Jan 05, 2016 stemming from the highly popular novel the big payback, vh1s new tv movie and possible series the breaks debuted yesterday with a total viewership of 2. Apr 27, 2017 the breaks, set in the world of 1990s hiphop in new york, bowed in february with its primary run on vh1. The breaks started as a backdoor pilot on fellow viacom cabler vh1. Intro deevee put your hands up everybody put your hands up hands up, hands up hey ladies and gentlemen you are now listening to the sounds of. Set in new york in 1990, vh1 s new show the breaks tracks the golden age of hiphop when its future was hard to predict. Inspired by journalist dan charnas book the big payback, the breaks was written and directed by seith mann and executive produced by mann, charnas, and maggie. This section needs additional citations for verification. The breaks season 1 official super trailer vh1 youtube. The breaks series picks up where the successful tvmovie leaves off. New scripted series, premiering feb 20 at 109c on vh1. The series stars afton williamson, wood harris, tristan wilds, antoine harris, david call, evan handler and melonie diaz.
Bet sets new comedies, rebrands centric and nabs the breaks. Musical artists, their careers, their highs, their lows and everything in. Buy, rent the breaks is available to watch and stream on vh1. Hip hop journalism with dan charnas, kim osorio, and datwon thomas part 2 the hip hop journalism conversation continues as sway, dan charnas, kim osorio, and datwon thomas discuss how sway handled the beef between jay z and nas and how technology has altered the journalism culture. The breaks meet the cast of vh1 s the breaks vh1 duration. Find top rated vh1 tv series, most viewed and most tracked tv shows on sidereel. Vh1 originally an initialism of video hits one is an american pay television network based in new york city owned by viacomcbs. The breaks inspired by dan charnas book the big payback, the breaks is a narrative history of the hiphop business. Following the successful tv movie, vh1 is creating the breaks tv series. Vh1 is turning its hiphop movie the breaks into a full. Vh1 movie the breaks to become a tv series essence.
The breaks, a hiphop drama on the rise of rap which vh1 debuted back in january 2016, is now on its way to becoming a television series, according to billboard based on the bestselling book. The breaks and hit the floor are great shows with incredible teams behind them, and were happy their passionate fans will get more of them through their new home at bet. It is 1990 in new york city at the height of raps golden age of creativity, but corporate america has been hesitant to embrace the genre. Watch episode 4 of vh1s series the breaks hiphopnmore. Where to get the breaks soundtrack so you can revisit its. Nikki, david and deevee are three friends who are trying to break into the hiphop music industry in the. Method man discusses the role radio stations played in the 1990s, his favorite underground artists, and the effect of hip hop going mainstream. The breaks wrapped its eightepisode run in february, averaging. The breaks is the third movie in vh1 s recent push into scripted programming following 20s crazysexycool. The breaks series picks up where the successful tv. The breaks tv show on vh1 is not cancelled, but you wont be able to catch season two there. Apr 27, 2017 the decision to move scripted dramas the breaks and hit the floor from vh1 to bet leaves the former with only one scripted series the forthcoming daytime divas as viacom continues to shuffle the. Jan 04, 2016 once upon a time in the early 90s, the music industry thought hip hop was a fad that would come and go, and this is the period that vh1 s the breaks will explore when it premieres on monday night. Feb 20, 2017 tonight is the premiere of vh1 s the breaks, which follows the evolution of hiphop through a trio of friends striving to make their dreams come true.
Feb 16, 2017 the millions of viewers who previously watched the world premiere of vh1 s tv movie the breaks are in for a treat this february. Tonight is the premiere of vh1 s the breaks, which follows the evolution of hiphop through a trio of friends striving to make their dreams come true. Season 1, ep 8 interview behind the breaks episode 8. Vh1 is moving full steam ahead with the breaks the viacomowned cable network has picked up the hiphop drama to series, the hollywood reporter has learned. Gloria reuben joins new drama series september 16, 2016. Jun 01, 2015 the breaks is the third movie in vh1s recent push into scripted programming following 20s crazysexycool. Original release, february 20 20170220 april 10, 2017 20170410. Vh1s newest original movie will chronicle the journey of nikki, david, and. Vh1 s thirdever logo, which was used from 19942003. Season 1, ep 6 interviewbehind the breaks episode 6. The breaks debuted to strong ratings as an original tv movie in january, and now vh1 has ordered the hiphop drama to series for premiere in late 2016. The drama, which started out as a tv movie, is based on dan charnas novel the big payback.
Three friends aspire to break into the hiphop music industry. It was positioned as a period piece that coincided with hiphops move from the late 80s into the early 90s, starring wood harris, tristan wilds, method man and random other people who showed up in the wire, and afton williamson as the headstrong d. Nov 20, 2017 bet has scrapped plans for a second season of the breaks the viacomowned cable network announced in april that the hiphop drama would move from bet to vh1 for a second season. Vh1 is turning its hiphop movie the breaks into a fullon. The vh1 viewer apparently their comingofage was around the early 1990s, mr. The breaks meet the cast of vh1s the breaks vh1 duration. Vh1 is adapting its own original hiphop movie the breaks for a tv series slated to premiere in late 2016. Vh1 s new tv movie the breaks depicts new yorks rap industry circa 1990. Similarly, way back yonder in 2016, when i began seeing promos on vh1 for a new movie called the breaks, i was all in. This is a list of programs currently broadcast or will air soon or formerly aired on vh1. Browse the entire episode archive of the breaks and watch the lastest episode free online on vh1. Watch the breaks episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. The upcoming tv show is based on vh1s 2016 film of the same name, which chronicles the journey of nikki, david, and deevee, three friends united by their love of hiphop, as they work to make their big mark in the music industry. Like most cable channels that got their start in the 1980s, vh1 has reinvented itself since the turn of the century, and like most cable channels, it now relies heavily on.
Bet scraps plans for the breaks season 2 exclusive. Vh1 original movie the breaks to become a tv series. Sway shares his thoughts on the season finale and recaps his journey and conversations about hip hop history. Nikki afton williamson, david david call and deevee mack wilds seek hip hop fame in 1990s new york that began in the tv movie of the same name based on da. With sinqua walls, afton williamson, tristan mack wilds, antoine harris. On february 20th, 2017 a brand new drama music series called the breaks hit our screens on the channel vh1 with eight bouncy episodes. Specifically, becca finds that she has time traveled to the day of her first. Vh1 has picked up the hiphop drama to series, according to reports. Taking place in new york city in the nineties during the golden age of rap, this series follows nikki, a recent college graduate who lands a dream job working. Feb 16, 2016 the breaks is vh1 at its best, intersecting 90s nostalgia with hiphop for the masses, chris mccarthy, vh1 general manager, said in a statement.
Vh1 orders hiphop drama the breaks to series exclusive. With jim forbes, david wild, rick rubin, russell simmons. The hip hop drama series, which recently concluded its first eightepisode season on vh1 is moving to bet for the second season. The breaks is vh1 at its best, intersecting 90s nostalgia with hiphop for the masses, chris mccarthy, vh1 general manager, said in a statement. Watch the full movie ahead of the vh1 series premiere february 9, 2017. Feb 05, 2018 the breaks season 2 episode 1 full episode by vh1. It serves as a continuation of the 2016 television film the breaks.
The popular the breaks original movie has turned into a series on vh1. The breaks tv show premieres on vh1 on february 20th at 9 p. Originally a tv movie for vh1 in 2016, the breaks is now a fullfledged series set to premiere on feb. Hindsight is an american comedydrama television series that premiered on vh1 on january 7, 2015 and ended on march 11, 2015. Jan 04, 2016 vh1 had its own incentive to set the breaks in 1990. Vh1 orders hiphop series the breaks after tv movies. Stemming from the highly popular novel the big payback, vh1 s new tv movie and possible series the breaks debuted yesterday with a total viewership of 2. With afton williamson, tristan mack wilds, antoine harris, sinqua walls. Theres nothing that bonds a group of single black women together more than sidestepping the land mines of living, working and dating in atlanta. Airing on the vh1 cable channel, the breaks stars afton willamson, wood harris, mack wilds, antoine harris, david call, evan handler, melonie diaz, sinqua walls, and ali ahn.
The series was created by emily fox and stars laura ramsey in the lead role of becca brady, who, while wrestling with doubts on the eve of her second wedding, finds herself sent back to 1995. The breaks official super trailer premieres january. Bet scraps plans for the breaks season 2 exclusive hollywood. Watch the breaks online full episodes of season 1 yidio. Vh1 original movie the breaks to become a tv series complex. Three friends try to break into hiphop in the nineties. Michelle obama hilariously breaks down why melania trumps inauguration gift exchange appeared so awkward. A week ahead of the shows debut, ew has your exclusive look at the first five minutes. Afterbuzz tv the breaks edition, is a weekly after show for fans of the breaks. But unlike empires overthetop drama, the film is filled with characters who closely mirror reallife movers. Bet has already carried reruns of the series and the telepic that was the backdoor.
Mar 14, 2017 set in new york in 1990, vh1 s new show the breaks tracks the golden age of hiphop when its future was hard to predict. Hiphop drama the breaks picked up to series by vh1. The networks given the goahead to a series based on the 2016 film, with the breaks series expected to air later this year. The breaks is an american drama television series created by dan charnas and seith mann.
The book is one of the most comprehensive accounts of hiphop history and the business surrounding the musical genre. The breaks is a 2016 american television hiphop drama film that chronicles the life of three friends during the early 1990s hiphop scene. Vh1 had its own incentive to set the breaks in 1990. Nikki lands a dream job as the assistant to the legendary and outofcontrol barry fouray.
Written, directed and executive produced by seith mann the wire, the walking dead, homeland with a story by mann and charnas, the breaks follows three young friends fulfilling their hip hop dreams in new york city in 1990. Airing on the vh1 cable channel, the breaks stars afton willamson, wood harris, mack wilds, antoine harris, david call, evan handler, melonie. See more ideas about episodes tv series, places in new york and. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Jan 06, 2016 vh1s original movie the breaks delivered 2. The breaks tv show season 1 episodes list next episode. Produced by atlantic pictures ii, the series is created by dan charnas and seith mann and executive produced by darren goldberg and john j. Hosts discuss the breaks for the episode under pressure. Ahm is arrested on murder charges, barry takes out a dangerous loan, and deevee and nikki spar over the cause of davids death. Vh1 to adapt its own original movie the breaks as tv series. I have been waiting on the next episode to come back on every since the 10th of april 2017 please this is the best show on tv. Vh1 announces new scripted series premiere date january 17, 2017.
The breaks series picks up where the vh1 original movie leaves off. The breaks stars afton willamson, wood harris, mack wilds, antoine harris, david call, evan handler, melonie diaz, sinqua walls, and ali ahn. Jun 16, 2016 vh1 honors top legendary ladies of hiphop. Find out more about antoine harris, the man who plays the rapper ahm in vh1 s new original movie the breaks. The breaks wrapped its eightepisode run in february, averaging about a million viewers per episode. Vh1 sets monday, february 20th for the breaks premiere the original film, which aired last year on vh1, followed three young friends fulfilling their hip hop dreams in new york city in 1990.
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