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BROADCAST
HISTORY:
4/6/19
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STATUS:
telefilm/mini-series in the can |
DESCRIPTION:
(from HBO's press release, February 2019) The HBO Films presentation NATIVE SON, based on the classic novel by Richard Wright, will debut SATURDAY, APRIL 6 at 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on HBO, it was announced today by Len Amato, president, HBO Films. Directed by first-time director and renowned visual artist Rashid Johnson from a screenplay by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks ("Topdog/Underdog"), the drama had its world premiere in January at the Sundance Film Festival. The film will also be available on HBO NOW, HBO GO, HBO On Demand and partners' streaming platforms. NATIVE SON tells the story of Bigger Thomas (Ashton Sanders), a young African-American living in Chicago who is hired as a chauffeur for affluent businessman Will Dalton (Bill Camp, Emmy(R)-nominee for HBO's "The Night Of"). As Thomas enters this seductive new world of money and power - including a precarious relationship with Dalton's daughter, Mary (Margaret Qualley, HBO's "The Leftovers") - he faces unforeseen choices and perilous circumstances that will alter the course of his life forever. The cast also includes Nick Robinson, KiKi Layne, Elizabeth Marvel, David Alan Grier and Sanaa Lathan. |
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Ashton Sanders as Bigger Thomas
· Bill Camp as Will Dalton
· David Alan Grier
· Elizabeth Marvel
· KiKi Layne
· Margaret Qualley as Mary
· Nick Robinson
· Sanaa Lathan
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CREW INFORMATION:
· Matthew Perniciaro as PROD
· Michael Sherman as PROD
· Rashid Johnson as DIR
· Stephanie Meurer as EP
· Suzan-Lori Parks as WRTR
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GENRE(S):
· mow
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· A24
· Bow and Arrow Entertainment
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