TV ONE PREMIERES NEW ORIGINAL MOVIE "STOCK OPTION" ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7 AT 8 PM E.T

Romantic Comedy Cast Includes Tasha Smith, Amin Joseph, Antonique Smith and Aaron D. Spears

SILVER SPRING, MD - OCT. 23, 2015 - TV One offers romance, laughter and inspiration with the premiere of its new original movie Stock Option on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. ET. Shot on location in Atlanta, Georgia, the film's ensemble cast includes Tasha Smith (Empire, Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse, Power, Why Did I Get Married?), Amin Joseph (Dope, The Sex Chronicles), Antonique Smith (Notorious) and Aaron D. Spears (Being Mary Jane, The Bold and The Beautiful).

Stock Option centers around a homeless former stock broker (Amin Joseph) who takes refuge in front of a modeling studio where he meets a beautiful young print model (Antonique Smith). After rescuing her from an attempted attack, she offers him a helping hand to get him back on his feet. When sparks begin to fly, both have to learn to let go of the past in order to create a better future.

"Stock Option is a heart-warming rom com that proves that you should never judge a book by its cover," commented TV One's Senior Vice President of Programming and Production, D'Angela Proctor. "This film further exemplifies our commitment to telling untold and unexpected stories."

Stock Option is produced by Swirl Films, Inc. and Georgia Productions, LLC. Eric Tomosunas, Keith Neal and Brett Dismuke serve as producers and Mark Harris as director. Robyn Greene Arrington serves as vice president of original programming and D'Angela Proctor is head of original programming for TV One.

About TV One:

Launched in January 2004, TV One (www.tvone.tv) serves 57 million households, offering a broad range of real-life and entertainment-focused original programming, classic series, movies and music designed to entertain and inform a diverse audience of adult Black viewers. The network is the exclusive home of News One Now, the only live daily news program targeting Black viewers. In December 2008, the company launched TV One High Def, which now serves 14 million households. TV One is solely owned by Radio One [NASDAQ: ROIA and ROIAK, www.radio-one.com], the largest radio company that primarily targets Black and urban listeners.