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John Singleton is headed to BET. Today, the network announced the filmmaker’s new series Rebel will debut in March.
The drama “follows Rebel (Danielle Moné Truitt), a police officer who leaves the force after being under an intense Internal Affairs/criminal investigation for shooting her partner in the hopes of stopping him from gunning down her little brother.” The cast also includes Giancarlo Esposito, Mykelti Williamson, Cliff “Method Man” Smith, LaTanya Richardson, and Brandon Quinn.
Rebel premieres on BET on March 28th at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
Read more info below:
NEW YORK — BET’s new scripted drama, REBEL, takes on the unique and complicated relationship the Black community faces with police officers. Directed by John Singleton, the series follows Rebel (Danielle Moné Truitt), a police officer who leaves the force after being under an intense Internal Affairs/criminal investigation for shooting her partner in the hopes of stopping him from gunning down her little brother. Continuing to fight crime as a P.I., Rebel struggles with her brother’s murder while defending herself from the dirty cops who are out for revenge. REBEL premieres on BET, March 28th at 9:00PM ET/PT.
Featuring an all-star cast, including Giancarlo Esposito (Lieutenant Charles Gold, Rebel’s friend and mentor), Mykelti Williamson (Rene Knight, Rebel’s father), Cliff “Method Man” Smith (TJ, Rebel’s ex-husband), LaTanya Richardson (Detective Traylynn Jones, Mack’s New Partner), Brandon Quinn (Mack, Rebel’s Former Partner), the series examines the conflicted relationship officers of color have with their jobs at a time when police forces are rife with brutality and misconduct. REBEL is a hard-hitting, gritty, complicated and morally ambiguous drama series, featuring many issues ripped from the headlines.
REBEL is produced by MarVista Entertainment for BET and Executive Produced and Directed by John Singleton. Dallas Jackson and Randy Huggins are also Executive Producers. Music for the pilot was composed by Jill Scott.”
What do you think? Are you a fan of John Singleton’s work? Will you watch Rebel?
I love the TV show Rebel. I was really looking forward to season 2. Please let the ahow continue. She was bADD.
I’ve seen the first 3 episodes and find LOTS of problems BET’s series REBEL. Schizophrenic is the best way to describe it. I wonder if the writer and John Singleton have issues creating three dimensional female characters we can empathize with??? The only character I have empathy for is Rebel’s father played wonderfully by actor Michael T. “Mykelti” Williamson, who conveys the father’s pain of losing not only his wife but his son through isolating alcoholism and bitterness. When the father tells Rebel Malik was “a part of him that is now gone”, his eyes and tone reflect that pain… Read more »
I thought the show was very good.
How do I get involved with “casting”???
Nice picture but I believe that’s Byron Allen…not John Singleton!
Thanks. It was mislabeled with the photo service we use.