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date (day) time network episode title
4/10/17 (Mo.)10:00 PMVH1(#108) N.T.
4/3/17 (Mo.)10:00 PMVH1(#107) Under Pressure
3/27/17 (Mo.)10:00 PMVH1(#106) Runaway
3/20/17 (Mo.)10:00 PMVH1(#105) Amen, Brother
3/13/17 (Mo.)10:00 PMVH1(#104) Substitution
3/6/17 (Mo.)9:00 PMVH1(#103) Blind Alley
2/27/17 (Mo.)9:00 PMVH1(#102) It's Just Begun
2/20/17 (Mo.)9:00 PMVH1(#101) Hard To Handle
1/4/16 (Mo.)9:00 PMVH1(#100-120) Pilot






BREAKS, THE (VH1)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
1/4/16 - 4/10/17
STATUS:
canceled/ended (2016-2017 season)
TIME SLOT:
completed airing its current season
SEASON(S):
1 (9 episodes, 0 of which have yet to air)
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
second season order rescinded by BET on 11/20/17
DESCRIPTION:
(from BET's press release, April 2017) Shot on the streets of New York, "THE BREAKS" is a gritty, authentic take on the origins of hip hop through the journey of three young friends exploring the industry in 1990 New York City. "THE BREAKS" is inspired by Dan Charnas' critically acclaimed book The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop, an epic, 40-year narrative of the executives, entrepreneurs, hustlers and handlers who turned rap music into the world's predominant pop culture. Original cast members included: Afton Willamson (HBO's "The Night Of... "), Wood Harris ("The Wire"), Mack Wilds ("The Wire"), Antoine Harris ("Ballers"), David Call ("The Magicians"), Evan Handler ("Sex and the City"), Melonie Diaz ("Fruitvale Station"), Sinqua Walls ("Power"), Ali Ahn ("Billions") and Gloria Reuben ("Mr. Robot").
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· A-F-R-O as D-Rome
· Afton Williamson as Nikki Jones
· Antoine Harris as Ahmed "Ahm" Harris
· Cliff "Method Man" Smith as Darryl Van Puten, Sr.
· David Call as David Aaron
· Evan Handler as Juggy Aaron
· Method Man as Daryl Van Putten, Sr.
· Russell Hornsby as Sampson King
· Sinqua Walls as Terrance "Lil Ray" Baltimore
· Wood Harris as Barry Fouray
RECURRING/PREVIOUS CAST INFORMATION:
· Mack Wilds as Daryl "DeeVee" Van Putten, Jr. (Movie)
CREW INFORMATION:
· Amy Doyle as EP (VH1)
· Bill Flanagan as EP
· Chris McCarthy as EP (VH1)
· Dan Charnas as BOOK/EP
· Darren Goldberg as EP
· John J. Strauss as CRTR/EP
· Maggie Malina as EP (VH1)
· Rashaad Ernesto Green as DIR (Pilot)
· Seith Mann as CRTR/EP/DIR (Movie)/WRTR (Movie)
GENRE(S):
· based on a tv movie
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Atlantic Pictures
· CBS Television Studios