Deadline is reporting that BET+, BET Networks’ new streaming service has started production on Sacrifice, a new original movie set for premiere on BET+ in 2020, and starring Paula Patton (Hitch, Precious)
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 loyal and resourceful assistant; Altonio Jackson (Treme) as ex-hacker Steven Somwon; Nelson Bonilla (Ozark) as Miguel, Daniella’s trusted driver; Michael Toland (NCIS) as Arnold Lang, the founding partner of Daniella’s firm; James Trevena Brown (Charlie Says) as Joshua Lang, Arnold Lang’s son; Liliana Montenegro (Fall Into Me) as Gabriella Hernandez, Daniella’s Spanish-speaking aunt; Marques Houston (You Got Served) as Jason Pratt a young Assistant District Attorney; and Josué Ramon Gutierrez (Bloodline) , a client of Daniella’s and Dom’s biggest hip hop rival.
Marques Houston also serves as the film’s co-executive producer for Footage Films.
Sacrifice becomes the latest project earmarked for BET+, the African American-focused streamer that is set to launch in the fall. BET+, a joint venture with Viacom and Tyler Perry, will debut with a mixture of library content (Perry’s House of Payne) and scripted originals. Sacrifice joins a scripted roster that includes Tracy Oliver’s First Wives Club, Will Packer’s Bigger and, after its linear debut, Perry’s original D.C.-set soap, The Oval.
If the film works for BET+, the movie would serve as a pilot that would be picked up to series should all involved be happy with the final product.
Patton’s credits include Hitch, Mission: Impossible and ABC’s Somewhere Between.
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