{"id":76635,"date":"2016-08-10T13:49:41","date_gmt":"2016-08-10T13:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2016\/08\/10\/melonie-diaz-sinqua-walls-ali-ahn-added-vh1s-breaks-series\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T02:50:58","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T02:50:58","slug":"melonie-diaz-sinqua-walls-ali-ahn-added-vh1s-breaks-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/melonie-diaz-sinqua-walls-ali-ahn-added-vh1s-breaks-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Melonie Diaz, Sinqua Walls And Ali Ahn Added To VH1’s The Breaks Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

Melonie Diaz, Sinqua Walls And Ali Ahn Added To VH1’s The Breaks Series<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

August 10, 2016<\/p>\n

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VH1 today announced the full cast for \u201cThe Breaks,\u201d<\/strong> the network\u2019s new scripted series based on its critically acclaimed hit film that aired earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Melonie Diaz<\/strong> (\u201cFruitvale Station\u201d), Sinqua Walls<\/strong> (\u201cPower\u201d) and Ali Ahn<\/strong> (\u201cBillions\u201d) are joining the movie\u2019s original cast including Afton Willamson<\/strong> (HBO\u2019s \u201cThe Night Of\u2026\u201d), Wood Harris<\/strong> (\u201cThe Wire\u201d), Mack Wilds<\/strong> (\u201c90210\u201d), Antoine Harris<\/strong> (\u201cBallers\u201d), David Call<\/strong> (\u201cThe Magicians\u201d) and Evan Handler<\/strong> (\u201cSex and the City\u201d).<\/p>\n

Mann, Charnas, Strauss, Bill Flanagan<\/strong> and Darren Goldberg<\/strong> are executive producers on \u201cThe Breaks.\u201d Maggie Malina, Chris McCarthy<\/strong> and Amy Doyle<\/strong>\u00a0will serve as executive producers for VH1.<\/p>\n

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Inspired by the book by journalist Dan Charnas<\/strong> entitled The Big Payback, a narrative history of the hip-hop business, \u201cThe Breaks\u201d is written, directed and executive produced by Seith Mann<\/strong> (\u201cThe Wire,\u201d \u201cThe Walking Dead,\u201d \u201cHomeland\u201d) with a story by Mann and Charnas. John J. Strauss<\/strong> (\u201cMozart in the Jungle\u201d) is joining as Executive Producer for the series. The film followed three young friends fulfilling their hip hop dreams in New York City in 1990.<\/p>\n

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In the film that aired in January, \u201cThe Breaks\u201d chronicled the journey of Nikki (Afton Williamson<\/strong>), David (David Call<\/strong>) and DeeVee (Mack Wilds<\/strong>), three friends united by their love of hip-hop, as they work to make their big mark in the music industry. The film traveled viewers back to the summer of 1990 in New York City where the music industry\u2019s artists and hustlers intersected in the dance clubs and the street corners of the still crime-ridden city. Nikki Jones is a brilliant recent grad who abandoned a scholarship to law school to pursue her dream of becoming a record exec. Her boyfriend, David Aaron (Call), is the scrappy son of a legendary music producer (Evan Handler<\/strong>) who is unwilling to rest on his father\u2019s laurels and notorious reputation. DeeVee is an aspiring producer on the hunt to find the next big rapper on the come-up.<\/p>\n

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Nikki fast talked her way into an internship at the premier hip-hop company, Fouray Entertainment and caught\u00a0the eye of the label\u2019s infamous founder, Barry Fouray (Wood Harris<\/strong>) while David struggled at the city\u2019s top R&B radio station whose celebrity DJ refused to program real hip-hop. Meanwhile, DeeVee returned to his roots in the Fort Greene projects to scout for talent and ran into Ahm (Antoine Harris), a drug dealer with a lyrical gift whose talent brought\u00a0them all to the next level. But they will soon discover lives can be broken as fast as legends can be born.<\/p>\n

The series will continue to explore their triumph and heartbreak trying to make their mark in a new and complex hip hop culture.<\/strong><\/p>\n