Teyonah Parris and Danielle Brooks have been cast in Before I Let Go, Peacock’s drama series based on Kennedy Ryan’s Skyland series. Parris will play Yasmen Wade, and Brooks will play Hendrix Barry.
Per the official description, “Their love was supposed to last forever, but when life dealt Yasmen and Josiah Wade back-to-back devastating blows, they realized love can’t solve everything. The life they created fell apart — divorce and shared custody followed. Now, Yasmen is finally starting to find joy, but proximity to Josiah keeps the embers hot despite reopening old wounds. They are beginning to wonder if they’re truly ready to let go of everything they once had. Is it too late to find forever? Or could the second time around be even better?” The series is adapted from Ryan’s novel, Before I Let Go.
When the series order was announced, Ryan said, “Co-writing the pilot with Malcolm D. Lee and now imagining this world with Attica and Tembi is more than I even knew to ask for.”
Lee said, “From the time I read Kennedy Ryan’s Skyland series, I was fully engaged in the lives of these characters and invested in their outcomes. Adapting the pilot with her has been an absolute treasure to experience and we plan on bringing all the feels to her fans and her new TV family.”
Parris will play Yasmen Wade and Brooks plays Hendrix Barry.
Ryan and Lee created the series and co-wrote the pilot. Attica Locke and Tembi Locke are showrunners and executive producers, and Lee also directs and executive produces. Ryan executive produces. Dominique Telson of Blackmaled, Mike Jackson and John Legend of Get Lifted Film Co., and Debra Martin Chase of Martin Chase Productions also executive produce.
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