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[09/09/15 - 07:44 AM]
BET Premiere Cinema Original Film "The Start Up" Premieres Saturday, September 19 at 8 PM ET/PT
Diggy Simmons, Teyana Taylor, Bria Murphy, Allen Maldonado and Chris Brew star in the project.

[05/19/15 - 11:59 AM]
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[04/24/14 - 03:30 PM]
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[08/20/12 - 11:21 PM]
Development Update: Monday, August 20
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START UP, THE (BET)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
9/19/15
STATUS:
telefilm/mini-series in the can
DESCRIPTION:
(from BET's press release, September 2015) The wait is almost over for the highly anticipated BET Premiere Cinema original film "The Start Up" starring Diggy Simmons, Teyana Taylor, Bria Murphy and Allen Maldonado premieres Saturday, September 19 at 8 PM ET/PT. "The Start Up" is a fresh, edgy look at the life of millennials centered on a 20 year-old blogger named Blake Monroe (Simmons). The film follows Blake and his crew as they attempt to build their fledgling blog against all odds while navigating through life, love and the cutthroat business world. Follow the journey of Blake, his best friend Manny (Maldonado), Manny's sister/Blake's ex-girlfriend Tae (Taylor), Manny's girlfriend Nia (Murphy) and tech wiz student Dot (Chris Brew) as they work their way to the top.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Allen Maldonado as Manny
· Bria Murphy as Nia
· Chris Brew as Dot
· Diggy Simmons as Blake Monroe
· Stephanie Charles
· Teyana Taylor as Tae
CREW INFORMATION:
· James DuBose as EP
· Kenya Barris as EP
· Kevin Liles as EP
· Laurie Dobbins as EP
· Mara Brock Akil as EP
· Salim Akil as EP
GENRE(S):
· mow
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· no information is available