{"id":150106,"date":"2021-02-17T21:00:31","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T02:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=150106"},"modified":"2021-02-17T21:26:35","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T02:26:35","slug":"true-story-starring-kevin-hart-wesley-snipes-announces-additional-cast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/true-story-starring-kevin-hart-wesley-snipes-announces-additional-cast\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;TRUE STORY,&#8217; Starring Kevin Hart &#038; Wesley Snipes, Announces Additional Cast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/truestory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TRUE STORY<\/a>, <\/strong><\/em><strong>the new Netflix limited series starring Kevin Hart and Wesley Snipes,&nbsp;recently announced an additional cast. The series is executive produced by&nbsp;Eric Newman and produced by Hartbeat Productions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Joining the series are Tawny Newsome, Will Catlett, Paul Adelstein, Ash Santos, John Ales, Chris Diamantopoulos, Lauren London and Billy Zane. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Logline<\/strong>: A tour stop in Kid&#8217;s (Hart) hometown of Philadelphia becomes a matter of life and death for one of the world&#8217;s most famous comedians when the consequences of a lost evening with his wayward older brother (Snipes) threaten to destroy everything he&#8217;s built.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This marks Hart&#8217;s dramatic series debut who also serves as an executive producer.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Casting News &amp; Character Descriptions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tawny Newsome <\/strong><em>(Space Force<\/em>)<strong> as Billie:<\/strong> As a talented comedy writer who works for Kid, Billie is constantly trying to earn respect and recognition for her work, leaving her stuck between loyalty to Kid or pursuing her long-term dreams through other outlets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Tawny-Newsome-629x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-150107\"\/><figcaption>NEW YORK, NEW YORK &#8211; APRIL 08: Tawny Newsome visits Build at Build Studio on April 08, 2019 in New York City. 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The series is executive produced by&nbsp;Eric Newman and produced by Hartbeat Productions. Joining the series are Tawny Newsome, Will Catlett, Paul Adelstein, Ash Santos, John Ales, Chris Diamantopoulos, Lauren London and Billy Zane. 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