Starz’s P-Valley has set Nicholas G. Sims, De’Adre Aziza, Brandon J. Dirden, Moritz J. Williams, Chaz Hodges, Bella Blaq and Jay Jones as new recurring cast for Season 3. Production kicked off recently in Atlanta.
Sims joins in the recurring role of “Calvin,” a passionate member of the Chief-Fi-Chiefs, Chucalissa’s oldest gang. Aziza will play Red, the first lady of the Hurt Village Hustlas. Dirden will play “Detective Sykes,” a dogged officer investigating the recent uptick in crime in Chucalissa. Williams will play “Chance,” the new Sweeper who’s got the Pynk in a tizzy!
Hodges will play “Sage,” a quirky employee of Roulette (Gail Bean) who marches to the beat of her own drummer. Rapper Bella Blaq will play “Elaine,” a brash and bold employee of Roulette. Jones returns as “Prince,” the hot-headed leader of the Hurt Village Hustlas, the younger and rowdier of Chucalissa’s two preeminent gangs.
Sims joins in the recurring role of “Calvin,” a passionate member of the Chief-Fi-Chiefs, Chucalissa’s oldest gang. Aziza will play Red, the first lady of the Hurt Village Hustlas. Dirden will play “Detective Sykes,” a dogged officer investigating the recent uptick in crime in Chucalissa. Williams will play “Chance,” the new Sweeper who’s got the Pynk in a tizzy!
Hodges will play “Sage,” a quirky employee of Roulette (Gail Bean) who marches to the beat of her own drummer. Rapper Bella Blaq will play “Elaine,” a brash and bold employee of Roulette. Jones returns as “Prince,” the hot-headed leader of the Hurt Village Hustlas, the younger and rowdier of Chucalissa’s two preeminent gangs.
- 5/20/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
The celebrated Starz drama series P-Valley has announced exciting changes for its upcoming third season. Gail Bean, who plays Roulette, Bertram Williams Jr., known as Woddy, and Thomas Q. Jones, portraying Mane, have transitioned to regular roles. Mea Wilkerson also joins the main cast as Haiku, an enigmatic new dancer who thrives on chaotic decisions and finds solace in the tumultuous energy that makes her feel alive. The hit drama series is based on Katori Hall’s play, “Pussy Valley,” and continues to unravel the vibrant yet gritty chronicles inside The Pynk, a strip club nestled in the fictional town of
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- 5/19/2024
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
Starz has revealed the premiere date and the first photos for the new docuseries Down in the Valley, hosted by the dynamic and iconic Nicco Annan (P-Valley). These photos offer just a glimpse into the captivating stories Annan explores with our sizzling Southern warriors.
Additionally, Starz has also released an enticing teaser trailer unveiling the power of resilience and the inspirational beauty of the human spirit as they confront brutal realities head-on.
For six 30-minute episodes, the audience will dive into the fascinating duality of the Deep South from a kaleidoscopic marginalized lens starting on Friday, July 5, at midnight Et on the Starz app. On linear, it will debut on Starz at 9:00 p.m. Et/Pt in the U.S. and 10:00 p.m. Et in Canada.
Down in the Valley will pull back the curtain on the surprising but always intriguing people and places that make the Deep...
Additionally, Starz has also released an enticing teaser trailer unveiling the power of resilience and the inspirational beauty of the human spirit as they confront brutal realities head-on.
For six 30-minute episodes, the audience will dive into the fascinating duality of the Deep South from a kaleidoscopic marginalized lens starting on Friday, July 5, at midnight Et on the Starz app. On linear, it will debut on Starz at 9:00 p.m. Et/Pt in the U.S. and 10:00 p.m. Et in Canada.
Down in the Valley will pull back the curtain on the surprising but always intriguing people and places that make the Deep...
- 5/10/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
P-Valley is inching closer to its return to Starz.
Production on season three of the stripper drama from creator-showrunner Katori Hall has begun production in Atlanta and has promoted three actors to series regular, while also recruiting Mea Wilkerson to join the cast.
Gail Bean (Roulette), Bertram Williams Jr. (Woddy) and Thomas Q. Jones (Mane) have been promoted to series regulars for the third season of the Lionsgate TV-produced show. Wilkerson will also be a series regular, playing the role of Haiku, a new dancer at The Pynk who thrives on chaos and finds solace in the messy choices that ignite her spirit.
Bean joined P-Valley as a recurring character in season two, playing a dancer at The Pynk. Williams has played Woddy, Lil Murda’s (J. Alphonse Nicholson) manager. Jones has recurred as Mane, the leader of the Chief-Fi-Chief gang featured in the series.
Wilkerson is fresh off the Broadway tour of Hairspray.
Production on season three of the stripper drama from creator-showrunner Katori Hall has begun production in Atlanta and has promoted three actors to series regular, while also recruiting Mea Wilkerson to join the cast.
Gail Bean (Roulette), Bertram Williams Jr. (Woddy) and Thomas Q. Jones (Mane) have been promoted to series regulars for the third season of the Lionsgate TV-produced show. Wilkerson will also be a series regular, playing the role of Haiku, a new dancer at The Pynk who thrives on chaos and finds solace in the messy choices that ignite her spirit.
Bean joined P-Valley as a recurring character in season two, playing a dancer at The Pynk. Williams has played Woddy, Lil Murda’s (J. Alphonse Nicholson) manager. Jones has recurred as Mane, the leader of the Chief-Fi-Chief gang featured in the series.
Wilkerson is fresh off the Broadway tour of Hairspray.
- 5/8/2024
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The hit Starz drama series P-Valley has upped Gail Bean (Snowfall), Bertram Williams Jr and Thomas Q. Jones to series regulars while also adding Mea Wilkerson to its main cast for Season 3. Production kicked off recently in Atlanta.
Bean will continue to play Roulette, a new dancer at The Pynk; Williams Jr will continue to play Woddy, Lil Murda’s manager; and Jones will continue to play Mane, the leader of Chief-Fi-Chief gang. Also in a series regular role, Wilkerson will portray “Haiku,” an enigmatic new dancer who thrives on chaos, finding solace in the messy choices that ignite her spirit and remind her what it means to truly feel alive.
From creator, showrunner and executive producer Katori Hall, P-Valley is an hourlong drama that tells the story of the little-strip-club-that-could and the big characters who come through its doors – the hopeful, the lost, the broken, the ballers, the beautiful and the damned.
Bean will continue to play Roulette, a new dancer at The Pynk; Williams Jr will continue to play Woddy, Lil Murda’s manager; and Jones will continue to play Mane, the leader of Chief-Fi-Chief gang. Also in a series regular role, Wilkerson will portray “Haiku,” an enigmatic new dancer who thrives on chaos, finding solace in the messy choices that ignite her spirit and remind her what it means to truly feel alive.
From creator, showrunner and executive producer Katori Hall, P-Valley is an hourlong drama that tells the story of the little-strip-club-that-could and the big characters who come through its doors – the hopeful, the lost, the broken, the ballers, the beautiful and the damned.
- 5/8/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
It has been a Mississippi minute since viewers of the Katori Hill-created P-Valley have enjoyed the Starz drama gracing their TV screens on a Sunday night at 10.
With the show's last episode of P-Valley Season 2 airing on August 14, 2022, its absence has left a big hole in the hearts of committed viewers.
P-Valley's time away from the silver screen is thanks to a lawsuit claiming that P-Valley's premise was taken from another creative in the industry, in addition to the WGA and SAG strikes.
Since so much time has passed, a refresher on how Season 2 ended is a great way to gear up for the Season 3 shenanigans of the workers and regulars at The Pynk -- a strip and dance club in the Mississippi delta.
We've got everything you need to know right below.
How Did P-Valley Season 2 End?
Season 2 ended with few loose ends and new beginnings for many.
With the show's last episode of P-Valley Season 2 airing on August 14, 2022, its absence has left a big hole in the hearts of committed viewers.
P-Valley's time away from the silver screen is thanks to a lawsuit claiming that P-Valley's premise was taken from another creative in the industry, in addition to the WGA and SAG strikes.
Since so much time has passed, a refresher on how Season 2 ended is a great way to gear up for the Season 3 shenanigans of the workers and regulars at The Pynk -- a strip and dance club in the Mississippi delta.
We've got everything you need to know right below.
How Did P-Valley Season 2 End?
Season 2 ended with few loose ends and new beginnings for many.
- 3/12/2024
- by Peneliope Richards
- TVfanatic
Starz is heading down south with Uncle Clifford.
The Lionsgate-backed premium cable network has ordered Down in the Valley, a half-hour docuseries exploring the Deep South with P-Valley star Nicco Annan set to host. The six-episode series will launch at a date to be determined this year and explore the people, music, culture and stories of the South, per Starz, as the show will feature everything from strip clubs to sex workshops, rap performances and ancient hoodoo rituals.
The order for Down in the Valley arrives as P-Valley — from creator Katori Hall — has been off the air for nearly two years. Sources say production on P-Valley is expected to resume later this year, though the show is not expected to air in 2024.
“P-Valley has authentically captured Southern Black culture in our fictional world of Chuccalisa and piqued the curiosity of our Pynk Posse to learn more,” said Kathryn Busby,...
The Lionsgate-backed premium cable network has ordered Down in the Valley, a half-hour docuseries exploring the Deep South with P-Valley star Nicco Annan set to host. The six-episode series will launch at a date to be determined this year and explore the people, music, culture and stories of the South, per Starz, as the show will feature everything from strip clubs to sex workshops, rap performances and ancient hoodoo rituals.
The order for Down in the Valley arrives as P-Valley — from creator Katori Hall — has been off the air for nearly two years. Sources say production on P-Valley is expected to resume later this year, though the show is not expected to air in 2024.
“P-Valley has authentically captured Southern Black culture in our fictional world of Chuccalisa and piqued the curiosity of our Pynk Posse to learn more,” said Kathryn Busby,...
- 3/8/2024
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Starz has greenlit Down in the Valley, a documentary series inspired by the hit series P-Valley from executive producers Katori Hall and Nicco Annan. Hall is the creator of P-Valley and Annan has starred as Uncle Clifford since the show’s inception. The project will debut later this year.
Hosted by Annan, the six-half-hour episode series will take viewers on a tantalizing tour of the Deep South, unveiling a complex South that is equal parts poignant, joyful and magical, Starz said in a release. Additionally, Annan is set to be “immersed in the people, sensuality, music, culture and stories of the South. From strip clubs to sex workshops, rap performances, and ancient hoodoo rituals, Annan, as well as the audience, will experience it all.”
Down in the Valley will “pull back the curtain on the surprising but always intriguing people and places that make the Deep South a place where...
Hosted by Annan, the six-half-hour episode series will take viewers on a tantalizing tour of the Deep South, unveiling a complex South that is equal parts poignant, joyful and magical, Starz said in a release. Additionally, Annan is set to be “immersed in the people, sensuality, music, culture and stories of the South. From strip clubs to sex workshops, rap performances, and ancient hoodoo rituals, Annan, as well as the audience, will experience it all.”
Down in the Valley will “pull back the curtain on the surprising but always intriguing people and places that make the Deep South a place where...
- 3/8/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
It has been a Mississippi minute since viewers of the Katori Hill-created P-Valley have enjoyed the Starz drama gracing their TV screens on a Sunday night at 10.
With the show's last episode of P-Valley Season 2 airing on August 14, 2022, its absence has left a big hole in the hearts of committed viewers.
P-Valley's time away from the silver screen is thanks to a lawsuit claiming that P-Valley's premise was taken from another creative in the industry, in addition to the WGA and SAG strikes.
Since so much time has passed, a refresher on how Season 2 ended is a great way to gear up for the Season 3 shenanigans of the workers and regulars at The Pynk -- a strip and dance club in the Mississippi delta.
We've got everything you need to know right below.
How Did P-Valley Season 2 End?
Season 2 ended with few loose ends and new beginnings for many.
With the show's last episode of P-Valley Season 2 airing on August 14, 2022, its absence has left a big hole in the hearts of committed viewers.
P-Valley's time away from the silver screen is thanks to a lawsuit claiming that P-Valley's premise was taken from another creative in the industry, in addition to the WGA and SAG strikes.
Since so much time has passed, a refresher on how Season 2 ended is a great way to gear up for the Season 3 shenanigans of the workers and regulars at The Pynk -- a strip and dance club in the Mississippi delta.
We've got everything you need to know right below.
How Did P-Valley Season 2 End?
Season 2 ended with few loose ends and new beginnings for many.
- 3/6/2024
- by Peneliope Richards
- TVfanatic
Despite there being far too many firsts still left to achieve, Black creators have indelibly left their mark on the television landscape for decades.
Just think of names like Shonda Rhimes (“Grey’s Anatomy”), Lee Daniels (“Empire”), and Quinta Brunson (“Abbott Elementary”), whose series went on to become credited for reviving network television, or writers like Issa Rae (“Insecure”), Donald Glover (“Atlanta”), and Lena Waithe (“The Chi”), who have been able to build their own sort of TV empire with the shows they have written and/or produced.
Even networks like BET, Starz, and MTV still run off of the creative ingenuity of executive producers like Tyler Perry (“Sistas”), Courtney A. Kemp (“Power”), Mona Scott-Young (“Love and Hip Hop”), and even RuPaul (“RuPaul’s Drag Race”).
Often when retelling the story of Black representation on television, there is first acknowledgment of how the writers rooms initially were not reflective of what their casts looked like.
Just think of names like Shonda Rhimes (“Grey’s Anatomy”), Lee Daniels (“Empire”), and Quinta Brunson (“Abbott Elementary”), whose series went on to become credited for reviving network television, or writers like Issa Rae (“Insecure”), Donald Glover (“Atlanta”), and Lena Waithe (“The Chi”), who have been able to build their own sort of TV empire with the shows they have written and/or produced.
Even networks like BET, Starz, and MTV still run off of the creative ingenuity of executive producers like Tyler Perry (“Sistas”), Courtney A. Kemp (“Power”), Mona Scott-Young (“Love and Hip Hop”), and even RuPaul (“RuPaul’s Drag Race”).
Often when retelling the story of Black representation on television, there is first acknowledgment of how the writers rooms initially were not reflective of what their casts looked like.
- 2/28/2024
- by Marcus Jones and Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
Exclusive: After starring opposite Jamie Foxx in Maggie Betts’ acclaimed legal drama The Burial, currently streaming on Prime Video, Amanda Warren has been tapped for the biggest new role in the second season of Netflix’s smash hit series The Night Agent, from creator Shawn Ryan and Sony Pictures Television.
The actress joins returning cast that includes Gabriel Basso and Luciane Buchanan.
Now ranking sixth on Netflix’s Most Popular TV chart, The Night Agent amassed 168.7M hours viewed in its first few days on the streamer in March, within a week being set up for Season 2, in one of the streamer’s fastest renewals to date.
Based on Matthew Quirk’s same-name Nyt bestseller of 2019, the show sees the FBI’s Peter Sutherland (Basso) manning a phone in the basement of the White House that never rings — until the night that it does, propelling him into a fast moving...
The actress joins returning cast that includes Gabriel Basso and Luciane Buchanan.
Now ranking sixth on Netflix’s Most Popular TV chart, The Night Agent amassed 168.7M hours viewed in its first few days on the streamer in March, within a week being set up for Season 2, in one of the streamer’s fastest renewals to date.
Based on Matthew Quirk’s same-name Nyt bestseller of 2019, the show sees the FBI’s Peter Sutherland (Basso) manning a phone in the basement of the White House that never rings — until the night that it does, propelling him into a fast moving...
- 12/8/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
P-Valley Season 2's finale left fans with several exciting questions that Season 3 is poised to resolve.
Created by Katori Hall, P-Valley is a series from Starz that premiered on July 12, 2020, revolving around employees of a strip club in the Mississippi Delta who navigate the ups and downs in their lives.
When Is P-Valley Season 3 Releasing? Read full article on The Direct.
Created by Katori Hall, P-Valley is a series from Starz that premiered on July 12, 2020, revolving around employees of a strip club in the Mississippi Delta who navigate the ups and downs in their lives.
When Is P-Valley Season 3 Releasing? Read full article on The Direct.
- 12/6/2023
- by Aeron Mer Eclarinal
- The Direct
The intent of THR‘s annual list of the 50 Most Powerful Showrunners is to provide an accurate state of the TV union — a rundown of the writer-producers selling in an increasingly fraught media climate, making culturally relevant and awards-friendly shows and serving the masses at a time when consensus entertainment has all but vanished. It’s also a great opportunity to pick some brains.
Those showrunners who made the 2023 list were polled on a variety of subjects. If Suits can become a streaming hit years after ending, what other shows deserve a similar fate? What IP are they dying to get their hands on? What’s already a pressing issue for the next WGA contract negotiation with the studios? And if they found themselves with a burner social media account, what would they do with it?
Here are some of the best answers to those and more questions.
If I...
Those showrunners who made the 2023 list were polled on a variety of subjects. If Suits can become a streaming hit years after ending, what other shows deserve a similar fate? What IP are they dying to get their hands on? What’s already a pressing issue for the next WGA contract negotiation with the studios? And if they found themselves with a burner social media account, what would they do with it?
Here are some of the best answers to those and more questions.
If I...
- 11/30/2023
- by Mikey O'Connell
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Celebrities descended on Washington, D.C., for a mental health roundtable with the White House Office of Public Engagement and Domestic Policy Council.
Mädchen Amick, Kal Penn and Katori Hall were just a few of the Hollywood stars who attended the conversation about how to further include accurate mental health storylines in film and television series. The roundtable was a part of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ ongoing work to address the nationwide mental health crisis.
The entertainment figures and administration officials discussed the opportunities for proactive mental health storylines, according to the White House. They also spoke about the lessons they’ve learned from previous campaigns for positive representation of mental health in entertainment and how to tackle depictions of it sensitively.
Other celebrities who attended the roundtable include Tzi Ma, Freddie Highmore, Bianca Lawson, Lisa Ann Walter, David Shore, Millicent Shelton, Shawn Ryan and Joely Fisher.
Mädchen Amick, Kal Penn and Katori Hall were just a few of the Hollywood stars who attended the conversation about how to further include accurate mental health storylines in film and television series. The roundtable was a part of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ ongoing work to address the nationwide mental health crisis.
The entertainment figures and administration officials discussed the opportunities for proactive mental health storylines, according to the White House. They also spoke about the lessons they’ve learned from previous campaigns for positive representation of mental health in entertainment and how to tackle depictions of it sensitively.
Other celebrities who attended the roundtable include Tzi Ma, Freddie Highmore, Bianca Lawson, Lisa Ann Walter, David Shore, Millicent Shelton, Shawn Ryan and Joely Fisher.
- 10/21/2023
- by Christy Piña
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lionsgate’s Pilgrim Media Group has signed an exclusive unscripted deal with Sean Perry’s production company 2500 Media, the company announced Thursday.
Under the agreement, 2500 Media, which focuses on unscripted series, documentaries and scripted projects, will immediately enter into Pilgrim Media Group’s development and production staff. The deal also covers a first look scripted component with Lionsgate Television.
“When I looked around at ways to super charge my new company 2500 Media and deliver high quality production at a reasonable cost, it was clear that locking arms with Lionsgate and Pilgrim was the best and fastest way to accomplish our goals,” Perry said in a statement. “When you see what Kevin Beggs, Sandra Stern and their team have accomplished across Lionsgate Television and my good friend Craig Piligian has built with Pilgrim, it was a no brainer to dive in fully with them.”
Perry, who serves as founder and CEO of 2500 Media,...
Under the agreement, 2500 Media, which focuses on unscripted series, documentaries and scripted projects, will immediately enter into Pilgrim Media Group’s development and production staff. The deal also covers a first look scripted component with Lionsgate Television.
“When I looked around at ways to super charge my new company 2500 Media and deliver high quality production at a reasonable cost, it was clear that locking arms with Lionsgate and Pilgrim was the best and fastest way to accomplish our goals,” Perry said in a statement. “When you see what Kevin Beggs, Sandra Stern and their team have accomplished across Lionsgate Television and my good friend Craig Piligian has built with Pilgrim, it was a no brainer to dive in fully with them.”
Perry, who serves as founder and CEO of 2500 Media,...
- 9/7/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
For many playwrights, film and television work has historically served as a supplement to their income from the theater world. But in recent years, writers say, studios have begun to poke holes in that safety net, leaving some stage scribes as frustrated and angry as their screenwriting colleagues.
“TV really seemed like a way to have more stability, to be able to just have a middle-class life doing the thing I love, get health insurance, support my family,” 72 miles to go … playwright Hilary Bettis said Wednesday outside Netflix’s Union Square offices in New York. “And now it feels like the rug is being pulled out from under us.”
Taco truck courtesy of Lin-Manuel Miranda at Playwrights Picket in NYC on Aug. 16.
Held as a themed Playwright Picket supported by the Writers Guild of America, the picket lines featured a free taco truck sent by Lin-Manuel Miranda and also saw members of the Dramatists Guild,...
“TV really seemed like a way to have more stability, to be able to just have a middle-class life doing the thing I love, get health insurance, support my family,” 72 miles to go … playwright Hilary Bettis said Wednesday outside Netflix’s Union Square offices in New York. “And now it feels like the rug is being pulled out from under us.”
Taco truck courtesy of Lin-Manuel Miranda at Playwrights Picket in NYC on Aug. 16.
Held as a themed Playwright Picket supported by the Writers Guild of America, the picket lines featured a free taco truck sent by Lin-Manuel Miranda and also saw members of the Dramatists Guild,...
- 8/16/2023
- by Caitlin Huston and Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The most recent edition of The Hollywood Reporter’s award-winning Roundtable series features top talent working in television today.
The discussions included such talent and Emmy contenders as Pedro Pascal and Kieran Culkin (Drama Actor Roundtable), Jennifer Coolidge and Dominique Fishback (Drama Actress), Tyler James Williams and Steven Yeun (Comedy Actor), Jenna Ortega and Elle Fanning (Comedy Actress), Lisa Vanderpump and Keke Palmer (Reality), Mark Mylod and Karyn Kusama (Director) and Tony Gilroy and Sharon Horgan (Showrunner).
Ahead of Wednesday’s Emmy nominations announcement, watch candid conversations with the aforementioned stars and more about everything from fighting stereotypes and myth of leaving your demons on set to awkward moments that made it to air and the problem of a public life.
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Comedy Actor Roundtable
Steven Yeun, John Mulaney, Jason Segel, Tyler James Williams and Mo Amer on when to embrace the anxiety hives, buy the BMW and push through that...
The discussions included such talent and Emmy contenders as Pedro Pascal and Kieran Culkin (Drama Actor Roundtable), Jennifer Coolidge and Dominique Fishback (Drama Actress), Tyler James Williams and Steven Yeun (Comedy Actor), Jenna Ortega and Elle Fanning (Comedy Actress), Lisa Vanderpump and Keke Palmer (Reality), Mark Mylod and Karyn Kusama (Director) and Tony Gilroy and Sharon Horgan (Showrunner).
Ahead of Wednesday’s Emmy nominations announcement, watch candid conversations with the aforementioned stars and more about everything from fighting stereotypes and myth of leaving your demons on set to awkward moments that made it to air and the problem of a public life.
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Comedy Actor Roundtable
Steven Yeun, John Mulaney, Jason Segel, Tyler James Williams and Mo Amer on when to embrace the anxiety hives, buy the BMW and push through that...
- 7/10/2023
- by Lacey Rose and Mikey O'Connell
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fremantle Banner Signs First-Look Deal With ‘August: Osage County’ Producer Patrick Daly’s Caledonia
Caledonia Productions, the banner of Patrick Daly, the theater and film director whose feature credits include August: Osage County, Una and Galveston, has signed a first-look deal with Passenger, headed by its founder Richard Brown (This England, True Detective, Catch-22).
The two-year deal with Passenger, which now sits within Fremantle’s Global Drama division, will see Daly and Brown collaborate on select existing Passenger and Caledonia film and television projects in addition to building a new slate of projects to co-produce. Fremantle will handle global distribution.
Both Passenger and Caledonia are based in New York and London.
“I have known and admired, Richard Brown and Fremantle’s Christian Vesper for many years, so when this partnership opportunity arose, it really was an easy decision to make,” said Daly, whose 15 years’ experience in producing theatre in the U.S. and U.K. has included productions of Lucy Kirkwood’s Chimerica, Katori Hall...
The two-year deal with Passenger, which now sits within Fremantle’s Global Drama division, will see Daly and Brown collaborate on select existing Passenger and Caledonia film and television projects in addition to building a new slate of projects to co-produce. Fremantle will handle global distribution.
Both Passenger and Caledonia are based in New York and London.
“I have known and admired, Richard Brown and Fremantle’s Christian Vesper for many years, so when this partnership opportunity arose, it really was an easy decision to make,” said Daly, whose 15 years’ experience in producing theatre in the U.S. and U.K. has included productions of Lucy Kirkwood’s Chimerica, Katori Hall...
- 6/26/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“P-Valley” star Nicco Annan was no stranger to Katori Hall’s play when signing on to star in the Starz TV series adaptation as Uncle Clifford, but he says the role in the show has allowed him to explore emotions and spaces that aren’t always afforded to Black men.
“Uncle Clifford can be so much to some and still so pure,” Annan told TheWrap’s Elijah Gil on The Impact Report. “I know that we don’t always have space where we can be vulnerable and be transparent, even on camera just as an actor to be able to be in this Black body, this chocolate body and be pensive.”
The role of a non-binary club owner has had a positive impact not only on those in the LGBTQ community but also those who perpetrate violence against LGBTQ people.
“The perpetrators, they have come to me,” he said. “For whatever reason,...
“Uncle Clifford can be so much to some and still so pure,” Annan told TheWrap’s Elijah Gil on The Impact Report. “I know that we don’t always have space where we can be vulnerable and be transparent, even on camera just as an actor to be able to be in this Black body, this chocolate body and be pensive.”
The role of a non-binary club owner has had a positive impact not only on those in the LGBTQ community but also those who perpetrate violence against LGBTQ people.
“The perpetrators, they have come to me,” he said. “For whatever reason,...
- 6/21/2023
- by Wrap Staff
- The Wrap
Even with the institution of gender neutral categories in the acting and supporting acting fields, everything old is new again as the Seventh Annual Black Reel Television Awards (BoltsTV) announced the list of this year’s nominees for recognition. Two names were still returning favorites to the nominations field which also included one record-breaking repeat performance and one surprising new entrant to challenge them all.
The Best Man: The Final Chapters secured its place in Black Reel Award history, with eighteen nominations, the most by any program ever in a single year. The Final Chapters, the ground-breaking mini-series that brought back all of the actors from the previous two movies, also ushered showrunner Malcolm D. Lee to three award nominations of his own for writing and directing in the series.
Perennial favorite, Donald Glover continued his recent dominance by leading the pack in personal nominations, receiving five this year. Glover...
The Best Man: The Final Chapters secured its place in Black Reel Award history, with eighteen nominations, the most by any program ever in a single year. The Final Chapters, the ground-breaking mini-series that brought back all of the actors from the previous two movies, also ushered showrunner Malcolm D. Lee to three award nominations of his own for writing and directing in the series.
Perennial favorite, Donald Glover continued his recent dominance by leading the pack in personal nominations, receiving five this year. Glover...
- 6/15/2023
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Katori Hall’s “P-Valley,” a show about the female dancers at The Pynk, a popular strip club in Mississippi, uses music to shine a spotlight on southern female rappers and artists.
In putting together the soundtrack for the series, music supervisors Sarah Bromberg and Stephanie Diaz-Matos turned to the show’s stars, J. Alphonse Nicholson and Loretta Devine, as well as Beyoncé and Megan Thee Stallion, to curate the anthems for Brandee Evans’ Mercedes, Elarica Johnson’s Autumn Night and Nicco Annan’s Uncle Clifford.
Here, Bromberg and Diaz-Matos break down how they landed Beyoncé and other needle drops for the show’s second season.
“Way Back” by Enchanting
Bromberg: “Way Back” by Enchanting started as “Dance Song 4,” a brief for an original song written by producer Ian Olympio and showrunner and music supervisor Katori Hall. Katori and Ian write these incredible briefs for our original music with extraordinary detail and background,...
In putting together the soundtrack for the series, music supervisors Sarah Bromberg and Stephanie Diaz-Matos turned to the show’s stars, J. Alphonse Nicholson and Loretta Devine, as well as Beyoncé and Megan Thee Stallion, to curate the anthems for Brandee Evans’ Mercedes, Elarica Johnson’s Autumn Night and Nicco Annan’s Uncle Clifford.
Here, Bromberg and Diaz-Matos break down how they landed Beyoncé and other needle drops for the show’s second season.
“Way Back” by Enchanting
Bromberg: “Way Back” by Enchanting started as “Dance Song 4,” a brief for an original song written by producer Ian Olympio and showrunner and music supervisor Katori Hall. Katori and Ian write these incredible briefs for our original music with extraordinary detail and background,...
- 6/15/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
For the six top writer-producers who gathered over Zoom in late April for THR‘s Showrunner Roundtable, the idea of a potential WGA strike was spoken of like an inevitability. And it was. With pens down since May 1, each participant has been out of work — including Tony Gilroy, who stepped away from season two of his pricey Star Wars series, Andor. But his deal to make that season, without a piece of the proverbial pie, is one of the reasons he supported a strike. “All I’ve ever wanted is to walk into the casino that I grew up in and bet on myself,” said Gilroy, to nods of agreement from Taffy Brodesser-Akner (Fleishman Is in Trouble), Ryan Condal (House of the Dragon), Katori Hall (P-Valley), Sharon Horgan (Bad Sisters) and Ashley Lyle (Yellowjackets) at mention of the disappearing ownership stake. “Because, right now, I’m either being wildly overpaid or wildly underpaid.
- 6/15/2023
- by Mikey O'Connell
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ever since premiering in July 2020 — in the heart of a pandemic that shuttered the very strip clubs it depicts — Starz’ “P-Valley” has been one of the most consistently subversive and provocative shows on television. The drama, which Katori Hall adapted from her play “Pussy Valley,” follows an ensemble of adult performers making ends meet at The Pynk strip club in the fictional town of Chucalissa, Mississippi. The series was notable for its three-dimensional portrayal of sex work — which was shaped by its all-female creative team — as well as its charming cast and endlessly fabulous costume design.
By the time Season 2 premiered, the series had built up a passionate fan base that was eager to see what their favorite diverse group of strippers was up to. At IndieWire’s Consider This Event in Los Angeles on Saturday, “P-Valley” stars Nicco Annan (Uncle Clifford), Brandee Evans (Mercedes), and J. Alphonse Nicholson (Lil Murda...
By the time Season 2 premiered, the series had built up a passionate fan base that was eager to see what their favorite diverse group of strippers was up to. At IndieWire’s Consider This Event in Los Angeles on Saturday, “P-Valley” stars Nicco Annan (Uncle Clifford), Brandee Evans (Mercedes), and J. Alphonse Nicholson (Lil Murda...
- 6/3/2023
- by Christian Blauvelt and Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
There’s no show quite like “P-Valley.” Starz’s Mississippi-set crime drama may have flown under the awards radar after its first season, but its blend of film noir tension and soap opera theatrics — all set in the world of a small-town strip club called “The Pynk” — is more than deserving of its flowers.
Series creator Katori Hall developed the show for television based on her less shyly-named play “Pussy Valley.” But that’s a tidbit easy to forget when watching. This is a story that feels skillfully designed for the medium of television, where the eclectic cast of characters have room to grow and bounce off one another across arcs and seasons. “P-Valley” isn’t recognized enough for having one of the most colorful and talented ensembles on television: a team which includes Nicco Annan as the non-binary club owner Uncle Clifford; Brandee Evans as veteran dancer Mercedes; Elarica Johnson...
Series creator Katori Hall developed the show for television based on her less shyly-named play “Pussy Valley.” But that’s a tidbit easy to forget when watching. This is a story that feels skillfully designed for the medium of television, where the eclectic cast of characters have room to grow and bounce off one another across arcs and seasons. “P-Valley” isn’t recognized enough for having one of the most colorful and talented ensembles on television: a team which includes Nicco Annan as the non-binary club owner Uncle Clifford; Brandee Evans as veteran dancer Mercedes; Elarica Johnson...
- 6/1/2023
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
During the early days of the 2007-08 writers strike, even after pens went down, many showrunners were still at work. They weren’t writing, but they were handling other aspects of production as cameras continued to roll on preexisting scripts. Eventually, they realized that showrunners might take themselves out of writing, but there’s no way to take writing out of showrunner duties.
“It’s obviously part of the storytelling process, because you need a showrunner to keep a sense of the overall story,” says one high-profile writer-producer. “Every decision you’re making, from a craft services
decision to a costume decision, is something only you can make because you’re putting it into a whole story. There’s no part of my job that isn’t storytelling.”
The studios disagree. As the current writers strike began, showrunners began receiving letters warning them that they must continue to provide services...
“It’s obviously part of the storytelling process, because you need a showrunner to keep a sense of the overall story,” says one high-profile writer-producer. “Every decision you’re making, from a craft services
decision to a costume decision, is something only you can make because you’re putting it into a whole story. There’s no part of my job that isn’t storytelling.”
The studios disagree. As the current writers strike began, showrunners began receiving letters warning them that they must continue to provide services...
- 5/27/2023
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
The Writers Guild of America 2023 strike is continuing to make a dent in upcoming Hollywood projects.
The strike began May 2, with multiple productions halting in solidarity with the demonstrations. The WGA strike took effect after six weeks of unsuccessful negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, representing the likes of Netflix, Disney, Apple, NBCUniversal, Warner Bros., Paramount, Amazon, and more. Writers are demanding better pay, residuals structures, and protection against AI as a replacement tool for their work, among other concerns.
While the strike has not yet affected some upcoming consecutive seasons of fan-favorite shows, “Saturday Night Live” and a handful of late-night talk shows including Jimmy Kimmel, “The Late Show,” and “The Tonight Show” have gone dark. Manhattan picketers have also protested outside filming on the latest season of “Billions,” though the long-running Showtime series has yet to come to a full stop.
Drew Barrymore exited...
The strike began May 2, with multiple productions halting in solidarity with the demonstrations. The WGA strike took effect after six weeks of unsuccessful negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, representing the likes of Netflix, Disney, Apple, NBCUniversal, Warner Bros., Paramount, Amazon, and more. Writers are demanding better pay, residuals structures, and protection against AI as a replacement tool for their work, among other concerns.
While the strike has not yet affected some upcoming consecutive seasons of fan-favorite shows, “Saturday Night Live” and a handful of late-night talk shows including Jimmy Kimmel, “The Late Show,” and “The Tonight Show” have gone dark. Manhattan picketers have also protested outside filming on the latest season of “Billions,” though the long-running Showtime series has yet to come to a full stop.
Drew Barrymore exited...
- 5/26/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
As the Emmy race begins to heat up, IndieWire’s annual Consider This event will return to Los Angeles on Saturday, June 3 to honor the best artists and craftspeople working in television in both above and below-the-line roles. This year will feature panelists from some of the most acclaimed shows including Showtime’s “Yellowjackets,” Netflix’s “Stranger Things” and “Beef,” Starz’ “P-Valley,” and “Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies” from Paramount+. The shows will take center stage via panel discussions moderated by IndieWire’s editors. Lunch will be offered, and the event will conclude with a reception.
Emmy voters and television industry insiders can request an invitation to this private event.
Apply To Attend Here
The Consider This Event will put the spotlight on talent from all different aspects of the industry from actors Christina Ricci (“Yellowjackets”), Nicco Annan, Brandee Evans, and J. Alphonse Nicholson (“P-Valley”) to composer Danny Elfman...
Emmy voters and television industry insiders can request an invitation to this private event.
Apply To Attend Here
The Consider This Event will put the spotlight on talent from all different aspects of the industry from actors Christina Ricci (“Yellowjackets”), Nicco Annan, Brandee Evans, and J. Alphonse Nicholson (“P-Valley”) to composer Danny Elfman...
- 5/25/2023
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
Rip singer, actress "Tina Turner", who was part of Mattel's signature "Barbie" doll collection, honoring 'trailblazing women', that sold out in its first day of release:
The doll depicted Turner...
.... from the 1985 music video "What's Love Got To Do With It?"...
"Tina", the documentary feature, directed by Dan Lindsay and T. J. Martin follows the life and career of Tina Turner, now streaming on HBO Max.
"...from 'Gimme Shelter' to 'Tommy', the film follows the life and career of musician Tina Turner, with Turner appearing in the film alongside Angela Bassett, Oprah Winfrey, Kurt Loder, Katori Hall, Erwin Bach, Carl Arrington, Jimmy Thomas, Le'Juene Fletcher, Rhonda Graam, Roger Davies and Terry Britten, described by Turner as a parallel story to her memoir 'Happiness Becomes You'..."
Click the images to enlarge...
The doll depicted Turner...
.... from the 1985 music video "What's Love Got To Do With It?"...
"Tina", the documentary feature, directed by Dan Lindsay and T. J. Martin follows the life and career of Tina Turner, now streaming on HBO Max.
"...from 'Gimme Shelter' to 'Tommy', the film follows the life and career of musician Tina Turner, with Turner appearing in the film alongside Angela Bassett, Oprah Winfrey, Kurt Loder, Katori Hall, Erwin Bach, Carl Arrington, Jimmy Thomas, Le'Juene Fletcher, Rhonda Graam, Roger Davies and Terry Britten, described by Turner as a parallel story to her memoir 'Happiness Becomes You'..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 5/25/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Add another Starz series to the list of shows suspended as a result of the writers strike.
P-Valley has postponed its production in Atlanta.
Deadline understands that the series had recently finished its writers room for season three but production had not started.
Creator and showrunner Katori Hall said, “We will not be filming until a fair deal is reached”. We hear that filming had not started but Hall’s comments refer to the writers room.
“Like many of my fellow showrunners, I feel as though my writing and producing duties are inextricably linked,” she added, “I am also a member of the DGA whose AMPTP contract begins negotiations today. Overlapping issues abound and we shall see how these stories end. As a writer I strike with a sense of radical dignity — that our work must be valued for the magic it is.”
P-Valley joins The Venery of Samantha Bird...
P-Valley has postponed its production in Atlanta.
Deadline understands that the series had recently finished its writers room for season three but production had not started.
Creator and showrunner Katori Hall said, “We will not be filming until a fair deal is reached”. We hear that filming had not started but Hall’s comments refer to the writers room.
“Like many of my fellow showrunners, I feel as though my writing and producing duties are inextricably linked,” she added, “I am also a member of the DGA whose AMPTP contract begins negotiations today. Overlapping issues abound and we shall see how these stories end. As a writer I strike with a sense of radical dignity — that our work must be valued for the magic it is.”
P-Valley joins The Venery of Samantha Bird...
- 5/10/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
MGM+ is moving forward with its series adaptation of suspense thriller Emperor of Ocean Park.
The network has handed the adaptation of Stephen L. Carter’s best-selling novel a 10-episode series order. It comes from Shameless writer Sherman Payne, John Wells Productions and Warner Bros. Television.
It comes after the project was unveiled in development at the start of the year as the Amazon-owned company rebranded from Epix to MGM+.
Damian Marcano (Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty) is set to direct multiple episodes.
Related: 2023 MGM+ Pilots & Series Orders
Set in the worlds of politics, Ivy League academia, and the beaches of Martha’s Vineyard, the series centers on Talcott Garland, an Ivy League law professor whose quiet life is shattered when his father, Judge Oliver Garland, dies of an apparent heart attack. The nature of the judge’s death is questioned by Tal’s sister, Mariah, a...
The network has handed the adaptation of Stephen L. Carter’s best-selling novel a 10-episode series order. It comes from Shameless writer Sherman Payne, John Wells Productions and Warner Bros. Television.
It comes after the project was unveiled in development at the start of the year as the Amazon-owned company rebranded from Epix to MGM+.
Damian Marcano (Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty) is set to direct multiple episodes.
Related: 2023 MGM+ Pilots & Series Orders
Set in the worlds of politics, Ivy League academia, and the beaches of Martha’s Vineyard, the series centers on Talcott Garland, an Ivy League law professor whose quiet life is shattered when his father, Judge Oliver Garland, dies of an apparent heart attack. The nature of the judge’s death is questioned by Tal’s sister, Mariah, a...
- 4/25/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Click here to read the full article.
On Starz’s P-Valley, Nicco Annan’s Uncle Clifford, the proprietor of the Mississippi Delta strip club at the show’s center, is part grounded caregiver and part bon vivant business owner. Annan originated the character — who identifies as nonbinary and uses she/her pronouns — when Katori Hall’s Pussy Valley was a stage play, so the actor has inhabited the character for the better part of the past decade. Ahead of being honored with the actor award for television at the Critics Choice Awards’ Celebration of Black Cinema & Television on Dec. 5, Annan talked to THR about nonbinary representation and Uncle Clifford’s wardrobe, including a cape made out of Crown Royal bags.
From the beard to the hair to the nails, Uncle Clifford cuts a striking onscreen image. How much does her appearance inform your performance?
The transformation happens first in the makeup chair.
On Starz’s P-Valley, Nicco Annan’s Uncle Clifford, the proprietor of the Mississippi Delta strip club at the show’s center, is part grounded caregiver and part bon vivant business owner. Annan originated the character — who identifies as nonbinary and uses she/her pronouns — when Katori Hall’s Pussy Valley was a stage play, so the actor has inhabited the character for the better part of the past decade. Ahead of being honored with the actor award for television at the Critics Choice Awards’ Celebration of Black Cinema & Television on Dec. 5, Annan talked to THR about nonbinary representation and Uncle Clifford’s wardrobe, including a cape made out of Crown Royal bags.
From the beard to the hair to the nails, Uncle Clifford cuts a striking onscreen image. How much does her appearance inform your performance?
The transformation happens first in the makeup chair.
- 12/3/2022
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Click here to read the full article.
P-Valley creator Katori Hall, Ja Rule, Jemele Hill and former NAACP Legal Defense Fund president Sherrilyn Ifill are among the public figures mourning the death of Migos rapper Takeoff.
The 28-year-old rapper, born Kirshnik Khari Ball, died after a shooting early Tuesday outside of a bowling alley in Houston, a rep for Migos confirmed to the Associated Press.
The Grammy-nominated rap trio from Georgia also includes Quavo and Offset, who’s married to Cardi B. The group had a memorable first-season cameo on Atlanta, and creator Donald Glover gave the group, and their Hot 100-topping single “Bad & Boujee,” a shout-out during his 2017 Golden Globes acceptance speech.
“I’d like to thank the Migos — not for being on the show, but for making ‘Bad and Boujee,’” Glover said.
Backstage he added of the group, “I think that they’re The Beatles of this generation...
P-Valley creator Katori Hall, Ja Rule, Jemele Hill and former NAACP Legal Defense Fund president Sherrilyn Ifill are among the public figures mourning the death of Migos rapper Takeoff.
The 28-year-old rapper, born Kirshnik Khari Ball, died after a shooting early Tuesday outside of a bowling alley in Houston, a rep for Migos confirmed to the Associated Press.
The Grammy-nominated rap trio from Georgia also includes Quavo and Offset, who’s married to Cardi B. The group had a memorable first-season cameo on Atlanta, and creator Donald Glover gave the group, and their Hot 100-topping single “Bad & Boujee,” a shout-out during his 2017 Golden Globes acceptance speech.
“I’d like to thank the Migos — not for being on the show, but for making ‘Bad and Boujee,’” Glover said.
Backstage he added of the group, “I think that they’re The Beatles of this generation...
- 11/1/2022
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"Tina Turner", part of Mattel's signature "Barbie" doll collection, honoring 'trailblazing women', has sold out everywhere in its first day of release:
The doll depicts Turner from the 1985 music video "What's Love Got To Do With It?"...
...retailing originally for 55 at Mattel’s online store, Walmart and Target retail stores.
"Tina", the documentary feature, directed by Dan Lindsay and T. J. Martin, follows the life and career of Tina Turner, now streaming on HBO Max.
"...from 'Gimme Shelter' to 'Tommy', the film follows the life and career of musician Tina Turner, with Turner appearing in the film alongside Angela Bassett, Oprah Winfrey, Kurt Loder, Katori Hall, Erwin Bach, Carl Arrington, Jimmy Thomas, Le'Juene Fletcher, Rhonda Graam, Roger Davies and Terry Britten, described by Turner as a parallel story to her memoir 'Happiness Becomes You'..."
Click the images to enlarge...
The doll depicts Turner from the 1985 music video "What's Love Got To Do With It?"...
...retailing originally for 55 at Mattel’s online store, Walmart and Target retail stores.
"Tina", the documentary feature, directed by Dan Lindsay and T. J. Martin, follows the life and career of Tina Turner, now streaming on HBO Max.
"...from 'Gimme Shelter' to 'Tommy', the film follows the life and career of musician Tina Turner, with Turner appearing in the film alongside Angela Bassett, Oprah Winfrey, Kurt Loder, Katori Hall, Erwin Bach, Carl Arrington, Jimmy Thomas, Le'Juene Fletcher, Rhonda Graam, Roger Davies and Terry Britten, described by Turner as a parallel story to her memoir 'Happiness Becomes You'..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 10/20/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
There have been rumors swirling for a while now that Lionsgate Entertainment's premium cable and satellite television network, Starz, is heading toward a possible sale. The channel has been delivering fantastic series and specials as of late, like "Gaslit," the Watergate drama starring Julia Roberts, and the upcoming return of the Hollywood catering comedy, "Party Down." Starz doesn't often get the spotlight compared to its contemporaries like HBO and Showtime, but the channel is home to one of the best shows in television history, and the fact the entire world isn't constantly running personal Emmy campaigns at all times for it is a crime ... especially when the show is heading into its third season.
"'P-Valley' continues to keep viewers on the edge of their seats as it captures the nuances of the Mississippi Delta with an unprecedented level of humanity and artistry," said Kathryn Busby, President of Original Programming at Starz.
"'P-Valley' continues to keep viewers on the edge of their seats as it captures the nuances of the Mississippi Delta with an unprecedented level of humanity and artistry," said Kathryn Busby, President of Original Programming at Starz.
- 10/20/2022
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
After 67 long days of waiting, Starz has finally renewed "P-Valley" for season three. Fans of the hit strip-club drama have been impatiently refreshing the show's social media pages ever since season two concluded on Aug. 14, and Starz, as well as the "P-Valley" cast, finally confirmed the news on Oct. 20 in a video announcement shared on Instagram.
"I am blessed beyond measure for this opportunity to write the next chapter of 'P-Valley.'"
"Pynk Posse, I got something to tell y'all," J. Alphonse Nicholson, who plays Lil Murda, says at the start of the clip as the rest of the cast chime in, holding up three fingers. "I need y'all to meet us down in Chucalissa for season three," Tyler Lepley, aka Diamond, concludes. The video's Instagram caption also confirmed the big news: "Y'all was pressed, huh? Season 3 is happenin' #PynkPosse! #PValley."
After yet another explosive season, "P-Valley"'s impact can no longer be denied,...
"I am blessed beyond measure for this opportunity to write the next chapter of 'P-Valley.'"
"Pynk Posse, I got something to tell y'all," J. Alphonse Nicholson, who plays Lil Murda, says at the start of the clip as the rest of the cast chime in, holding up three fingers. "I need y'all to meet us down in Chucalissa for season three," Tyler Lepley, aka Diamond, concludes. The video's Instagram caption also confirmed the big news: "Y'all was pressed, huh? Season 3 is happenin' #PynkPosse! #PValley."
After yet another explosive season, "P-Valley"'s impact can no longer be denied,...
- 10/20/2022
- by Njera Perkins
- Popsugar.com
Poster for ‘P-Valley’ season 2 (Photo Credit: Starz)
Starz has officially confirmed that P-Valley will be returning for a third season. The renewal announcement was expected given the series’ incredibly popularity and the fact it ranks as Starz’s most popular show in the United States.
Season two, which premiered in June 2022, increased the show’s viewership by 23 over season one. The second season averaged 10.3 million viewers, enough to earn it the title of Starz’s “biggest show.”
Created by Pulitzer Prize winner Katori Hall, season two starred Nicco Annan (“Uncle Clifford”), Elarica Johnson (“Autumn Night”), Brandee Evans (“Mercedes”), Shannon Thornton (“Miss Mississippi”), J. Alphonse Nicholson (“Lil’ Murda”), and Parker Sawyers (“Andre”). The cast also includes Harriett D. Foy (“Pastor Woodbine”), Dan J. Johnson (“Corbin”), Morocco Omari (“Big L.”), Dominic DeVore (“Duffy”), and Tyler Lepley (“Diamond”).
Additional season two stars include Jordan M. Cox (“Derrick”), Skyler Joy (“Gidget”), John Clarence Stewart...
Starz has officially confirmed that P-Valley will be returning for a third season. The renewal announcement was expected given the series’ incredibly popularity and the fact it ranks as Starz’s most popular show in the United States.
Season two, which premiered in June 2022, increased the show’s viewership by 23 over season one. The second season averaged 10.3 million viewers, enough to earn it the title of Starz’s “biggest show.”
Created by Pulitzer Prize winner Katori Hall, season two starred Nicco Annan (“Uncle Clifford”), Elarica Johnson (“Autumn Night”), Brandee Evans (“Mercedes”), Shannon Thornton (“Miss Mississippi”), J. Alphonse Nicholson (“Lil’ Murda”), and Parker Sawyers (“Andre”). The cast also includes Harriett D. Foy (“Pastor Woodbine”), Dan J. Johnson (“Corbin”), Morocco Omari (“Big L.”), Dominic DeVore (“Duffy”), and Tyler Lepley (“Diamond”).
Additional season two stars include Jordan M. Cox (“Derrick”), Skyler Joy (“Gidget”), John Clarence Stewart...
- 10/20/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Starz is letting the doors of the Pynk swing wide again by ordering a third season of the crime-related drama. P-Valley Season 3 will consist of 10 episodes produced by Lionsgate. The show hails from Katori Hall, who created, showruns, and executive produces the series. P-Valley takes place in the Pynk, a strip club in the Mississippi Delta in the American South. Often described as a neo-noir, P-Valley is a character-driven thriller led by four women: Brandee Evans as seasoned stripper Mercedes, Elarica Johnson as newcomer Autumn Night, Shannon Thornton as Miss Mississippi, and Skylar Joy as Gidget.
In Season 2, P-Valley presented a timely twist by seeing the Pynk struggle to remain in the game during the pandemic. Each episode built on a war for control of the club, with new faces adding plenty of spice to an already hot mix of personalities. Intimate and bold, P-Valley continues to explore the lives of the main cast,...
In Season 2, P-Valley presented a timely twist by seeing the Pynk struggle to remain in the game during the pandemic. Each episode built on a war for control of the club, with new faces adding plenty of spice to an already hot mix of personalities. Intimate and bold, P-Valley continues to explore the lives of the main cast,...
- 10/20/2022
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
P-Valley is sticking around at Starz.
The premium cabler has ordered a 10-episode third season of the critically acclaimed drama series, which is created and executive produced by Pulitzer Prize winner Katori Hall.
According to Starz, P-Valley Season 2 currently averages nearly 10.3M viewers across linear, VOD and streaming platforms domestically, up +23 vs season one in the same time frame.
The cabler notes that viewing has catapulted P-Valley to the top spot as Starz’s biggest show.
“‘P-Valley’ continues to keep viewers on the edge of their seats as it captures the nuances of the Mississippi Delta with an unprecedented level of humanity and artistry,” said Kathryn Busby, President of Original Programming, Starz."
"This layered drama gets beyond the glitz through authentic and complex characters that have captured the hearts of critics and audiences alike."
"We cannot wait to see what Katori has in store for us in season three.”
"I...
The premium cabler has ordered a 10-episode third season of the critically acclaimed drama series, which is created and executive produced by Pulitzer Prize winner Katori Hall.
According to Starz, P-Valley Season 2 currently averages nearly 10.3M viewers across linear, VOD and streaming platforms domestically, up +23 vs season one in the same time frame.
The cabler notes that viewing has catapulted P-Valley to the top spot as Starz’s biggest show.
“‘P-Valley’ continues to keep viewers on the edge of their seats as it captures the nuances of the Mississippi Delta with an unprecedented level of humanity and artistry,” said Kathryn Busby, President of Original Programming, Starz."
"This layered drama gets beyond the glitz through authentic and complex characters that have captured the hearts of critics and audiences alike."
"We cannot wait to see what Katori has in store for us in season three.”
"I...
- 10/20/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
“P-Valley” has been renewed for a third season consisting of 10 episodes at Starz. The critically acclaimed strip club-set drama is currently the cable network’s biggest show in the U.S.
The sophomore season of “P-Valley” — created and executive produced by Pulitzer Prize winner Katori Hall — averages nearly 10.3 million viewers across linear, VOD and streaming platforms domestically, the network reported.
“‘P-Valley’ continues to keep viewers on the edge of their seats as it captures the nuances of the Mississippi Delta with an unprecedented level of humanity and artistry,” said Kathryn Busby, president of original programming at Starz, in a statement. “This layered drama gets beyond the glitz through authentic and complex characters that have captured the hearts of critics and audiences alike. We cannot wait to see what Katori has in store for us in season three.”
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The sophomore season of “P-Valley” — created and executive produced by Pulitzer Prize winner Katori Hall — averages nearly 10.3 million viewers across linear, VOD and streaming platforms domestically, the network reported.
“‘P-Valley’ continues to keep viewers on the edge of their seats as it captures the nuances of the Mississippi Delta with an unprecedented level of humanity and artistry,” said Kathryn Busby, president of original programming at Starz, in a statement. “This layered drama gets beyond the glitz through authentic and complex characters that have captured the hearts of critics and audiences alike. We cannot wait to see what Katori has in store for us in season three.”
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- 10/20/2022
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- The Wrap
“P-Valley” has been renewed for Season 3 at Starz, Variety has learned.
Like Season 2 of the Lionsgate-produced drama series, the third season will consist of 10 episodes. Season 2 of the show debuted on Starz in June and wrapped up in August.
“‘P-Valley’ continues to keep viewers on the edge of their seats as it captures the nuances of the Mississippi Delta with an unprecedented level of humanity and artistry,” said Kathryn Busby, president of original programming at Starz. “This layered drama gets beyond the glitz through authentic and complex characters that have captured the hearts of critics and audiences alike. We cannot wait to see what Katori has in store for us in season three.”
“P-Valley” was created by Pulitzer Prize winner Katori Hall, based on her play “Pussy Valley.” The show is set at The Pynk, a strip club in the Mississippi Delta, and follows the employees as they try...
Like Season 2 of the Lionsgate-produced drama series, the third season will consist of 10 episodes. Season 2 of the show debuted on Starz in June and wrapped up in August.
“‘P-Valley’ continues to keep viewers on the edge of their seats as it captures the nuances of the Mississippi Delta with an unprecedented level of humanity and artistry,” said Kathryn Busby, president of original programming at Starz. “This layered drama gets beyond the glitz through authentic and complex characters that have captured the hearts of critics and audiences alike. We cannot wait to see what Katori has in store for us in season three.”
“P-Valley” was created by Pulitzer Prize winner Katori Hall, based on her play “Pussy Valley.” The show is set at The Pynk, a strip club in the Mississippi Delta, and follows the employees as they try...
- 10/20/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Starz has renewed its drama series P-Valley for a third season, which will consist of 10 episodes. Lionsgate Television produces the series.
From creator, showrunner and executive producer Katori Hall, P-Valley is an hourlong drama that tells the story of the little-strip-club-that-could and the big characters who come through its doors – the hopeful, the lost, the broken, the ballers, the beautiful and the damned.
Related: Cancellations/Renewals Scorecard: TV Shows Ended Or Continuing In 2022
In Season 2, the series revealed a whole new Pynk as it struggled to remain open during a pandemic, saw a battle for the throne and the possibility of some new blood shaking up the locker room. It took audiences deeper into the lives of Pynk’s characters as darkness descended upon the fictional Mississippi town of Chucalissa.
P-Valley Season 2 stars Nicco Annan (as Uncle Clifford), Elarica Johnson (Autumn Night), Brandee Evans (Mercedes), Shannon Thornton (Miss Mississippi), J. Alphonse Nicholson...
From creator, showrunner and executive producer Katori Hall, P-Valley is an hourlong drama that tells the story of the little-strip-club-that-could and the big characters who come through its doors – the hopeful, the lost, the broken, the ballers, the beautiful and the damned.
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In Season 2, the series revealed a whole new Pynk as it struggled to remain open during a pandemic, saw a battle for the throne and the possibility of some new blood shaking up the locker room. It took audiences deeper into the lives of Pynk’s characters as darkness descended upon the fictional Mississippi town of Chucalissa.
P-Valley Season 2 stars Nicco Annan (as Uncle Clifford), Elarica Johnson (Autumn Night), Brandee Evans (Mercedes), Shannon Thornton (Miss Mississippi), J. Alphonse Nicholson...
- 10/20/2022
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
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Starz is going back to the valley.
The Lionsgate-backed premium cable network has handed out a third-season renewal for its critically praised drama P-Valley.
The renewal for the series from creator-showrunner Katori Hall arrives more than two months after the sophomore season wrapped its 10-episode run. According to the cabler, season two averaged nearly 10.3 million viewers per episode when combining domestic linear, VOD and streaming. That’s up an impressive 23 percent from its eight-episode freshman order, making P-Valley the most watched U.S. series on Starz.
“P-Valley continues to keep viewers on the edge of their seats as it captures the nuances of the Mississippi Delta with an unprecedented level of humanity and artistry,” said Kathryn Busby, president of original programming at Starz. “This layered drama gets beyond the glitz through authentic and complex characters that have captured the hearts of critics and audiences alike.
Starz is going back to the valley.
The Lionsgate-backed premium cable network has handed out a third-season renewal for its critically praised drama P-Valley.
The renewal for the series from creator-showrunner Katori Hall arrives more than two months after the sophomore season wrapped its 10-episode run. According to the cabler, season two averaged nearly 10.3 million viewers per episode when combining domestic linear, VOD and streaming. That’s up an impressive 23 percent from its eight-episode freshman order, making P-Valley the most watched U.S. series on Starz.
“P-Valley continues to keep viewers on the edge of their seats as it captures the nuances of the Mississippi Delta with an unprecedented level of humanity and artistry,” said Kathryn Busby, president of original programming at Starz. “This layered drama gets beyond the glitz through authentic and complex characters that have captured the hearts of critics and audiences alike.
- 10/20/2022
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Starz is making it rain for P-Valley.
The cable network has renewed the strip-club-set drama for Season 3, TVLine has learned.
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P-Valley follows the exotic dancers at a Mississippi gentlemen’s establishment called The Pynk. Its ensemble cast includes Brandee Evans, Nico Annan and J. Alphonse Nicholson. Original cast member Elarica Johnson exited the series at the end of Season 2 when her character, Autumn Night, left town.
The cable network has renewed the strip-club-set drama for Season 3, TVLine has learned.
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P-Valley follows the exotic dancers at a Mississippi gentlemen’s establishment called The Pynk. Its ensemble cast includes Brandee Evans, Nico Annan and J. Alphonse Nicholson. Original cast member Elarica Johnson exited the series at the end of Season 2 when her character, Autumn Night, left town.
- 10/20/2022
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Emma Roberts (Madame Web) will exec produce and star in Space Cadet, a new rom-com from Stampede Ventures, which enters production this month. Also now aboard the film from writer-director Liz W. Garcia (The Lifeguard) is Prime Video, which will distribute it internationally.
Space Cadet follows the Florida party girl Rex (Roberts), who turns out to be the only hope for the NASA space program, after a fluke puts her in training with other candidates who may have better resumes, but don’t have her smarts, heart and moxie.
Greg Silverman and Jon Berg will produce on behalf of Stampede Ventures, with Stampede’s Gideon Yu and Chris Bosco exec producing alongside Roberts, Garcia and Michael Tadross. Stampede Ventures will finance the pic, licensed by Prime Video in territories outside of the U.S. and Japan, with CAA’s Sarah Schweitzman co-repping additional territories alongside Stampede’s Bosco.
“Emma...
Space Cadet follows the Florida party girl Rex (Roberts), who turns out to be the only hope for the NASA space program, after a fluke puts her in training with other candidates who may have better resumes, but don’t have her smarts, heart and moxie.
Greg Silverman and Jon Berg will produce on behalf of Stampede Ventures, with Stampede’s Gideon Yu and Chris Bosco exec producing alongside Roberts, Garcia and Michael Tadross. Stampede Ventures will finance the pic, licensed by Prime Video in territories outside of the U.S. and Japan, with CAA’s Sarah Schweitzman co-repping additional territories alongside Stampede’s Bosco.
“Emma...
- 9/1/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Actress and former choreographer Brandee Evans, who has played the character of Mercedes in season 2 of ‘P-Valley’, has shared that the second season deals with a lot of mental health issues.
Based on the hit original play ‘Pussy Valley’ and created by Pulitzer Prize-winner, Katori Hall, ‘P-Valley 2’ is set in the fictional town of Chucalissa, Mississippi. It centres on a strip club – ‘The Pynk’, run by the more mature Uncle Clifford (played by Nicco Annan), whose dancers are fierce, but they also have incredible back stories that show their vulnerabilities.
Shedding light on the second season, she said: “There have been a lot of mental health issues that we’re tackling this season; you’ll be able to see it as you watch. (I) had to dig deep as well. There was a lot of really digging deep into some very hard situations, conversations and thoughts that I’m bringing to Mercedes this season.
Based on the hit original play ‘Pussy Valley’ and created by Pulitzer Prize-winner, Katori Hall, ‘P-Valley 2’ is set in the fictional town of Chucalissa, Mississippi. It centres on a strip club – ‘The Pynk’, run by the more mature Uncle Clifford (played by Nicco Annan), whose dancers are fierce, but they also have incredible back stories that show their vulnerabilities.
Shedding light on the second season, she said: “There have been a lot of mental health issues that we’re tackling this season; you’ll be able to see it as you watch. (I) had to dig deep as well. There was a lot of really digging deep into some very hard situations, conversations and thoughts that I’m bringing to Mercedes this season.
- 8/31/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
We're way beyond the days of calling "P-Valley" a TV series just about strippers. Katori Hall's acclaimed Starz drama reached breakout success after its first season aired in the summer of 2020, largely because it created a raw yet empowering space for strip-club culture to be seen in a way that's rarely displayed on television. But the show accomplished so much more than that in season two.
"P-Valley" took braver steps with its second installment to depict issues far too complex to be contained inside a small-town, neon-lit club, aka The Pynk - including poverty, politics, sexual identity, systemic racism, domestic violence, misogyny, and a pandemic. "The second season is crafted better in terms of dramatic construction," Hall tells Popsugar. "That feeling of, 'Oh my God, what's going to happen next?' Being overwhelmed, I think, is very much a part of the feeling of season two."
"'P-Valley'...
"P-Valley" took braver steps with its second installment to depict issues far too complex to be contained inside a small-town, neon-lit club, aka The Pynk - including poverty, politics, sexual identity, systemic racism, domestic violence, misogyny, and a pandemic. "The second season is crafted better in terms of dramatic construction," Hall tells Popsugar. "That feeling of, 'Oh my God, what's going to happen next?' Being overwhelmed, I think, is very much a part of the feeling of season two."
"'P-Valley'...
- 8/15/2022
- by Njera Perkins
- Popsugar.com
Megan Thee Stallion is never afraid to drop a bar or two upholding her own greatness, and her latest single is a whole song dedicated to just that. On Monday, the rapper dropped the stylish music video for the song “Her,” a leading track from her recently released studio album, Traumazine.
Directed by Colin Tilley, the video features a group of fabulously clad Megans voguing along to the house-inspired track as the rapper’s boasts about being the top dog are supported by her impeccable flow.
“Just the other day, I heard a h*e say / matter of fact, what could a h*e say? / With a face like this and a b**ch this paid, sh*t, what could a h*e say?” the rapper opens. “The bag so expensive, my p**sy came with it, body so nice, they be sayin’, ‘Who did it?’ / But everything natural, actual,...
Directed by Colin Tilley, the video features a group of fabulously clad Megans voguing along to the house-inspired track as the rapper’s boasts about being the top dog are supported by her impeccable flow.
“Just the other day, I heard a h*e say / matter of fact, what could a h*e say? / With a face like this and a b**ch this paid, sh*t, what could a h*e say?” the rapper opens. “The bag so expensive, my p**sy came with it, body so nice, they be sayin’, ‘Who did it?’ / But everything natural, actual,...
- 8/15/2022
- by Anita Tai
- ET Canada
The producers of P-Valley must be pretty confident about the renewal prospects for a third season on Starz.
What other explanation exists for all the cliffhangers on P-Valley Season 2 Episode 10?
Katori Hall leaving so much unresolved only reveals a lot of narratives still to be unveiled on this drama.
That's not to say that no storylines were sewn up. Well, sort of, anyway.
Most importantly, Ernestine survived the Rona and returned home as cantankerous as ever. That's not surprising. She's too good a character to kill off so predictably.
In a perfectly Ernestine move, she even arranged her welcome-home party, retaining Big L, Duffy, and the Ugandans to convert The Pynk into Ernestine's Juke Joint.
Sadly, we didn't get to hear Ernestine perform. But she was recovering from a severe respiratory illness, so that's understandable.
Do we mark Uncle Clifford and Lil Murda's relationship as resolved? As with any May-December romance,...
What other explanation exists for all the cliffhangers on P-Valley Season 2 Episode 10?
Katori Hall leaving so much unresolved only reveals a lot of narratives still to be unveiled on this drama.
That's not to say that no storylines were sewn up. Well, sort of, anyway.
Most importantly, Ernestine survived the Rona and returned home as cantankerous as ever. That's not surprising. She's too good a character to kill off so predictably.
In a perfectly Ernestine move, she even arranged her welcome-home party, retaining Big L, Duffy, and the Ugandans to convert The Pynk into Ernestine's Juke Joint.
Sadly, we didn't get to hear Ernestine perform. But she was recovering from a severe respiratory illness, so that's understandable.
Do we mark Uncle Clifford and Lil Murda's relationship as resolved? As with any May-December romance,...
- 8/15/2022
- by Dale McGarrigle
- TVfanatic
Kathryn Busby, who was hired by Starz in January to take over as president of original programming, joined a premium cable network with two major tentpoles: The “Outlander” and “Power” franchises. So she did what any good network executive might do: She leaned into them.
“They are monsters,” she says of the two worlds. “Power” ended its run in 2020 but spawned the spinoffs “Power Book II: Ghost,” “Power Book III: Raising Kanan” and “Power Book IV: Force.” And “Outlander,” which recently wrapped its sixth season (with a 16-episode Season 7 already ordered), is about to get its first scripted spinoff as well: The prequel “Outlander: Blood of My Blood,” which the network confirmed earlier this month.
Busby, who talked to Variety as Starz prepared to unveil its latest wares on Thursday at the network’s virtual TV Critics Assn. press tour panel, says the two shows help define Starz, and its programming focus.
“They are monsters,” she says of the two worlds. “Power” ended its run in 2020 but spawned the spinoffs “Power Book II: Ghost,” “Power Book III: Raising Kanan” and “Power Book IV: Force.” And “Outlander,” which recently wrapped its sixth season (with a 16-episode Season 7 already ordered), is about to get its first scripted spinoff as well: The prequel “Outlander: Blood of My Blood,” which the network confirmed earlier this month.
Busby, who talked to Variety as Starz prepared to unveil its latest wares on Thursday at the network’s virtual TV Critics Assn. press tour panel, says the two shows help define Starz, and its programming focus.
- 8/11/2022
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
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Nearly 400 directors have signed a statement of solidarity with the showrunners’ letter demanding abortion protections from networks, studios and streamers a week and a half ago.
There are now nearly 1,500 writers and directors presenting a united front in asking Hollywood’s employers to help provide abortion access in states where it is now illegal. On July 28, more than 400 female, trans and non-binary TV creators and showrunners sent a letter to the likes of Disney, Lionsgate, NBCUniversal and Netflix asking them to craft explicit policies to protect employees seeking abortions, particularly those working on productions in states where the procedure is now or soon will be prohibited following the Supreme Court’s ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson. On Aug. 1, nearly 600 of their male counterparts signed a statement of support.
The original letter demanded that companies furnish a written policy of their current abortion safety plan within 10 days.
Nearly 400 directors have signed a statement of solidarity with the showrunners’ letter demanding abortion protections from networks, studios and streamers a week and a half ago.
There are now nearly 1,500 writers and directors presenting a united front in asking Hollywood’s employers to help provide abortion access in states where it is now illegal. On July 28, more than 400 female, trans and non-binary TV creators and showrunners sent a letter to the likes of Disney, Lionsgate, NBCUniversal and Netflix asking them to craft explicit policies to protect employees seeking abortions, particularly those working on productions in states where the procedure is now or soon will be prohibited following the Supreme Court’s ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson. On Aug. 1, nearly 600 of their male counterparts signed a statement of support.
The original letter demanded that companies furnish a written policy of their current abortion safety plan within 10 days.
- 8/9/2022
- by Rebecca Sun
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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