LOS ANGELES, July 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- UMC – Urban
Movie Channel's summer lineup returns with a fresh slate of titles,
including brand new original series, for its annual "Fall Out
Fridays" programming block. Every Friday through Labor Day weekend, UMC will add a mix of new
series episodes, stand up specials, comedy films, and more, all
sure to satisfy any viewer's comedy craving. A new focus for the
first premium subscription streaming service for African American
and urban audiences, UMC is thrilled to announce the premiere of
its first new original series for the summer, The Rich and
the Ruthless.
Created by multifaceted powerhouse Victoria Rowell – known for her starring
role as Drucilla on The Young and The Restless, her
New York Times bestseller The
Woman Who Raised Me, and much more – the series is a
soap-within-a-soap that follows a fictional story of the first
black run daytime drama in the soap opera industry. The six-episode
series stars Rowell alongside Richard
Brooks (Being Mary
Jane, Law & Order), Dawnn
Lewis (A Different World, Major Crimes), Robert Ri'chard
(Coach Carter, Chocolate City), Chrystale Wilson (The Player's Club),
Caryn Ward Ross (The
Game), Michael Colyar
(The Princess and the Frog), Alesha Renee and more. The first episode
will premiere on Friday, July 28,
2017 with a new episode added weekly. Catch The Rich
and the Ruthless and all of our "Fall Out Fridays" comedy this
summer at www.UMC.tv.
In the world of Hollywood soap
opera The Rich and the Ruthless, the real drama begins after
the director yells, "CUT!" When greedy studio executives inform
self-made business man and showrunner Augustus Barringer (Richard Brooks) that "The Rich and the Ruthless"
is getting booted off the sound stages for another talk show after
twenty years, Augustus is ready to fight back by any means
necessary to stay on the air - even if that means filming out of
his sleek Hollywood mansion or
moving the company to Jamaica!
Meanwhile his unpredictable wife, Kitty
Barringer (Victoria Rowell),
is not happy about any of it. After recently returning home from
her latest stint in rehab, she decides it's time to claw her way
back up the cliff and make her soap diva comeback to her role on
the show as Blue Sylla, much to her husband's chagrin. A character
driven drama peppered with comedic zingers, get ready for
LIGHTS, CAMERA, CALAMITY and CLAWS on The Rich and the
Ruthless!
"The Rich and the Ruthless has been my passion project
for some time," says creator and lead actress Victoria Rowell. "A daytime drama with primetime
soul, passion, and humor, I and the entire Days Ferry Productions
team are thrilled that Urban Movie Channel (UMC) will be home to
this original soap opera." Available at www.UMC.tv, UMC is
the first premium subscription streaming service that showcases
quality African American and urban entertainment across all genres
from RLJ Entertainment (NASDAQ: RLJE). For more information
on The Rich and the Ruthless, visit
therichandtheruthless.com.
Created by Robert L.
Johnson, Chairman of RLJ Entertainment and founder of
Black Entertainment Television (BET), Urban Movie Channel
(UMC) is the first subscription streaming service created for
African American and urban audiences in North America that features quality urban
content and showcases feature films, documentaries, original
series, stand-up comedy, and other exclusive content. UMC is
Available on iOS, Apple TV, Amazon Channels, Roku, Amazon
Fire TV & Fire TV Stick. At www.UMC.tv, UMC offers a free 7-day
trial and thereafter is just $4.99/month or $49.99/year. Keep up with UMC on Facebook at
Facebook.com/UrbanMovieChannel and on Twitter/Instagram
@WatchUMC.
UMC Press Contact: Farah
Noel, 301.830.6247, fnoel@umc.tv
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SOURCE RLJ Entertainment, Inc.