NR
Director:  Chris Stokes
Studio(s):   Footage Films
Running Time:  Unknown
Cast:  Tasha Smith, RonReaco Lee, Telma Hopkins

Story:  Brenda Harper (Tasha Smith) recently suffered the loss of her husband from a sudden death. Newly widowed, taking care of her teenage daughter and ailing mother (Telma Hopkins), Brenda is the sole beneficiary of her husband’s assets, which include millions of dollars, property, and most importantly, a secret file that she has yet to discover.  Brenda finds out from her husband’s closest friend, Cain (RonReaco Lee) that the file is hidden inside their home, so they think, when they are all taken hostage at Brenda’s Summer home by two masked men, who are now threatening to kill them all if they don’t turn over the file. Having no answers, Brenda, her daughter, mother and Cain are tied up and held hostage until the masked men get what they want.  With time running out, Brenda has to do whatever she can to ensure her family’s survival.  The film was co-written by Marques Houston.  Source:  Black Film.

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