Tag: Made-for-TV

Media

mediaRelease Date:  2/25/17; TV One
Genre:  Drama
Running Time:  Unknown
Director:  Craig Ross, Jr.
Studio:   TV One

Cast:   Penny Johnson Jerald (Jackie Jones), Brian White (Michael Jones), Gary Dourdan (Jabbar Randolph), Stephen Bishop (Will Randolph), Chrystee Pharris (Crystal Jones), Blue Kimble (Anthony Jones), Pooch Hall (Clay), Denise Boutte.

Story:   Media is a backdoor pilot to a potential series that will explore the drama and secrets behind a powerful family dynasty.  The TV movie is described as a riveting story of a wealthy family battling the competitive challenges of keeping their status and position in the communications industry. Passion, intrigue and murder become a lethal recipe for powerful matriarch Jackie Jones and her children. Jackie is the founder of Jones Universal Media Properties, aka JUMP, the world’s premier urban media conglomerate. A family tragedy forces her son, prominent lead city attorney and prosecutor Michael Jones, to abandon his political aspirations and take over the company just as a ruthless rival challenges JUMP’s longtime domination of a lucrative industry. Michael is confronted by sins of the past, and the dangers of the present when Jabbar Randolph, CEO of JUMP’s biggest competitor, is released from prison. Grabbing back the reigns from his brother, Will, Jabbar embarks on a mission of revenge, betrayal and corporate intrigue.  Source:  Deadline, Shadow and Act.

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Surviving Compton:  Dre, Suge & Miche’le

michele-biopic-stillRelease Date:  10/15/16; Lifetime
Genre:  Drama/Biography
Rating:  NR
Director:  Janice Cooke
Studio(s):   Sony Pictures Television and Thinkfactory Media.
Cast:  Rhyon Nicole Brown (Michel’le), Curtis Hamilton (Dre), Jamie Kennedy (Jerry Heller), R. Marcos Taylor (Suge Knight).

surviving-compton-stillStory:  The blockbuster film Straight Outta Compton mesmerized music fans with its vivid look behind the scenes of the pioneering hip hop collective N.W.A.  Now get ready to hear a shocking new side of their story.  Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel’le, tells the tale of Michel’le Toussaint, who rose to fame in the early days of rap as the so-called “First Lady of Ruthless Records.”  Surrounded by industry titans like Eazy-Z, Tupac Shakur, and obviously Suge Knight and Dr. Dre, she achieved major chart success – only to have it tarnished by betrayal and corrupt business dealings.  Her romantic relationship with Dre lasted for nearly a decade, during which time she veered further into a world ruled by substance abuse and crime. A blossoming affair with Knight, Dre’s friend and business partner, would offer temporary salvation, but ultimately complicate all of their lives.  Source(s):  People; Billboard.

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Ringside

RingsideRelease Date:  9/4/16; TVOne
Genre:  Drama
Rating:  NR
Director:  Russ Parr
Studio:   Swirl Films
Cast:  Allen Maldonado (Spencer), Tequan Richmond (TC), Tyler Lepley (Jaxon), Sevyn Streeter (Selita), Raney Branch (Indera), Kwame Patterson (Fee), Jackie Long (Payton).

Story:  The biggest fight in boxing history will take place May 5 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Spencer ‘Timber’ Collier defends his title against the undefeated Jaxon Holley.  “Boxing 365,” the popular documentary series, chronicles the events leading up to the big fight. Jaxon, a college educated boxer, deals with the issue of being his brother and his sister’s keeper.

Jaxon’s record label is in the red due in part to the fact that his only artist is his very untalented little brother, TC.  In addition to the backstabbing seedy world of the boxing and recording business, Jaxon’s baby sister, Selita, a young, naive woman gets involved with his top heartbreaking producer.

Considering all the distractions of the world of gambling, groupies and drugs, Jaxon falls in love with a freelance photographer, Indera, who may not be who she claims to be. Oddsmakers don’t give Jaxon much of a chance against the much bigger steroid abuser, Spencer Collier.  Jaxon Holley eventually figures out that fighting in front of millions is less stressful than all the drama that leads up to the big fight.  Source(s):  TVOne; IMDB.

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Bad Dad Rehab

Bad Dad RehabRelease Date:  7/3/16; TV One (2015)
Genre:  Drama/Comedy
Rating:  NR
Director:  Carl Seaton
Cast:  Malik Yoba (Mr. Leon), Richard Ri’Chard (Tristan), Wesley Jonathan (Shawn), Pierre (Rick Gonzalez), Rob Riley (Jared).
Story:  Bad Dad Rehab is about four men who are fathers to their children, but not dads. Shawn (Wesley Jonathan) wants to see his kids, but his vengeful ex-wife wants the back child support he owes first. Tristan (Robert R’ichard) would rather pay out of pocket for a pair of designer sneakers than a fraction of that for his child’s winter coat. Jared (Rob Riley) is a single guy who prefers to pay child support instead of pay attention to his teenage daughter. And rounding out the crew is Pierre (Rick Gonzalez) who just doesn’t give a damn about his son – period. After turbulence with their respective baby mamas and ex-wives force them to take definitive action, the guys sign up for Deadbeat Dad Rehab to help them get their act together. Through all the hilarity, hijinks, drama and soul-searching, the guys discover that fatherhood is less about making babies, and more about becoming men. Source: TV One.

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The Secret She Kept

The Secret She KeptRelease Date:  7/10/16; TV One
Genre:  Drama
Rating:  Unrated
Director:  Alton Glass
Studio:   Swirl Films

Cast:  Kyla Pratt (Tia), Gavin Houston (Lance), Kellita Smith (Virginia), Vanessa Williams (Beverly)

Story:  A beautiful, high-powered attorney, Tia Jiles, has just married the man of her dreams, successful magazine executive Lance Kingston and is on the brink of launching a major political campaign when a pattern of erratic behavior uncovers her secret: she suffers from mental illness.  Source:  TV One.

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All The Way

All The WayRelease Date:  5/21/16; HBO
Genre:   Drama/Biography
Rating:  NR
Director:  Jay Roach
Studio(s):   Amblin Entertainment, HBO Films, Moon Shot Entertainment, Tale Told Productions

Cast:  Anthony Mackie (Martin Luther King, Jr.), Bryan Cranston (Lyndon B. Johnson), Bradley Whitford (Hubert Humphrey), Stephen Root (J. Edgar Hoover), Frank Langella (Senator Richard Russell), Melissa Leo (Lady Bird Johnson), Joe Morton (Roy Wilkins) Ethan Phillips (Joe Alsop), Toby Huss (Governor Johnson), Aisha Hinds (Fannie Lou Hamer), Mo McRae (Stokely Carmichael).

Story:   All The Way offers a riveting behind-the scenes look at President Lyndon B. Johnson’s tumultuous first year in office after the assassination of John F. Kennedy.  Staking his presidency on what would be an historic unprecedented Civil Rights Act, Johnson finds himself caught between the moral imperative of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the expectations of the southern Democratic Party leaders who brought Johnson to power. As King battles to press Johnson while controlling more radical elements of the Civil Rights Movement, Johnson navigates the bill through Congress, winning a landslide victory against Barry Goldwater, but causing the South to defect from the Democratic Party.  Source:  HBO.

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