*Netflix has dropped a trailer for the upcoming high school basketball drama “Amateur,” which stars Power’s Michael Rainey Jr., alongside Sharon Leal and Brian White.
Ryan Koo makes his feature directorial debut with this film, based on his 2013 short film of the same name.
“Amateur” centers on a 14-year-old basketball phenom (Rainey) who struggles to fit in with his new team after a video of him goes viral.
Scroll up to watch the trailer above. It debuts on Netflix in April.
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Ving Rhames has joined the cast of CBS’ pilot for the reboot of the 80s police procedural “Cagney and Lacey.”
Rhames will portray Police Capt. Stark, “the LAPD homicide coordinator who is unflappable and a leader who inspires loyalty in everyone around him.”
Rhames joins soon-to-be-former Grey’s Anatomy actress Sarah Drew as Cagney and “Law and Order: SVU” and “Blindspot” alum Michelle Hurd as Lacey.
The logline and descriptions: “Cagney & Lacey will follow the two female police detectives and friends who keep the streets of Los Angeles safe. Drew will play LAPD Detective Cagney, Lacey’s nimble and easygoing partner and protégée. Hurd’s Lacey is athletic, polished, a former high school track and field champion. Empathetic and straightforward, she’s the more experienced partner.”
The original roles were played by Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless.
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