{"id":82321,"date":"2018-02-15T11:32:44","date_gmt":"2018-02-15T11:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2018\/02\/15\/trailer-urban-movie-channels-new-series-5th-ward-starring-mya-carl-anthony-payne\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T01:51:09","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T01:51:09","slug":"trailer-urban-movie-channels-new-series-5th-ward-starring-mya-carl-anthony-payne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/trailer-urban-movie-channels-new-series-5th-ward-starring-mya-carl-anthony-payne\/","title":{"rendered":"Trailer To Urban Movie Channel’s New Series ‘5th Ward,’ Starring Mya, Carl Anthony Payne"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trailer To Urban Movie Channel’s New Series ‘5th Ward,’ Starring M\u00fda, Carl Anthony Payne<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

February 15, 2018<\/p>\n

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Premiering on\u00a0Urban Movie Channel <\/strong>on March 2 is 5th Ward, <\/strong>created by Greg Carter<\/strong> and produced by Dominique Telson<\/strong>, 5th Ward<\/strong> is a contemporary take on Carter\u2019s 1998 film of the same name.<\/p>\n

Premiering on Urban Movie Channel,<\/strong> the new series is set to be in the vein of The Wire. It stars R&B singer M\u00fda\u00a0<\/strong>and Carl Anthony Payne<\/strong> of Martin fame.<\/p>\n

The series also stars Thomas \u201cNephew Tommy\u201d Miles, Gary Sturgis, Corr Kendricks, Chris O\u2019 Neal<\/strong> and Christopher Jefferson<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The first episode will premiere on March 2, 2018 with the remaining five episodes premiering weekly though April 6, 2018.<\/p>\n

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Fifth Ward captures the gamut of problems plaguing inner city communities through the life of Mina, a single mother of two struggling to make ends meet; as well as several additional locals and town officials residing in the historical district of Houston\u2019s Fifth Ward.<\/p>\n

The series description: In Houston\u2019s historically black neighborhood known as the \u201cFifth Ward,\u201d long-time resident, Mina (Mya), has been struggling to make ends meet \u2013 especially since the death of her husband two years ago. Now a single mother of two sons, James and older brother Ray Ray, Mina fears for their safety after an argument at a local convenience store leaves a young girl dead. When James is taken away from her following a police raid on her home that results in the arrest of her new boyfriend, Mina battles with the idealism of remaining on the straight and narrow and the reality of what difficult decisions her circumstances will require her to make.<\/p>\n

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“Throwing homage to some of the films I loved when I made my original 1998 SXSW featured film, I wanted to tell a story that touched on gentrification and well as a lot of the social and political issues still\u00a0 affecting our often forgotten inner city communities.”<\/strong> – Greg Carter<\/p>\n

Greg Carter and Nexus Entertainment has also partnered with Melissa Harville-Lebron of E2 Northeast Motorsports, Inc. (NASCAR) and Coutr\u00e1 Music Group, Inc. to release the free soundtrack Spotify playlist for the show on March 2. E2 Northeast Motorsports, Inc. will unveil the 5th Ward- UMC NASCAR vehicle as part of the Camping World Truck Series in Las Vegas on March 2nd.<\/p>\n