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Revision as of 07:31, 25 January 2017
| The New Edition Story | |
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| Genre | biographical drama |
| Based on | New Edition |
| Written by | Abdul Williams |
| Directed by | Chris Robinson |
| Starring | Algee Smith Woody McClain Bryshere Gray Elijah Kelley Keith Powers Luke James Jahi Di'Allo Winston Tyler Marcel Williams Dante Hoagland Caleb McLaughlin Myles Truitt |
| Narrated by | Wood Harris |
| Theme music composer | Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds James Harris Terry Lewis |
| Country of origin | North America |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Ricky Bell Michael Bivins Bobby Brown Ronnie DeVoe Johnny Gill Ralph Tresvant Jesse Collins Stephen Hill Debra Lee Brooke Payne Valerie Bleth Sharp |
| Running time | 360 mins. |
| Production company | Jesse Collins Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | BET |
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The New Edition Story is an American biographical miniseries based on the history of the R&B supergroup New Edition and their rise to fame broadcast on BET from January 24 through January 26, 2017. The miniseries stars Algee Smith and Jahi Di'Allo Winston as Ralph Tresvant, Woody McClain and Tyler Marcel Williams as Bobby Brown, Bryshere Gray and Dante Hoagland as Michael Bivins, Elijah Kelley and Caleb McLaughlin as Ricky Bell, Keith Powers and Myles Truitt as Ronnie DeVoe and Luke James as the sixth member Johnny Gill. The miniseries also stars Wood Harris as the group's manager Brooke Payne; Tank as music executive Jheryl Busby; Michael Rapaport as the group's second manager Gary. The miniseries also stars Monica Calhoun, La La Anthony, Yvette Nicole Brown among others.
Development
Production
In August 2015, it was announced that BET commissioned the Television film that would air as a three night miniseries. Five of the group members, Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Ronnie DeVoe, Johnny Gill and Ralph Tresvant had signed on as co-producers while Bobby Brown did not. In addition, the band's longtime manager Brooke Payne had also been tapped as a co-producer and the film was to be written by Abdul Williams who wrote the 2010 film Lottery Ticket. Jesse Collins of the BET's Real Husbands of Hollywood would serve as executive producer.[1] Collins later reported that production would air in 2017.[2]
Casting
Casting for the series began in Boston in January 2016.[3][4] In April 2016, the network announced that Empire star Bryshere Y. Gray would portray Michael Bivins. The rest of cast included actor and singer Elijah Kelley as Ricky, R&B singer Luke James as Johnny, Algee Smith as Ralph, Keith Powers as Ronnie, and Woody McClain as Bobby Brown.[5]
References
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (August 10, 2015). "New Edition Biopic Set for BET — Without Bobby Brown". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ "Jesse Collins: The Producer Behind All Of The Award Shows You Tweet About". Vibe. Prometheus Global Media. October 13, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ Goldstein, Meredith (January 11, 2016). "Casting call for a New Edition miniseries on BET". The Boston Globe. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ Incollingo, Joe (January 19, 2016). "Young New Edition fans audition for BET biopic". Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ Holub, Christian (April 21, 2016). "Empire star Bryshere Y. Gray cast in New Edition biopic". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
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