The 2023 Screen Actors Guild Award nominations were announced on January 11 in film and television, as voted on by members of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation. Who will prevail in the category of Best Drama Ensemble during Netflix’s YouTube ceremony on Sunday, February 26? This year’s five nominated television casts are: “Better Call Saul,” “The Crown,” “Ozark,” “Severance” and “The White Lotus: Sicily.”
Scroll down to see Gold Derby’s 2023 SAG Awards TV Predictions for Best Drama Ensemble, listed in order of their racetrack odds. Our SAG Awards odds are based on the combined forecasts of thousands of readers, including Experts we’ve polled from major media outlets, Editors who cover awards year-round for this website, Top 24 Users who did the best predicting the winners last time, All-Star Users who had the best prediction scores over the last two years, and the mass of Users who make up our biggest predictions bloc.
Scroll down to see Gold Derby’s 2023 SAG Awards TV Predictions for Best Drama Ensemble, listed in order of their racetrack odds. Our SAG Awards odds are based on the combined forecasts of thousands of readers, including Experts we’ve polled from major media outlets, Editors who cover awards year-round for this website, Top 24 Users who did the best predicting the winners last time, All-Star Users who had the best prediction scores over the last two years, and the mass of Users who make up our biggest predictions bloc.
- 1/31/2023
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
After Tom Pelphrey stole Season 3 of “Ozark” as Ben Davis, Wendy’s (Laura Linney) bipolar brother, his first Primetime Emmy nomination seemed all but assured. But to everyone’s surprise, the two-time Daytime Emmy winner was egregiously omitted from the drama supporting actor lineup at the 2020 Emmys, thus missing out on his only chance to be recognized for this role by the TV Academy — or so we thought. Even though Ben bites the dust at the end of the Netflix drama’s third season, Pelphrey reprises his role in a brief flashback in the show’s fourth and final installment — one that has now earned him an Emmy bid for Best Drama Guest Actor. Surely, residual goodwill for his Season 3 performance helped tip him over the edge for this citation, but could it now also catapult him all the way to his inaugural victory?
If it does, it won’t necessarily be easy.
If it does, it won’t necessarily be easy.
- 8/3/2022
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
“Ozark” star Tom Pelphrey did not believe he would get nominated for a Primetime Emmy this year. Even though he watched the nominations announcement from Berlin, Germany, with his partner Kaley Cuoco, he was doing so mainly to see whether Cuoco would land another bid for her series “The Flight Attendant” — and she did. “We were very excited, started celebrating,” recounted Pelphrey in a new webchat with Gold Derby (watch the exclusive interview above), adding, “Then, we sort of walked away from the computer and we were FaceTiming with her friends and family.” It was not until 10 minutes later that he, through a phone call from the United States, learned that he himself had earned a citation for Best Drama Guest Actor, a category that is notably not presented during the main announcement. “I picked up, and they said, ‘You got nominated for an Emmy!’ I was shocked. And then obviously very,...
- 8/1/2022
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
After stealing Season 3 of “Ozark” as Ben Davis, Wendy’s (Laura Linney) bipolar brother, Tom Pelphrey was poised to nab his maiden Primetime Emmy nomination in 2020 — or so we thought. Even as the Netflix show racked up its most citations ever for a single season with 18, Pelphrey was omitted from the TV academy’s Best Drama Supporting Actor lineup. But thanks to his surprising guest appearance in the show’s fourth and final installment, he is now back in Emmy contention for the gritty crime drama and ready to avenge his egregious snub.
The actor turns up in the farewell season’s 10th episode, “You’re the Boss,” which was directed by Emmy contender Melissa Hickey and opens with a flashback to the night Ben was executed. It picks up right where we last saw him in Season 3’s “Fire Pink” and depicts the moments leading up to his death,...
The actor turns up in the farewell season’s 10th episode, “You’re the Boss,” which was directed by Emmy contender Melissa Hickey and opens with a flashback to the night Ben was executed. It picks up right where we last saw him in Season 3’s “Fire Pink” and depicts the moments leading up to his death,...
- 6/29/2022
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
Award-winning star and executive producer Angie Harmon will be back on TV screens this summer.
Lifetime has confirmed Buried in Barstow, a new movie series will bow Saturday, June 4th at 8/7c.
The first installment of the movie series features Harmon as a single mother and former hit woman, Hazel King, now a diner owner whose very dark past keeps coming back to haunt her, despite her desire for a quiet life.
The movie is directed by iconic director, Howie Deutch. Development on the second movie is currently underway.
In Buried in Barstow, Harmon stars as Hazel King, a single mother determined to shield her daughter, Joy, from the life she once had while protecting and defending those who can't protect themselves.
Plucked off the streets of Las Vegas at 15, Hazel was trained as a hit woman until a surprising pregnancy drives her to leave it all behind.
Now over a decade later,...
Lifetime has confirmed Buried in Barstow, a new movie series will bow Saturday, June 4th at 8/7c.
The first installment of the movie series features Harmon as a single mother and former hit woman, Hazel King, now a diner owner whose very dark past keeps coming back to haunt her, despite her desire for a quiet life.
The movie is directed by iconic director, Howie Deutch. Development on the second movie is currently underway.
In Buried in Barstow, Harmon stars as Hazel King, a single mother determined to shield her daughter, Joy, from the life she once had while protecting and defending those who can't protect themselves.
Plucked off the streets of Las Vegas at 15, Hazel was trained as a hit woman until a surprising pregnancy drives her to leave it all behind.
Now over a decade later,...
- 2/24/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Exclusive: Lifetime has rounded out cast for both installments of Toni Braxton’s Fallen Angels Murder Club, and Angie Harmon’s Barstow (working title) movies. The movies fall under previously signed deals with Braxton and Harmon, in which they will star in and executive produce multiple films for Lifetime.
Eddie Cibrian has joined the first installment of Braxton’s Fallen Angels, while Kelly Hu joins the cast of the second film. Both films are based on the Hollis Morgan mystery book series by author R. Franklin James.
Cibrian stars as Avery Mitchell, Hollis Morgan’s (Braxton) charismatic boss, while Hu will make her debut in the second installment as the mysterious Joelle. Both productions have started filming and will premiere in 2022. Additionally, Harmon’s Barstow (working title) movies has added Kristoffer Polaha as Elliot, a mysterious stranger with a troubling past.
In the first installment of Fallen Angels Murder Club (wt), members of the Club must have two things in common – a love for books and have a criminal record. Hollis Morgan (Braxton) meets both requirements. Left holding the bag in an insurance fraud scheme concocted by her ex-husband, Hollis served her time and now hopes the court will pardon her conviction so she can return to law school and fulfill her dream of becoming a lawyer. But when a member of her book club is murdered in a scene straight out of the previous night’s novel, Hollis once again becomes the subject of police scrutiny. Refusing to get stuck with another bad rap, Hollis sets out to investigate her fellow club members and after a second book-inspired murder, she races to identify the killer before she becomes the next victim.
Cast also includes Keith D. Robinson, Lisa Berry, Yanic Truesdale (Gilmore Girls), Kaitlyn Leeb (Spinning Out), Humberly Gonzalez (Ginny & Georgia), Rainbow Sun Francks (Umbrella Academy), Henderson Wade, Rob Stewart, Raoul Bhaneja and Shawn Ahmed.
The Fallen Angels Murder Club films fall in line with Lifetime’s Broader Focus initiative which supports the hiring of women in key production roles. The movies are produced for Lifetime by Brain Power Studio and executive produced by Beth Stevenson, Nancy Yeaman, Toni Braxton and Rhonda Baraka. The films are written and directed by Baraka.
In Barstow (wt),Harmon stars as Hazel King, a single mother determined to shield her daughter from the life she once had while protecting and defending those who can’t protect themselves. Plucked off the streets of Las Vegas at 15, Hazel was trained as a hit woman until a surprisng pregnancy drives her to leave it all behind. Living as a single mother running a diner in Barstow with her teenage daughter, Hazel’s past eventually catches up with her and she’s pulled back in for one more hit.
Additional cast include Lauren Richards, George Paez, Tim Granaderos, Gabriel Rodriguez, Casey Mills, Ben Cain, Anthony Reynolds and Nelson Bonilla.
The Barstow movies are produced for Lifetime by Untitled Entertainment and executive produced by Angie Harmon, Michael Rosenberg, Laura Notarianni, Stan Spry and Eric Scott Woods. The first film is written by Tom Evans and directed by Howie Deutch.
Eddie Cibrian has joined the first installment of Braxton’s Fallen Angels, while Kelly Hu joins the cast of the second film. Both films are based on the Hollis Morgan mystery book series by author R. Franklin James.
Cibrian stars as Avery Mitchell, Hollis Morgan’s (Braxton) charismatic boss, while Hu will make her debut in the second installment as the mysterious Joelle. Both productions have started filming and will premiere in 2022. Additionally, Harmon’s Barstow (working title) movies has added Kristoffer Polaha as Elliot, a mysterious stranger with a troubling past.
In the first installment of Fallen Angels Murder Club (wt), members of the Club must have two things in common – a love for books and have a criminal record. Hollis Morgan (Braxton) meets both requirements. Left holding the bag in an insurance fraud scheme concocted by her ex-husband, Hollis served her time and now hopes the court will pardon her conviction so she can return to law school and fulfill her dream of becoming a lawyer. But when a member of her book club is murdered in a scene straight out of the previous night’s novel, Hollis once again becomes the subject of police scrutiny. Refusing to get stuck with another bad rap, Hollis sets out to investigate her fellow club members and after a second book-inspired murder, she races to identify the killer before she becomes the next victim.
Cast also includes Keith D. Robinson, Lisa Berry, Yanic Truesdale (Gilmore Girls), Kaitlyn Leeb (Spinning Out), Humberly Gonzalez (Ginny & Georgia), Rainbow Sun Francks (Umbrella Academy), Henderson Wade, Rob Stewart, Raoul Bhaneja and Shawn Ahmed.
The Fallen Angels Murder Club films fall in line with Lifetime’s Broader Focus initiative which supports the hiring of women in key production roles. The movies are produced for Lifetime by Brain Power Studio and executive produced by Beth Stevenson, Nancy Yeaman, Toni Braxton and Rhonda Baraka. The films are written and directed by Baraka.
In Barstow (wt),Harmon stars as Hazel King, a single mother determined to shield her daughter from the life she once had while protecting and defending those who can’t protect themselves. Plucked off the streets of Las Vegas at 15, Hazel was trained as a hit woman until a surprisng pregnancy drives her to leave it all behind. Living as a single mother running a diner in Barstow with her teenage daughter, Hazel’s past eventually catches up with her and she’s pulled back in for one more hit.
Additional cast include Lauren Richards, George Paez, Tim Granaderos, Gabriel Rodriguez, Casey Mills, Ben Cain, Anthony Reynolds and Nelson Bonilla.
The Barstow movies are produced for Lifetime by Untitled Entertainment and executive produced by Angie Harmon, Michael Rosenberg, Laura Notarianni, Stan Spry and Eric Scott Woods. The first film is written by Tom Evans and directed by Howie Deutch.
- 12/1/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix debuted a first look at “Inventing Anna,” Shonda Rhimes’ new limited series set to premiere in 2022.
Inspired by Jessica Pressler’s New York Magazine article “How Anna Delvey Tricked New York’s Party People,” the series follows Vivian Kent (Anna Chlumsky), a journalist investigating the case of Anna Delvey (Julia Garner), the German heiress and Instagram celebrity who broke into New York’s social scene to make friends and then steal their money. As Vivian questions whether Anna is anything more than a con woman, the two begin to develop a love-hate bond. Arian Moayed, Katie Lowes, Alexis Floyd, Anders Holm , Anna Deavere Smith, Jeff Perry, Terry Kinney and Laverne Cox also star.
The first look photos show Anna at both high and low points — enjoying herself while dressed in designer fashion and being visited by Vivian in jail.
Rhimes serves as creator and showrunner. Writers include Matt Byrne,...
Inspired by Jessica Pressler’s New York Magazine article “How Anna Delvey Tricked New York’s Party People,” the series follows Vivian Kent (Anna Chlumsky), a journalist investigating the case of Anna Delvey (Julia Garner), the German heiress and Instagram celebrity who broke into New York’s social scene to make friends and then steal their money. As Vivian questions whether Anna is anything more than a con woman, the two begin to develop a love-hate bond. Arian Moayed, Katie Lowes, Alexis Floyd, Anders Holm , Anna Deavere Smith, Jeff Perry, Terry Kinney and Laverne Cox also star.
The first look photos show Anna at both high and low points — enjoying herself while dressed in designer fashion and being visited by Vivian in jail.
Rhimes serves as creator and showrunner. Writers include Matt Byrne,...
- 10/25/2021
- by Selome Hailu and Katie Song
- Variety Film + TV
No, the following is not a parody.
BET on Tuesday announced that Karen, a made-for-tv movie about a racist white woman named — you guessed it! — Karen, is set to premiere on Tuesday, Sept. 14 (at 10/9c).
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The film stars Orange Is the New Black vet Taryn Manning (aka Pennsatucky) as Karen, an entitled, bigoted Caucasian woman who “pulls...
BET on Tuesday announced that Karen, a made-for-tv movie about a racist white woman named — you guessed it! — Karen, is set to premiere on Tuesday, Sept. 14 (at 10/9c).
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The film stars Orange Is the New Black vet Taryn Manning (aka Pennsatucky) as Karen, an entitled, bigoted Caucasian woman who “pulls...
- 8/24/2021
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
BET is closing out the summer with a block of original feature films, including the Taryn Manning lightning rod “Karen.”
Titled “Summer of Chills,” the slate of suspense thrillers includes three BET original movies and the linear debut of two titles from streaming service BET Plus.
Stars including Paula Patton, Lauren London, LisaRaye McCoy, Loretta Devine, Wood Harris, V. Bozeman, Columbus Short, Deborah Cox, Anthony Hamilton and Ledisi.
“Karen,” a suspense thriller about an entitled and twisted racist woman who comes undone after a Black couple moves into the McMansion next door, will air on Sept. 14. An early look at the title, a pejorative term for toxic white women who’d like to speak to the manager, caused a stir on social media and drew comparisons to Jordan Peele’s “Get Out.”
Cory Hardrict and Jasmine Burke play the couple attempting to assimilate into their new neighborhood, thwarted by microaggressions...
Titled “Summer of Chills,” the slate of suspense thrillers includes three BET original movies and the linear debut of two titles from streaming service BET Plus.
Stars including Paula Patton, Lauren London, LisaRaye McCoy, Loretta Devine, Wood Harris, V. Bozeman, Columbus Short, Deborah Cox, Anthony Hamilton and Ledisi.
“Karen,” a suspense thriller about an entitled and twisted racist woman who comes undone after a Black couple moves into the McMansion next door, will air on Sept. 14. An early look at the title, a pejorative term for toxic white women who’d like to speak to the manager, caused a stir on social media and drew comparisons to Jordan Peele’s “Get Out.”
Cory Hardrict and Jasmine Burke play the couple attempting to assimilate into their new neighborhood, thwarted by microaggressions...
- 8/24/2021
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s TV news roundup, BET announced that “Sacrifice” has been picked up for 10 episodes following the same characters as in the 2019 film.
Greenlights
BET announced that “Sacrifice,” the legal thriller film starring Paula Patton, has now been picked up to series. The movie released in 2019 as the first original film on the BET Plus streaming platform. Patton plays entertainment lawyer Daniella Hernandez, and the 10-episode series will follow her dealings with rich clients who are often up to no good. Other cast members include Marques Houston, James Trevena Brown, Veronika Bozeman, Altonio Jackson, Liliana Montenegro, Michael Toland, and Nelson Bonilla.
Production
Season 18 of “Top Chef” will showcase Portland, Ore. in 2021. The announcement came in partnership with Travel Portland and Travel Oregon. Padma Lakshmi will host the show, with Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons stationed at the judges’ table. The upcoming season will also a rotating judging and dining...
Greenlights
BET announced that “Sacrifice,” the legal thriller film starring Paula Patton, has now been picked up to series. The movie released in 2019 as the first original film on the BET Plus streaming platform. Patton plays entertainment lawyer Daniella Hernandez, and the 10-episode series will follow her dealings with rich clients who are often up to no good. Other cast members include Marques Houston, James Trevena Brown, Veronika Bozeman, Altonio Jackson, Liliana Montenegro, Michael Toland, and Nelson Bonilla.
Production
Season 18 of “Top Chef” will showcase Portland, Ore. in 2021. The announcement came in partnership with Travel Portland and Travel Oregon. Padma Lakshmi will host the show, with Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons stationed at the judges’ table. The upcoming season will also a rotating judging and dining...
- 9/28/2020
- by Eli Countryman
- Variety Film + TV
The world of Sacrifice will expand at BET+.
The streamer has picked up a series starring Paula Patton
The movie, which served as a back-door pilot, 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 (Patton), 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 marks the first film made to series from executive producers Chris Stokes and Marques Houston for Footage Films.
"I am excited to reprise the role of Daniella Hernandez, her strength and ability to overcome incredible challenges is inspiring, and I am grateful for the opportunity to continue working with BET,...
The streamer has picked up a series starring Paula Patton
The movie, which served as a back-door pilot, 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 (Patton), 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 marks the first film made to series from executive producers Chris Stokes and Marques Houston for Footage Films.
"I am excited to reprise the role of Daniella Hernandez, her strength and ability to overcome incredible challenges is inspiring, and I am grateful for the opportunity to continue working with BET,...
- 9/28/2020
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
BET has ordered to series Sacrifice, a legal thriller starring Paula Patton (Somewhere Between) and based on a BET+ TV-movie/backdoor pilot that premiered last December.
Set in Los Angeles, Sacrifice follows Daniella Hernandez (played by Patton), a highly sought-after entertainment lawyer, as she navigates the nefarious lives of her rich and famous clients.
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As a series, Sacrifice will delve deeper into Daniella...
Set in Los Angeles, Sacrifice follows Daniella Hernandez (played by Patton), a highly sought-after entertainment lawyer, as she navigates the nefarious lives of her rich and famous clients.
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As a series, Sacrifice will delve deeper into Daniella...
- 9/28/2020
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: BET has handed a 10-episode series order to legal thriller Sacrifice, headlined by Paula Patton.
The project, from Footage Films, originated as a movie written, executive produced and directed by Chris Stokes, which served as a back-door pilot. It debuted in December 2019 on BET+ as the streaming service’s first original film.
Sacrifice takes place in Los Angeles and follows Daniella Hernandez (Patton), a highly sought-after entertainment lawyer, as she navigates the nefarious lives of her rich and famous clients. Patton will reprise her role in the 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.
The project, from Footage Films, originated as a movie written, executive produced and directed by Chris Stokes, which served as a back-door pilot. It debuted in December 2019 on BET+ as the streaming service’s first original film.
Sacrifice takes place in Los Angeles and follows Daniella Hernandez (Patton), a highly sought-after entertainment lawyer, as she navigates the nefarious lives of her rich and famous clients. Patton will reprise her role in the 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.
- 9/28/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
As Helen Pierce, the ruthless attorney for Mexico’s Navarro drug cartel, Janet McTeer made a lasting impression with her blood-curdling performance in the third season of “Ozark.” The actress missed out on a Best Drama Supporting Actress Emmy nomination last year, but don’t be surprised if she makes the cut this year. Here’s why I’m predicting her and why you ought to do the same.
After five nominations for its debut season, “Ozark’s’ sophomore run produced nine bids, including Best Drama Series and acting citations for its core cast, leads Jason Bateman and Laura Linney, and scene-stealer Julia Garner. Its support didn’t, however, extend to other (smaller) supporting players like Lisa Emery, Peter Mullan and McTeer, who appeared in too many episodes to be considered as a guest actress despite her collective screen time resembling that of one. The show ended up scoring two...
After five nominations for its debut season, “Ozark’s’ sophomore run produced nine bids, including Best Drama Series and acting citations for its core cast, leads Jason Bateman and Laura Linney, and scene-stealer Julia Garner. Its support didn’t, however, extend to other (smaller) supporting players like Lisa Emery, Peter Mullan and McTeer, who appeared in too many episodes to be considered as a guest actress despite her collective screen time resembling that of one. The show ended up scoring two...
- 7/4/2020
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: Last August, BET+ announced Sacrifice, an original movie headlined by Paula Patton. Written, executive produced and directed by Chris Stokes, the movie was designed to serve as backdoor pilot for a potential series. The thriller debuted on Dec. 19 as BET Networks streaming service’s first original film.
Six months later, on June 18, the original options on the cast expired. In the days leading to the expiration date, business affairs and casting executives from BET reached out to the Sacrifice series regulars, asking them to extend their contracts for six additional weeks without additional pay, I have learned.
Citing the challenges faced by the industry amid the coronavirus pandemic, BET informed the cast that series orders had been delayed across the company, including a pickup decision on Sacrifice, I hear. The network went on to request “gratis extensions” until July 31 to give it more time.
Granting extensions, even short-term, without additional payment,...
Six months later, on June 18, the original options on the cast expired. In the days leading to the expiration date, business affairs and casting executives from BET reached out to the Sacrifice series regulars, asking them to extend their contracts for six additional weeks without additional pay, I have learned.
Citing the challenges faced by the industry amid the coronavirus pandemic, BET informed the cast that series orders had been delayed across the company, including a pickup decision on Sacrifice, I hear. The network went on to request “gratis extensions” until July 31 to give it more time.
Granting extensions, even short-term, without additional payment,...
- 7/2/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Bet+, Bet Networks’ new streaming service is ramping up production on its original content. Paula Patton is set to star in Sacrifice, a new original movie set for premiere on Bet+ in 2020.
Written, executive produced and directed by Chris Stokes, Los Angeles-set Sacrifice stars Patton as Daniella Hernandez, a highly sought after entertainment lawyer. The legal thriller tracks Daniella 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.
Cast also includes Juan Antonio (Empire) as hip artist and mogul Dominiq Mayfield aka Big Dom; V. Bozeman (Empire) as Tamika Bland, Daniella’s...
Written, executive produced and directed by Chris Stokes, Los Angeles-set Sacrifice stars Patton as Daniella Hernandez, a highly sought after entertainment lawyer. The legal thriller tracks Daniella 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.
Cast also includes Juan Antonio (Empire) as hip artist and mogul Dominiq Mayfield aka Big Dom; V. Bozeman (Empire) as Tamika Bland, Daniella’s...
- 8/15/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Paula Patton is set to star in a legal thriller for Viacom’s upcoming BET+ streaming service. The project, called “Sacrifice” is a two-hour film that could end up becoming a series.
Patton will star as an entertainment lawyer navigating the nefarious lives of the rich and famous. Chris Stokes, who wrote and directed “You Got Served,” will write, direct and executive produce, with Marques Houston as a co-executive producer and cast member.
“We are thrilled to have Paula and the talented ensemble cast join our first original film on BET+, as we continue to strengthen our commitment to quality storytelling while meeting our audience on all platforms,” said Connie Orlando, Head of Programming, Bet Networks.
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The cast also includes Erica Ash, Juan Antonio, V. Bozeman, Altonio Jackson, Nelson Bonilla, Michael Toland, James Trevena-Brown, Liliana Montenegro and Josue Ramon Gutierrez.
Patton will star as an entertainment lawyer navigating the nefarious lives of the rich and famous. Chris Stokes, who wrote and directed “You Got Served,” will write, direct and executive produce, with Marques Houston as a co-executive producer and cast member.
“We are thrilled to have Paula and the talented ensemble cast join our first original film on BET+, as we continue to strengthen our commitment to quality storytelling while meeting our audience on all platforms,” said Connie Orlando, Head of Programming, Bet Networks.
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The cast also includes Erica Ash, Juan Antonio, V. Bozeman, Altonio Jackson, Nelson Bonilla, Michael Toland, James Trevena-Brown, Liliana Montenegro and Josue Ramon Gutierrez.
- 8/15/2019
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Year: 2005Director: Allen WilbanksCast: Shan Holleman, Nelson Bonilla, Tanya Fraser, Breanna Ashley, Justin Geer
A group of college aged friends take a motor home trip for the weekend. They stumble upon a campsite that looks like a prime spot for some rest and relaxation. Unfortunately, the night before a couple was brutally butchered at that very site. Police arrive and the friends are told, with no real explanation, that they may be suspects and therefore are not allowed to flee the area. It isn't long before they begin getting picked off one by one by a ridiculous looking masked killer.
This film could have been a return to form for the slasher genre. With a premise similar to so many of the 80's slasher gems, the filmmakers really had an opportunity to make an in your face slasher film that returned fans to the golden age of the slasher film,...
- 7/20/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Troy)
- Fright Meter
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