In our Q&a series Last Call, we get down to the bottom of every last thing with some of our favorite celebs - from the last thing they texted to the last thing they binge-watched. This week, actor Asante Blackk takes our call.
Over the last few years, Asante Blackk has been making a big name for himself in Hollywood. Following his Emmy-nominated role on When They See Us in 2019, the 19-year-old stole hearts with his role as Malik on This Is Us season four. Now he's taking on his next venture with Netflix's Social Distance. The anthology series, which was shot entirely remotely during social distancing, follows families, friends, and couples as they deal with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as the Black Lives Matter protests following the killing of George Floyd.
For Blackk's episode, he actually got the opportunity to star alongside his dad,...
Over the last few years, Asante Blackk has been making a big name for himself in Hollywood. Following his Emmy-nominated role on When They See Us in 2019, the 19-year-old stole hearts with his role as Malik on This Is Us season four. Now he's taking on his next venture with Netflix's Social Distance. The anthology series, which was shot entirely remotely during social distancing, follows families, friends, and couples as they deal with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as the Black Lives Matter protests following the killing of George Floyd.
For Blackk's episode, he actually got the opportunity to star alongside his dad,...
- 10/29/2020
- by Kelsie Gibson
- Popsugar.com
Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you have not yet watched “Social Distance,” streaming now on Netflix.
No shows in the time of coronavirus got a pass on pivoting from original production plans — not even Netflix’s “Social Distance,” a show that was born out of the pandemic itself and therefore anticipated some of the tougher elements right from the jump.
In May 2020, the stories for all eight episodes of Hilary Weisman Graham’s anthology series had been written and the show was days away from shooting when George Floyd was murdered. A few of the writers took part in a protest and Graham tells Variety that she came back realizing she had “a voice at this moment in time and I’m going to f—ing use it.” So she told her team she was scrapping the original finale episode to instead write a new one that responded to the moment.
No shows in the time of coronavirus got a pass on pivoting from original production plans — not even Netflix’s “Social Distance,” a show that was born out of the pandemic itself and therefore anticipated some of the tougher elements right from the jump.
In May 2020, the stories for all eight episodes of Hilary Weisman Graham’s anthology series had been written and the show was days away from shooting when George Floyd was murdered. A few of the writers took part in a protest and Graham tells Variety that she came back realizing she had “a voice at this moment in time and I’m going to f—ing use it.” So she told her team she was scrapping the original finale episode to instead write a new one that responded to the moment.
- 10/15/2020
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
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