{"id":151971,"date":"2021-04-22T15:38:10","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T19:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=151971"},"modified":"2021-04-22T15:39:47","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T19:39:47","slug":"favorite-son-will-premiere-on-bet-thursday-may-6th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/favorite-son-will-premiere-on-bet-thursday-may-6th\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Favorite Son&#8217; Will Premiere on BET+ Thursday, May 6th"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-1\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n\t       <div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n\t       <div class=\"mace-youtube\" data-mace-video=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2l5JIOwDvos?showinfo=0&#038;rel=1&#038;ytp-pause-overlay=1&#038;autoplay=1&#038;enablejsapi=1\" data-mace-video-thumb=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/2l5JIOwDvos\/hqdefault.jpg\"><div class=\"mace-play-button\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t       <\/div>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Robin Givens adds a third director credit with &#8216;Favorite Son&#8217;, a story about two brothers in a gospel group who struggle to find a balance between their lives and their faith while under the strict parenting of their father, the reverend of a megachurch.  &#8216;Favorite Son&#8217; will premiere on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bet.plus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BET+<\/a> Thursday, May 6th. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the trailer above. <\/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\/04\/Favorite_Son_KeyArt_1x1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Favorite Son to Premiere on BET+\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-151974\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Look forwarded to seeing familiar faces you know and love, as the star-studded cast includes Rotimi, Serayah, Jonathan McReynolds, Roger Mitchell, Anton Peeples, Keke Wyatt and more.&nbsp;&#8216;Favorite Son&#8217; is&nbsp;inspired by Tiffany L. 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