Netflix released a trailer for “True Story” premiering on Nov. 24.
Starring Kevin Hart and Wesley Snipes, the limited series is set during a comedy tour stop for Kid (Hart) in his hometown of Philadelphia, where he reconnects with his older brother, Carlton (Snipes). Unfortunately things go south on his first evening back, threatening to destroy everything Kid has built and resulting in him having to make a series of increasingly morally complicated choices over the course of the eight episodes.
In addition to Hart and Snipes the show stars Tawny Newsome as Billie, a comedy writer who works for Kid; Will Catlett, who plays Herschel, Kid’s bodyguard; and Paul Adelstein, who plays Kid’s longtime manager. Ash Santos is Daphne, a woman who meets Kid during his first hometown show’s VIP afterparty; Lauren London is Monyca, who co-parents a child with Kid and still enjoys a close bond with her ex; and John Ales, Chris Diamantopoulos and Billy Zane are brothers in a close-knit family that knows no limit.
“True Story” is executive produced by Eric Newman, Hart and Charles Murray. Stephen Williams executive produces and directs the first four episodes, and Hanelle Culpepper will direct the final four episodes. Caroline Currier, Mike Stein and Tiffany Brown serve as co-producers. The show comes from Grand Electric and HartBeat Productions.
Watch the trailer below.
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DEALS
Beginning next year, NBCUniversal News Group will become the exclusive media partner of the Aspen Ideas Festival. The 2022 Festival is set to take place from June 25 through July 1 in Aspen, Colo. The multi-year, multi-platform partnership includes an editorial and programming collaboration to create engaging festival content and further extend the reach of the festival’s on-the-ground events, including NBCU Sales creating and selling media packages across linear broadcast, digital, streaming, social and more. Additionally, top journalists from NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC and Noticias Telemundo will drive conversations during the festival via interviews, fireside chats and panel discussions. Public passes for the festival go on sale in Jan. 2022.
EXECUTIVES
Vice Media Group announced the appointment of Kyle Pleva as the new vice president of corporate communications for the U.S. Pleva, who joins from ViacomCBS, will be responsible for leading Vice Media Group’s U.S. communications strategy across the organization’s entire portfolio. Working with the global communications team, Pleva will support this growth and lead its brand and reputation strategy to deliver the new ambitions of the business. Pleva will be based in Vice’s headquarters in Brooklyn, N.Y. and will report to Laura Misselbrook, Vice Media Group’s senior vice president of global communications.
LATE NIGHT
“Late Night with Seth Meyers” will feature Beanie Feldstein, Norman Lear, Lady A and Atom Willard, while Dan Levy and Rüfüs Du Sol appear on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Elizabeth Banks and Jorga Fox will be on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” and Jeffrey Wright, Edgar Wright and Glass Animals will be on “The Late Late Show with James Corden.”