Snowfall was a masterclass in character development: there’s Aunt Louie’s come-up from low-level hustler to boss Franklin’s mom Cissy’s shift from moralist anti-drug crusader to his consigliere (to a veritable political prisoner after killing Teddy) and his best friend Leon’s abrupt radicalization and exodus to Ghana with his girlfriend Wanda (Gail Bean), recovering from a descent into drugs. Franklin’s one is going to really, really stab people in their hearts.” “And the arc of the character and where Franklin is going to end up, although it’s a tragedy, it’s also inevitable. “I kind of kept to myself, I wasn’t going out ,” he said. On the eve of the Season Six premiere, Idris told Rolling Stone about how the heaviness of the plot turned him inward on set. But, true to the late John Singleton and showrunner Dave Andron’s shrewd vision, they forged their own path: Franklin didn’t go out with a bang he’s simply withering away, possibly as a casualty of the crack cocaine he introduced to the streets of LA. Many Snowfall fans anticipated the series concluding with him being whisked away by the CIA, or killed at the hands of his Aunt Louie (Angela Lewis) - if not one of the many people whose lives he’d ruined en route to a fortune that ultimately escaped him. And, even with the boundless capabilities of historical fiction, neither could Damson Idris’s Franklin Saint. No one consumed by the show’s crescendoing tension could expect anything but tragedy.įew, if any, outlaws ever got away scot-free. Instead of telling the story of hip hop from the top down, Hip Hop Uncovered tells the story from the streets up, as it reveals the untold story of how America’s streets helped shape hip hop culture from an expression of survival and defiance into music’s most dominant genre.Everyone involved with Snowfall told us that the series wouldn’t end well. Set against 40 years of music history, this six-part documentary series, directed by Rashidi Natara Harper, takes a deep dive into the paradox of America’s criminalization of the genre and its fascination with the street culture that created it and still exists within it. “From executive producer Malcolm Spellman and Oscar and Emmy-winning production company Lightbox, comes Hip Hop Uncovered, an examination of a dying breed of power brokers who operate from the shadows of hip hop. Hip Hop Uncovered is executive produced by Malcolm Spellman, Rashidi Natara Harper, Eugene “Big U” Henley, Jimmy “JimBob” Chris, Douglas Banker, and BJ Levin. The six-part series will drop two new episodes each week, with each episode available the following day on FX on Hulu. The new documentary series Hip Hop Uncovered will join FX’s primetime lineup on Friday, February 12, 2021. Powerful people are concerned, from the hallways of The White House to those of CIA headquarters, where there are whispers that one of their own may be involved in this burgeoning epidemic.” With the entire nation taking note, the LAPD is diverting serious money and resources to the ‘war on drugs.’ Politicians’ phones are ringing. The demand for crack cocaine is high, and while our crew of dealers led by Franklin Saint ( Damson Idris) are benefitting greatly from the rising tide of addiction, they are also starting to become aware of the damage the drug is doing to the people and to the place they love. Ronald Reagan has won his re-election campaign proclaiming it is ‘morning again in America,’ but in South Central, Los Angeles, it feels more like the sun is getting low. “Business is booming in season four of Snowfall. The official season four premiere date announcement included details on the upcoming season: John Singleton, Eric Amadio, and Dave Andron created the series and serve as executive producers with Thomas Schlamme, Michael London, Trevor Engelson, Leonard Chang, Walter Mosley, and Julie DeJoie. Per FX, season four will consist of 10 episodes. Season four episodes one and two will premiere on Feb. The critically acclaimed drama will air on Wednesdays at 10pm ET/PT on FX and will then will be available the following day on FX on Hulu. FX has set a Februpremiere date for season four of Snowfall.
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