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SERIES PREMIERE DATE: The ten-episode season premieres with two episodes at launch, followed by a new episode, every Thursday, with the finale on August 29, 2024.
SEASON 5 DESCRIPTION: Season 5 returns to a civil war between LC Duncan and clan and their biggest enemy to date...one of his own sons.
SERIES DESCRIPTION: The family ties that bind the Duncans have reached the breaking point as the family faces secrets from the past that threaten everything they’ve built. But this time, their enemies are coming from the inside of the family, and they have no one to blame but themselves. As LC, Chippy, and the entire Duncan clan welcome their son, Vegas home, they are disheartened by Junior leaving the family. As LC does whatever it takes to protect Vegas, allies become enemies who devise a plan to overtake The Table. A thief in the night proves to be more than just a random robber, and he leads Rio on a hunt that will change the Duncan family forever. Meanwhile, Paris’s ex, Niles Monroe, reappears unexpectedly with a warning of sweet revenge.
EXECUTIVE CREDITS:
- Executive Producers: Carl Weber, N.D. Brown, Ernie Hudson, and Trey Haley
- Producers: Jeffrey Dumpson, Walter Nixon, Sean Ringgold, Abe Brown, Greg Anderson, and Veronica Nichols
- Written by: Carl Weber
- Directed by: Trey Haley
CAST:
ERNIE HUDSON as “LC DUNCAN“: LC Duncan is the patriarch and CEO of the Duncan family business: Duncan Motors. Known as a no-nonsense affluent businessman in the legitimate and underworld, LC's reputation precedes him.
VALARIE PETTIFORD as “CHARLOTTE ‘CHIPPY’ DUNCAN”: The stunning Duncan matriarch who keeps the family together no matter what the challenges are. She can be sweet as pie, yet tough as nails, and her love for her husband and family can never be challenged.
DARRIN HENSON as “ORLANDO DUNCAN“: Orlando is the handsome, smart, and edgy, newly appointed CEO of Duncan Motors. His new appointment comes not only as a surprise but with jealousy and controversy despite his workaholic tendencies.
JAVICIA LESLIE as “PARIS DUNCAN”: Paris is the youngest daughter of the Duncan family. A glamorous spoiled party girl who always gets what she wants and knows how to handle herself in any situation. She's educated, seductive, and knows how to handle a gun.
SEAN RINGGOLD as “JUNIOR DUNCAN”: The oldest of the Duncan children and as large as any professional football player. Junior is the family’s security specialist. No matter what the situation, he is willing to do whatever it takes to protect his family.
TAMI ROMAN as “LONDON DUNCAN-GRANT”: London is the oldest daughter and mother of two girls. She appears to be a homebody for the most part, but London has many tantalizing secrets of her own.
ARRINGTON FOSTER as “RIO DUNCAN”: Paris' flamboyant twin brother who manages a popular club & lounge in New York City. Rio is willing to do whatever he can to prove to his father that he deserves the same respect as his brothers.
BRELY EVANS as “SONYA DUNCAN”: Newly married to Junior Duncan, Sonya intentionally compiles family secrets to make sure her husband is always one step ahead.
DYLAN WEBER as “NEVADA DUNCAN”: The teenage son of Vegas and heir to the Duncan leadership. Nevada is
the only grandson being groomed to run the Duncan family business.
YADI VALERIO as “CONSUELA ZUNIGA”: Manipulative, determined and unpredictable, Consuela is a mother who will protect and avenge her family at any cost, even if it means turning against the people closest to her.
MICAHEL JAI WHITE as “VEGAS DUNCAN”: Vegas is the wise and mysterious brother of the Duncan clan. He is respected by all and does his best to keep the family business running.
BERN NADETTE STANIS as “NEE NEE DUNCAN”: Nee Nee is a feisty southern belle and wife of Larry Duncan. She’s made her way to New York to ensure her family is protected.
BEN STEPHENS as “CURTIS DUNCAN”: Curtis is the strikingly handsome son of Larry and Nee Nee Duncan. He has become a family favorite in the Duncan kitchen and out on the streets.
LISARAYE MCCOY as “DONNA DUNCAN”
With the new revelation about Junior, she has made it her mission to steer and manipulate him down a path of revenge that will cumulate in their taking over the Duncan businesses, legal and illegal, not only for their wrongs against Junior and herself but also for the deaths of her husband, Lou, and daughter, Sasha.
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