Snoop Dogg, La La Anthony, and Serayah have joined the cast of Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson’s Starz drama Black Mafia Family, Deadline reported on Thursday. While the American rapper will be seen playing the role of a pastor, the two actors will be seen in recurring guest roles.
Black Mafia Family is produced through Jackson’s G-Unit Film and Television in association with Starz and Lionsgate Television. The series, that has been in the pipeline since 2018 and was signed as a multi-series deal, began filming in Atlanta and Detroit in January.
According to Deadline, the series is inspired by the true story of two brothers who rose from the decaying streets of southwest Detroit in the late 1980’s and gave birth to one of the most influential crime families in this country. Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory’s (Flenory Jr) charismatic leadership, Terry “Southwest T” Flenory’s (Da’Vinchi) business acumen and the fraternal partnership’s vision beyond the drug trade and into the world of Hip Hop would render the brothers iconic on a global level.
The series is about love, kinship and capitalism in the pursuit of the American dream.
Snoop Dogg will play Pastor Swift, the Flenory family’s spiritual advisor. La La Anthony will play Markaisha Taylor, the wife of a flamboyant drug dealer that Meech and Terry befriend. Serayah will play Demetrius Flenory’s girlfriend, Lori Walker, a college athlete who is also the mother of his child, Neeka.
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Apart from being the writer, Randy Huggins will also serve as the executive producer along with Jackson. Directors who will helm different episodes include Tasha Smith, Terri Kopp, Anthony Wilson, and Anne Clements.
Deadline had earlier reported that Michole Briana White, Ajiona Alexus, Eric Kofi-Abrefa, and Myles Truitt will also feature in the series. While White plays the mother of Demetrius and Terry, Alexis will play the corner girl in their crew. Abrefa will be seen as one of the threats to the brothers and Truitt will be another source of friction.