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Special Series Premiere - Wednesday, December 14th at 9pm ET/8pm CT
Returns on Sunday, January 4th, 2017!
About the Show
Academy Award and Golden Globe nominee Lee Daniels – creator and executive producer of broadcast's No. 1 series, EMPIRE – partners with Tom Donaghy (The Whole Truth) to pull back the curtain on music's gritty and dark reality in STAR. Featuring a soundtrack of original music and stunning music performances, STAR follows three talented singers, desperate for a new start and with ambitions of stardom, as they navigate the cut-throat music business on their road to success. Meet STAR (newcomer Jude Demorest), a tough-as-nails young woman, who came up in the foster care system and decides one day to take control of her destiny. Star tracks down her sister, SIMONE (newcomer Brittany O'Grady), and her Instagram bestie, ALEXANDRA (newcomer Ryan Destiny), and together, the trio journeys to Atlanta to become music superstars.
Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award, Grammy Award and Golden Globe Award winner Queen Latifah (Bessie, Bringing Down The House, Chicago, Living Single) plays CARLOTTA, a surrogate mother to the young crew. Emmy Award nominee Benjamin Bratt (24: Live Another Day, Law & Order) rounds out the cast as JAHIL, a down-on-his-luck talent agent looking to revitalize his career, who's taken a certain shining to Star. The series will also feature guest star and Grammy Award winner Lenny Kravitz (Lee Daniels' The Butler, The Hunger Games). Reality soon dawns on the girls' fantasies, and they start to learn that ambition often comes at a cost. And sometimes that cost is too high.
PRODUCTION COMPANIES: 20th Century Fox Television, Lee Daniels Entertainment
CO-CREATORS/WRITERS: Lee Daniels, Tom Donaghy
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Lee Daniels, Tom Donaghy, Charles Murray, Pamela Oas Williams, Effie Brown
DIRECTOR: Lee Daniels
MAIN CAST
Jude Demorest as Star Davis, a tough 18-year-old who spent her childhood in and out of foster homes after the death of her mother, and who will do anything to become a star.
Ryan Destiny as Alexandra, a wealthy 20-year-old who grew up in New York, but who, for years, has tried to put her privileged world behind her, so she can make real, authentic music.
Brittany O'Grady as Simone Davis, Star's sister who dreams of the day Star will return to rescue her from the abusive foster home in which she was placed five years before.
Queen Latifah as Carlotta Brown, the owner of an Atlanta beauty salon, who will become a surrogate mother to the three girls, even though she doesn't approve of their musical dreams.
Benjamin Bratt as Jahil, a talent manager with a hidden life and a drive for redemption, who believes the musical trio is his ticket back to the top.
RECURRING CAST
Naomi Campbell as Rose Spencer, Alexandra's mother
Tyrese Gibson as Pastor Bobby Harris
Darius McCrary as Otis Leecan, Simone's Foster Father
Chad Buchanan as Hunter Morgan, Jahil's Godson and Star's love interest
GUEST CAST
Lenny Kravitz
Joseline Hernandez
Production
In August 2015, Fox announced it had ordered a pilot for a potential new musical drama series titled Star from Empire-creator Lee Daniels about three girls forming a girl group. In October that same year, casting for the series began. It was revealed that the series would feature a transgender character. On December 7, 2015, it was announced that Queen Latifah had joined the cast as Carlotta, Jude Demorest as Star, Brittany O'Grady as Simone and Ryan Destiny as Alexandra. On December 11, 2015, it was confirmed that Benjamin Bratt has joined the cast as Jahil, a talent manager. On December 14, 2015, Nicholas Gonzalez joined the series as the abusive foster father of Simone (O'Grady). Production for the pilot began in December 2015. The series was picked up, with a 13-episode order, on April 27, 2016.
On May 4, 2016, it was announced that Charles Murray would serve as showrunner during its first season. On September 13, 2016, it was announced that Charles Pratt Jr. would replace Murray as the series' showrunner, following his decision to depart the series, due to creative differences.
http://www.fox.com/star
Special Series Premiere - Wednesday, December 14th at 9pm ET/8pm CT
Returns on Sunday, January 4th, 2017!
About the Show
Academy Award and Golden Globe nominee Lee Daniels – creator and executive producer of broadcast's No. 1 series, EMPIRE – partners with Tom Donaghy (The Whole Truth) to pull back the curtain on music's gritty and dark reality in STAR. Featuring a soundtrack of original music and stunning music performances, STAR follows three talented singers, desperate for a new start and with ambitions of stardom, as they navigate the cut-throat music business on their road to success. Meet STAR (newcomer Jude Demorest), a tough-as-nails young woman, who came up in the foster care system and decides one day to take control of her destiny. Star tracks down her sister, SIMONE (newcomer Brittany O'Grady), and her Instagram bestie, ALEXANDRA (newcomer Ryan Destiny), and together, the trio journeys to Atlanta to become music superstars.
Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award, Grammy Award and Golden Globe Award winner Queen Latifah (Bessie, Bringing Down The House, Chicago, Living Single) plays CARLOTTA, a surrogate mother to the young crew. Emmy Award nominee Benjamin Bratt (24: Live Another Day, Law & Order) rounds out the cast as JAHIL, a down-on-his-luck talent agent looking to revitalize his career, who's taken a certain shining to Star. The series will also feature guest star and Grammy Award winner Lenny Kravitz (Lee Daniels' The Butler, The Hunger Games). Reality soon dawns on the girls' fantasies, and they start to learn that ambition often comes at a cost. And sometimes that cost is too high.
PRODUCTION COMPANIES: 20th Century Fox Television, Lee Daniels Entertainment
CO-CREATORS/WRITERS: Lee Daniels, Tom Donaghy
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Lee Daniels, Tom Donaghy, Charles Murray, Pamela Oas Williams, Effie Brown
DIRECTOR: Lee Daniels
MAIN CAST
Jude Demorest as Star Davis, a tough 18-year-old who spent her childhood in and out of foster homes after the death of her mother, and who will do anything to become a star.
Ryan Destiny as Alexandra, a wealthy 20-year-old who grew up in New York, but who, for years, has tried to put her privileged world behind her, so she can make real, authentic music.
Brittany O'Grady as Simone Davis, Star's sister who dreams of the day Star will return to rescue her from the abusive foster home in which she was placed five years before.
Queen Latifah as Carlotta Brown, the owner of an Atlanta beauty salon, who will become a surrogate mother to the three girls, even though she doesn't approve of their musical dreams.
Benjamin Bratt as Jahil, a talent manager with a hidden life and a drive for redemption, who believes the musical trio is his ticket back to the top.
RECURRING CAST
Naomi Campbell as Rose Spencer, Alexandra's mother
Tyrese Gibson as Pastor Bobby Harris
Darius McCrary as Otis Leecan, Simone's Foster Father
Chad Buchanan as Hunter Morgan, Jahil's Godson and Star's love interest
GUEST CAST
Lenny Kravitz
Joseline Hernandez
Production
In August 2015, Fox announced it had ordered a pilot for a potential new musical drama series titled Star from Empire-creator Lee Daniels about three girls forming a girl group. In October that same year, casting for the series began. It was revealed that the series would feature a transgender character. On December 7, 2015, it was announced that Queen Latifah had joined the cast as Carlotta, Jude Demorest as Star, Brittany O'Grady as Simone and Ryan Destiny as Alexandra. On December 11, 2015, it was confirmed that Benjamin Bratt has joined the cast as Jahil, a talent manager. On December 14, 2015, Nicholas Gonzalez joined the series as the abusive foster father of Simone (O'Grady). Production for the pilot began in December 2015. The series was picked up, with a 13-episode order, on April 27, 2016.
On May 4, 2016, it was announced that Charles Murray would serve as showrunner during its first season. On September 13, 2016, it was announced that Charles Pratt Jr. would replace Murray as the series' showrunner, following his decision to depart the series, due to creative differences.
http://www.fox.com/star
