PARAMOUNT+ ANNOUNCES A STACKED TEAM OF NEW AND LEGACY PLAYERS JOINING โ€œTHE GAMEโ€


Paramount+, the streaming service from ViacomCBS, today announced several new cast members joining the serviceโ€™s revival of the groundbreaking series THE GAME, including Adriyan Rae (โ€œChicago Fireโ€) as Brittany Pitts, the daughter of Jason and Kelly Pitts; Vaughn Hebron (โ€œTyler Perryโ€™s The Ovalโ€) as Jamison Fields, an undrafted free agent; and Analisa Velez (โ€œSneaky Peteโ€) as Raquel Navarro, Brittanyโ€™s best friend. Legacy players Brittany Daniel (โ€œCheaper by the Dozenโ€) and Pooch Hall (โ€œRay 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 โ€œVagrant Queen.โ€ Additional television credits include the upcoming season of โ€œAtlanta,โ€ โ€œAmerican Soul,โ€ and โ€œStar.โ€ Raeโ€™s film credits include โ€œSuperflyโ€ and โ€œBurning Sands.โ€ 





Vaughn Hebron can be seen on BET in โ€œTyler Perryโ€™s The Oval.โ€ Next, Hebron will appear in the upcoming Venus and Serena Williams feature, โ€œKing Richard,โ€ starring Will Smith, and the recently wrapped โ€œThe Devil You Knowโ€ for Lionsgate.





Analisa Velez recently starred in the Billy Porter-directed play, โ€œThe Purists,โ€ winning The Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding Actress, Large Theatre, for her performance. Additional theatre credits include โ€œTell Hector I Miss Himโ€ (Atlantic Theater Company), โ€œQueen Latina and her Power Posseโ€ (Cherry Lane Theatre), โ€œEntremesesโ€ (INTAR), โ€œThe Inheritanceโ€ (The Amoralists), โ€œDolphins & Sharksโ€ (The Fire This Time Festival), โ€œTenant Occupiedโ€ (24 Hour Plays: Nationals), and โ€œBroken Motherhood Museumโ€ (NuAFrikan Theatre). Velezโ€™s television and film credits include “Sneaky Pete,” “Monsterland,” โ€œBallad of A Hustler,โ€ โ€œAlmost Loveโ€ and โ€œInez & Doug & Kira.โ€ 





Brittany Danielโ€™s television credits include a starring role in the new Disney+ series โ€œCheaper by the Dozen,โ€ โ€œBlack-ish,โ€ โ€œDawsonโ€™s Creek,โ€ โ€œThat โ€˜70s Show,โ€ โ€œItโ€™s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,โ€ โ€œThat โ€˜80s Showโ€ and โ€œSweet Valley High.โ€ Danielโ€™s notable film credits include โ€œThe Basketball Diaries,โ€ โ€œJoe Dirt,โ€ โ€œJoe Dirt 2,โ€ โ€œSkyline,โ€ โ€œWhite Chicks,โ€ โ€œClub Dreadโ€ and โ€œLittle Man.โ€ In 2010, Daniel was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for producing the Style Network series โ€œRuby.โ€ 





Pooch Hall is best known for his portrayal of Daryll Donovan in Showtimeโ€™s critically acclaimed series โ€œRay Donovan.โ€ In addition to starring in THE GAME as Derwin Davis for nine seasons, Hallโ€™s television credits also include CBSโ€™s โ€œAccidentally on Purposeโ€ and โ€œCriminal Minds,โ€ SYFYโ€™s โ€œWarehouse 13,โ€ and USAโ€™s โ€œSuits,โ€ โ€œNecessary Roughnessโ€ and โ€œRoyal Pains.โ€ His film credits include the upcoming feature version of โ€œRay Donovan,โ€ โ€œCherry,โ€ โ€œA Dogโ€™s Purpose,โ€ the biopic โ€œChuck,โ€ and โ€œJumping the Broom,โ€ as well as a slew of independent features, including โ€œLiftโ€ opposite Kerry Washington, โ€œBlack Cloudโ€ and โ€œBlind Dating.โ€





THE GAME is executive produced by original show creator Mara Brock Akil, showrunner and writer Devon Greggory (โ€œAmerican Soulโ€), Salim Akil (โ€œBlack Lightningโ€), and original executive producer Kelsey Grammer (โ€œGirlfriendsโ€) and Tom Russo (โ€œBlack-ishโ€) of Grammnet NH Productions. Kevin Bray (โ€œInsecureโ€) 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.

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