Adriyan Rae Vaughn Hebron
Brittany DanielPooch Hall Analisa Velez
Paramount+, the streaming service from ViacomCBS, today announced several new cast members joining the serviceโs revival of the groundbreaking series THE GAME, including Adriyan Rae (โChicago Fireโ) as Brittany Pitts, the daughter of Jason and Kelly Pitts; Vaughn Hebron (โTyler Perryโs The Ovalโ) as Jamison Fields, an undrafted free agent; and Analisa Velez (โSneaky Peteโ) as Raquel Navarro, Brittanyโs best friend. Legacy players Brittany Daniel (โCheaper by the Dozenโ) and Pooch Hall (โRay Donovanโ) will make special appearances, reprising their roles as Kelly Pitts and Derwin Davis, respectively. The 10-episode first season of the new series will stream exclusively on Paramount+.
Relocating from San Diego to Sin City, THE GAME returns with a mix of new players and original cast, including previously announced series regulars Wendy Raquel Robinson and Hosea Chanchez, to offer a modern-day examination of Black culture through the prism of pro football. The team will tackle racism, sexism, classism and more as they fight for fame, fortune, respect and love โ all while trying to maintain their souls as they each play THE GAME.
Adriyan Rae can be seen starring in NBC’s “Chicago Fire” and she recently starred as the lead of SYFY’s โVagrant Queen.โ Additional television credits include the upcoming season of โAtlanta,โ โAmerican Soul,โ and โStar.โ Raeโs film credits include โSuperflyโ and โBurning Sands.โ
Vaughn Hebron can be seen on BET in โTyler Perryโs The Oval.โ Next, Hebron will appear in the upcoming Venus and Serena Williams feature, โKing Richard,โ starring Will Smith, and the recently wrapped โThe Devil You Knowโ for Lionsgate.
Analisa Velez recently starred in the Billy Porter-directed play, โThe Purists,โ winning The Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding Actress, Large Theatre, for her performance. Additional theatre credits include โTell Hector I Miss Himโ (Atlantic Theater Company), โQueen Latina and her Power Posseโ (Cherry Lane Theatre), โEntremesesโ (INTAR), โThe Inheritanceโ (The Amoralists), โDolphins & Sharksโ (The Fire This Time Festival), โTenant Occupiedโ (24 Hour Plays: Nationals), and โBroken Motherhood Museumโ (NuAFrikan Theatre). Velezโs television and film credits include “Sneaky Pete,” “Monsterland,” โBallad of A Hustler,โ โAlmost Loveโ and โInez & Doug & Kira.โ
Brittany Danielโs television credits include a starring role in the new Disney+ series โCheaper by the Dozen,โ โBlack-ish,โ โDawsonโs Creek,โ โThat โ70s Show,โ โItโs Always Sunny in Philadelphia,โ โThat โ80s Showโ and โSweet Valley High.โ Danielโs notable film credits include โThe Basketball Diaries,โ โJoe Dirt,โ โJoe Dirt 2,โ โSkyline,โ โWhite Chicks,โ โClub Dreadโ and โLittle Man.โ In 2010, Daniel was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for producing the Style Network series โRuby.โ
Pooch Hall is best known for his portrayal of Daryll Donovan in Showtimeโs critically acclaimed series โRay Donovan.โ In addition to starring in THE GAME as Derwin Davis for nine seasons, Hallโs television credits also include CBSโs โAccidentally on Purposeโ and โCriminal Minds,โ SYFYโs โWarehouse 13,โ and USAโs โSuits,โ โNecessary Roughnessโ and โRoyal Pains.โ His film credits include the upcoming feature version of โRay Donovan,โ โCherry,โ โA Dogโs Purpose,โ the biopic โChuck,โ and โJumping the Broom,โ as well as a slew of independent features, including โLiftโ opposite Kerry Washington, โBlack Cloudโ and โBlind Dating.โ
THE GAME is executive produced by original show creator Mara Brock Akil, showrunner and writer Devon Greggory (โAmerican Soulโ), Salim Akil (โBlack Lightningโ), and original executive producer Kelsey Grammer (โGirlfriendsโ) and Tom Russo (โBlack-ishโ) of Grammnet NH Productions. Kevin Bray (โInsecureโ) will direct the first two episodes of the inaugural season. The series is produced by CBS Studios, Akil Productions and Grammnet NH Productions.
All nine seasons of THE GAME, which originally aired on The CW and then BET, are currently available to binge on Paramount+. The series will be distributed internationally by ViacomCBS Global Distribution Group.