"Platinum" (2003) TV series

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Jim Morrison

Writers:

Sofia Coppola (creator and story)
John Ridley (creator and story)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

14 April 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Crime | Music

Tagline:

Music is tight. Family is tighter.

Plot:

Two brothers try to handle all the problems of running a hip-hop/rap record label in New York.

Plot Keywords:

Record Label | Interracial Relationship | Brother Brother Relationship | Player | Rap

Cast

Sticky Fingaz	...	Grady Rhames (6 episodes, 2003)
Davetta Sherwood	...	Jade Rhames (6 episodes, 2003)
Kira Clavell	...	Lisa (5 episodes, 2003)
Kia Goodwin	...	Lady Bryce / ... (5 episodes, 2003)
K.C. Collins	...	Walter (4 episodes, 2003)
Karen LeBlanc	...	Kari (4 episodes, 2003)
Richard Yearwood	...	Shorty boy (4 episodes, 2003)
Jason Winston George	...	Jackson (3 episodes, 2003)
Lyriq Bent	...	Devon (3 episodes, 2003)
Balázs Koós		(2 episodes, 2003)
Wes Williams	...	Pharos (2 episodes, 2003)

Also Known As:

"Empire" (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:60 min (6 episodes)

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

American Zoetrope

A Great Rap Industry Drama

Platinum is a great show. And rap isn't just a theme to add to a music industry show. The people, the records, and the brutal way of handling work is directly linked to the rap theme. And them the family theme is also very powerful, and is the things the brothers who own the company have to deal with. They have real problems, like company debt and such. It's not at all sterotypical black people, but real people trying to make it in the rap world.