EXCLUSIVE: The Onyx Collective‘s Unprisoned is rounding out the Season 2 forged with Brandee Evans (P-Valley) in a recurring function, in addition to Oliver Hudson (The Cleansing Girl) and Jamie Chung (Lovecraft Nation) in visitor starring roles. Season 2 premieres Wednesday, July 17 on Hulu with all 8 episodes dropping without delay.
Impressed by creator Tracy McMillan’s life, UnPrisoned follows a messy however perfectionist relationship therapist, social media influencer and single mother, Paige Alexander (Kerry Washington), whose life is turned right-side-up when her dad, Edwin Alexander (Delroy Lindo), will get out of jail and strikes in together with her and her teenage son Finn (Faly Rakotohavana).
In Season 2, the Alexander household remains to be a large number. Paige’s remedy observe is in hassle, Finn’s anxiousness is thru the roof, Edwin remains to be determining get his life collectively exterior of jail, and their relationships are extra difficult than ever. The household wants assist, and it’s time to name in knowledgeable – OTHER than Paige. They flip to a “household radical therapeutic coach,” who throws out all the foundations to free them of the problems, outdated wounds and household secrets and techniques holding them again.
Evans will play Ava, Mal’s (Marque Richardson) new girlfriend. She simply completed regulation faculty and is wise, and assured, however typically underestimated. Hudson will play Johnny, Finn’s organic dad. He’s a musician who’s humorous, fairly chill and lives in Los Angeles together with his spouse. Though he hasn’t been a conventional father, he cares about Finn. Chung will play Kiki, Paige’s greatest pal from school. Twenty years later, Kiki is married, polyamorous, and nonetheless the lifetime of the occasion.
The collection is government produced by Tracy McMillan, Yvette Lee Bowser and Kerry Washington, alongside Pilar Savone, by way of their Simpson Avenue manufacturing firm, and Delroy Lindo. Pleasure Gorman Wettels and Jen Braeden additionally government produce. The collection hails from Onyx Collective on Hulu and is produced by ABC Signature.
Evans leads the Starz hit collection P-Valley within the function of powerful, veteran stripper Mercedes for the reason that collection premiered in 2020. She acquired an NAACP Picture Award nomination for Excellent Lead Actress for her work on Season 1 of the Katori Corridor-created drama which is at present in manufacturing on Season 3. She is repped by Paradigm and Jackoway, Austin, Tyerman and Wertheimer.
Hudson just lately starred within the FOX collection, The Cleansing Girl. Further TV credit embrace Netflix’s Medal of Honor, ABC’s Splitting Up Collectively, CBS’ Guidelines of Engagement, Fox’s Scream Queens, Nashville for ABC/CMT and the Chris Columbus-produced Netflix function The Christmas Chronicles. He co-hosts two podcasts: Daddy Points with Joe Buck and Oliver Hudson and Sibling Revelry with Kate Hudson and Oliver Hudson. He’s repped by Leisure 360.
Chung most just lately starred in Showtime’s Dexter: New Blood and as Ji-Ah in HBO’s Lovecraft Nation. Lately, she starred reverse Bryan Greenberg in Junction. She’s going to subsequent be seen within the Spyglass function movie Reunion and I’m Starting to See the Mild. In 2012, she received the Particular Jury Award at SXSW for her efficiency within the movie Eden. She is repped by Gersh, 3 Arts Leisure and Morris Yorn Barnes Levine.
