The 1266 pilot set at Onyx Collective has added Karim Dian, Kristin Dodson, and Kassandra Lee Diaz as series regulars to star alongside Gabourey Sidibe, who will executive produce and play the lead role of Gabby. Anna Maria Horsford, Tisha Campbell, and Judy Reyes have been announced as recurring guest stars.
Dian (One of Us Is Lying) portrays Posh, a student at the New York Institute of Fashion whos described as everyones favorite, even if they are constantly trying to figure out if hes straight or gay. Theyre Gabbys best friend who doesnt put up with her antics and isnt scared to hold her accountable. Poshs brutal honesty is always delivered with love, understanding and some attitude. Hes repped by Paradigm and managed by Reed Baker at Legendize.
Dodson plays Jimmy, the youngest of the phone sex workers at Imagine Inc. Shes flighty, immature, aimless and ready to make lots of mistakes and have lots of fun while doing it. Dodson is perhaps most known for her breakout role as Zayna on Flatbush Misdemeanors. Her other credits include Cross, The Shivering Truth, Roxanne Roxanne and Pulitzer-nominated Stew. Dodson is repped by Framework Entertainment, The Kohner Agency, SRDA Law.
Diaz (You Married Dat) will star as Fi, an Afro-Latina queer 20-something, who doesnt suffer fools and loves lavishing designer threads on her girlfriends. Cynical, mysterious and introverted, shes a quiet yet fiery woman who keeps her cards close to the chest. Shes repped by Clinton Lavell Gunnels.
The role of Eula will be played by Horsford (The Wayans Bros., Friday). Eula is the mother of Gabby and her sister Wendolyn. Shes feisty and stubborn, using denial as a coping mechanism. She is never shy of sharing her opinions with her girls. A public school teacher, her daughters take after her in many ways, with Gabby having the same artistic and free spirit that Eula has passed on. Shes repped by Steve Lovett of Lovett Management and Steve LaManna of Innovative Artists.
Campbell (Act Your Age, Uncoupled) is attached to play Evelyn, the arrogant, blunt manager at Imagine Inc. According to the description, she has perfected the nice/nasty delivery but always seems a bit pessimistic. Evelyns been at Imagine Inc. forever; and with every year that passes, her hope, passion and dreams turn into tiny, nearly extinguished flames. The actress is repped by Tracy Christian of TCA and Attorneys James Adams and Amber R. Payne at Schreck, Dapello, Adams, Berlin Dunham.
Reyes (Claws, Scrubs)stars as Kathy. The character is a tenured phone-sex workers at Imagine Inc. and one of its biggest earners. She always has a big smile under eyes that have seen more than shell ever tell. Reyes is repped by Buchwald, ATA Management, and Franklin, Weinrib, Rudell Vassallo LLP.
Set in the early 2000s, the series follows Gabby (Sidibe) is a young and aimless woman living with her mom and making half-hearted attempts to become a singer/model and overnight millionaire. After being fired from her latest job, she discovers a phone sex gig that seems like the easy answer to her money problems. But, what initially began as a quick money-making scheme suddenly becomes a life-changing experience when she meets the women who become her chosen family and learns how powerful her voice can be. The series is inspired by the true-life story of Academy Award nominee Gabourey Sidibe.
In addition to Sidibe, Thembi Banks (Young.Wild.Free, Only Murders in the Building) and Julie Bean (grown-ish) executive produced the pilot, with Steven Canals (Pose) and Jill Kaplan to serve as nonwriting executive producers. Banks and Bean will serve as co-showrunners. Sidibe and Banks penned the script, with Banks writing the teleplay and directing the pilot.