‘Hamilton’s Anthony Ramos Cast As Mars Blackmon In Spike Lee Netflix Series, She’s Gotta Have ItPosted by Wilson Morales
September 28, 2016
Source: Deadline
Deadline is reporting that Anthony Ramos, who originated the roles of John Laurens and Philip Hamilton in the Tony Award Winning Broadway musical Hamilton, has been cast to play Mars Blackmon, one of the male leads in Spike Lee’s Netflix series She’s Gotta Have It.
The 10-episode series is a contemporary update of Lee’s 1986 indie film in which he originated the role of Blackmon.
The series centers on Nola Darling, a Brooklyn-based artist in her late 20s struggling to define herself and divide her time amongst her friends, her job and her three lovers: the cultured model Greer Childs; the protective investment banker Jamie Overstreet; and da original b-boy sneakerhead Mars Blackmon, who still wears Jordans but now is a social-media phenomenon.
Lee will direct all episodes of the series, which he created and executive produces with his producer wife Tonya Lewis Lee. Netflix is the studio.
This is the first series regular role for 24-year-old Ramos, whose previous credits also include White Girl, which had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival and is currently in theaters.
