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A new Bet+ original starring Naturi Naughton and Lance Gross, among others, premieres July 6.
Written and directed by Wes Miller, the thriller Call Her King follows Judge Jaeda King (Naughton), who has just sentenced Sean Samuels (Jason Mitchell) to death when the courthouse is hijacked by Samuels’ brother Gabriel, also known as Black Caesar (Gross). The Judge must then rely on her wits, strength, and skill to find a way to end the standoff, save the hostages and fight her way out.
Johnny Messner, Nicholas Turturro, Tobias Truvillion, Garrett Hendricks, and Shiobann Amisial also star in the film.
The film marks the first production falling under Andrew van den Houten and Miller’s newly formed BLacklight Entertainment banner. BLacklight’s mission is providing quality opportunities for people of color and other traditionally disadvantaged people in front of and behind the camera. van den Houten and Miller produced the film for the company.
Call Her King premieres on BET+ July 6th.
