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Showtime has announced the premiere dates for its new TV shows, White Famous and SMILF. Check out the season one trailers, below. Inspired by the life of Jamie Foxx, White Famous — starring Jay Pharoah — will premiere on Sunday, October 15, 2017 at 10:00pm ET/PT. The Showtime cast also includes Utkarsh Ambudkar, Jacob Ming-Trent, Lonnie Chavis, Cleopatra Coleman, and Foxx.
SMILF — starring Frankie Shaw — will debut on Sunday, November 5th at 10:00pm ET/PT, following the Shameless season eight premiere. The series will then move to 10:30pm. Rosie O’Donnell also stars.
White Famous Season One Trailer | Showtime
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuhLVZ22mi0
Showtime says:
WHITE FAMOUS
In WHITE FAMOUS, Jay Pharoah plays talented young comedian Floyd Mooney, whose star is rising, forcing him to navigate the treacherous waters of maintaining his credibility as he begins to cross over into the world of becoming “white famous.” A co-production of Lionsgate Television and SHOWTIME, WHITE FAMOUS is a collaboration between writer and showrunner Tom Kapinos (CALIFORNICATION), who will executive produce, and Foxx, who will executive produce and guest star in a recurring role. Tim Story, the prolific director who helmed the movie franchises Barbershop, Ride Along and Think Like A Man, will executive produce and direct the pilot.
Utkarsh Ambudkar (The Mindy Project) plays Malcolm, Floyd’s frustrated agent who wants his client to do whatever it takes to make it big. Cleopatra Coleman (The Last Man on Earth) plays Floyd’s ex-girlfriend Sadie, the love of his life and the mother of his son, played by Lonnie Chavis (This is Us). Jacob Ming-Trent (Feed the Beast) stars as Ron Balls, Floyd’s roommate – in the middle of the chaos, he remains the voice of reason. Stephen Tobolowsky (The Goldbergs) guest stars in the series’ pilot. Additional guest stars this season will include Meagan Good, Jack Davenport, Michael Rapaport, Kendrick Sampson, Lyndon Smith and Natalie Zea.
SMILF Season One Trailer | Showtime
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r_AFiC_Lak
Showtime says:
SMILF
SMILF will take a raw and honest comedic look at a single, 20-something from Southie, Bridgette (Frankie Shaw), whose desires for relationships, sex, and a career collide with the realities of young, single motherhood. Adapting her Sundance Film Festival Jury award-winning short film, Shaw will star, write, produce and direct the semi-autobiographical comedy, with Oscar nominee Michael London (Sideways), Emmy nominees Janice Williams (Confirmation), Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky (The Office, Bad Teacher), and Scott King (Difficult People) executive producing. Multiple Emmywinner Rosie O’Donnell will co-star in her first series regular TV role as Tutu, Bridgette’s prideful Southie mother who lives by her own set of rules. The series is produced by ABC Signature Studios as a co-production with Showtime.
(Mark Schafer / Showtime)
What do you think? How do you like the sound of the SMILF and White Famous TV shows? Do you plan to check out the series premieres, on Showtime?
