On Sunday, October 23rd, Onyx Collective joined Los Angeles Times and BESLA to host a tastemaker brunch with Onyx Collective’s Reasonable Doubt stars McKinley Freeman, Tim Jo, Sean Patrick Thomas and Victor Rasuk in the garden terrace at the Four Seasons Hotel in Atlanta, GA.
The event kicked off with a toast led by the Onyx Collective team and BELSA Esq. President, Chiquita Woolfolk Banks welcoming the Atlanta social scene of 100 plus attendees spanning across lawyers, high profile community leaders, and media and entertainment stakeholders. The cast introduced themselves, discussed their roles and shared sentiments and excitement on Disney’s new content brand Onyx Collective and why the home for artists and creatives of color is so important to their craft. Throughout the afternoon, attendees came together, networked with press and various local organizations for meet and greets and photo opportunities with cast members. Press in attendance included CNN,Grammy.com, Dish Nation, Nstyle Atlanta, Hot 107.9 and more.
Reasonable Doubt holds a dynamic all-black writers room and has received critical acclaim. Kerry Washington makes her return to Hulu as director and executive producer and joins showrunner, Raamla Mohamed for Onyx Collective’s first scripted series starring Emayatzy Corinealdi, McKinley Freeman, Michael Ealy, Sean Patrick Thomas, Tim Jo and more. Reasonable Doubt streams new episodes Tuesday’s on Hulu.
Reasonable Doubt is created, written and executive produced by Raamla Mohamed. Kerry Washington directs and executive produces alongside Pilar Savone for Simpson Street and Larry Wilmore via Wilmore Films. Shawn Holley and Jon Leshay serve as co-executive producers. The series is the first scripted drama from Onyx Collective and is produced by ABC Signature, a part of Disney Television Studios. See more pics inside, I had a blast…..
Sean Patrick Thomas
Tim Jo
McKinley Freeman
Victor Rasuk
Dish Nations Gary With The Tea
Disney/Onyx Collective and photographer Derek White