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[02/02/23 - 02:57 PM]
TV One's All-New Original Film "Under the Influence" Starring Denyce Brooks, BJ Britt and Jared Wofford to Premiere on Sunday, February 5 at 7/6C
In this film, a woman's life is thrown into a dangerous tailspin after ending an affair with the dangerous lover she met in Alcoholics Anonymous.

[via press release from TV One]

TV ONE'S ALL-NEW ORIGINAL FILM "UNDER THE INFLUENCE" STARRING DENYCE BROOKS, BJ BRITT AND JARED WOFFORD TO PREMIERE ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5 AT 7/6C

SILVER SPRING, Md. - February 2, 2023 - TV One's original film UNDER THE INFLUENCE, directed by Courtney Miller ("Games People Play", "Saints & Sinners", and "Twisted House Sitter"), will premiere on, Sunday, February 5 at 7/6C. Denyce Brooks ("Chicago PD", "Hot Shot: Anthrax" - NatGeo/Disney+, "A Luv's Tale" - BET+) will star as Denae Herndon. Joining Brooks is BJ Brit ("Being Mary Jane", "Agents of the SHIELD") who is cast as Seth Blackman. Jared Wofford ("The Winchesters" - CW, "Rap Sh!t", "Saints and Sinners") rounds out the cast as Robert.

ABOUT UNDER THE INFLUENCE

The film title, UNDER THE INFLUENCE stems from the colloquial term "13th step". This term applies when a 12-step old-timer hits on a newcomer with less than a year of sobriety. It can be for a variety of reasons: emotional, financial, or physical. But either way, it's someone in a position of power trying totake advantage of someone weaker. In this film, a woman's life is thrown into a dangerous tailspin after ending an affair with the dangerous lover she met in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA).

UNDER THE INFLUENCE CAST

· DENYCE LAWTON ("Denae")

· BJ BRITT ("Seth")

· JARED WOFFORD ("Robert")

For more information about TV One's upcoming programming, including original movies, visit http://www.tvone.tv. TV One viewers can also join the conversation by connecting via social media on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

ABOUT TV ONE NETWORKS

TV One Networks is the hub of black culture and entertainment with a broad offering of original programming and classic series, serving both diverse audiences for TV One and CLEO TV. Launched in January 2004, TV One currently serves 47 million households and CLEO TV, launched in January 2019, is the sister network with a 42 million household reach. Each network has a unique audience that serves viewers with fan favorites from TV One such as Unsung, Uncensored, Fatal Attraction, Payback, Tough Love: Atlanta, Never Would Have Made It: The Marvin Sapp Story and Urban One Honors. While, CLEO TV, a lifestyle and entertainment network targeting Millennial and Gen X women of color, delivers content that uplifts and inspires today's modern-day woman. Viewers of CLEO TV can expect award-winning content in both original and acquired series including Boss Girl's Guide, Culture Kitchen, New Soul Kitchen, Just Eats with Chef JJ, Global Gourmet, Living By Design, Tia Mowry's Quick Fix and All Things Adrienne House to Home. Both networks are solely owned by Urban One, Inc., formerly known as Radio One, Inc. [NASDAQ: UONE and UONEK, www.urban1.com], the largest African-American owned and operated multi-media company.

ABOUT SWIRL FILMS

Swirl Films is America's "number one urban film production company," a full-service film & television production company with over 60 original productions in the past six years, focusing on urban content and programming, independent features and multi-camera productions. Swirl Films is a major content provider for TV One including the original productions: Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story (2016), which was TV One's first ever biopic, starring LisaRaye McCoy, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Darius McCrary, Indirah Khan and Teyonah Parris as Howard. According to the network, the film broke record ratings, undeniably becoming the top original film in the network's history drawing in 2 million views, resulting in the networks highest ratings week ever. Quickly surpassing those numbers is TV One's #1 original premiere of all time, When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story (2017), starring Lance Gross, Niatia Kirkland and Tami Roman, directed by actress Tasha Smith. Swirl Films previous production credits for TV One include Born Again Virgin, starring Danielle Nicolet, Meagan Holder and Eva Marcille; Here We Go Again, starring LeToya Luckett, Wendy Raquel Robinson and Kyndall Ferguson; Russ Parr's award-winning film, The Under Shepherd, Hear No Evil and 35 & Ticking (Kevin Hart).





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