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Episode Guide
- 1. Pilot Dec 14, 2016
- Star, Simone and Alexandra journey to Atlanta, hoping to become music superstars.
- 2. The Devil You Know Jan 4, 2017
- Star, Alexandra and Simone work on a demo for a chance to perform at a music festival.
- 3. Next of Kin Jan 11, 2017
- Someone close to Carlotta is in danger, bringing out her protective nature.
Star: Created by Lee Daniels, Tom Donaghy. With Jude Demorest, Brittany O'Grady, Ryan Destiny, Amiyah Scott. A trio of women form a musical group in Atlanta.
- (5.1K)
- 2016-12-14
- Drama, Music, Musical
- 42
- Plot
- Cast and Characters
- Production
- Reception
Star Davis, a 17 year old orphan, leaves her foster home to save her younger sister Simone Davis, who Star has been separated from since their mother's death, from physical and sexual abuse at her foster home. While escaping the tragedy, Star finds muse in a singer/songwriter Alexandra Crane, a New York resident who lives in her celebrity father's ...
Main
1. Jude Demorestas Star Davis: A tough 20-year-old who spent her childhood in and out of foster homes after the death of her mother Mary. Wanting to pursue a career in music, she forms a girl group, Take 3 (formerly Big Trouble), with her half-sister Simone and friend Alex whom she met online. Though she has a lot of talent, her egotistical nature tends to bother others. At the start of the third season, she is pursuing a career as a solo artist, and dealing with the consequences of an unexpe...
Recurring
1. Evan Ross as Angel Rivera, Jahil's nephew who helps him record new music. In turn, Jahil gets him to form a singing duo with Andy. After realizing that his uncle is more concerned with his interests than theirs, however, he fires him as their manager. He then learns that his father, Jahil's brother, is not his biological dad, and that he is an undocumented immigrant. After his attempt to get DACAprotection is denied, he is arrested at Jahil's funeral and sentenced to deportation. He marrie...
Guest stars
1. Lenny Kravitzas Roland Crane, a legendary rock star and Alexandra's father. (season 1) 2. Missy Elliottas Pumpkin, a legendary rapper hired by Hunter to help Star with her block party. In episode 10 of the first season, she helps Jahil produce a new song for Take 3. (season 1) 3. Mike Eppsas Jay Holland, the former label president of Midtown Sound, but was fired and replaced by Ayanna after Star slept with him to help further Take 3's career. (season 2) 4. Jussie Smollett as Jamal Lyon, a...
Development and casting
In August 2015, Fox announced it had ordered a pilot for a potential new musical drama series titled Star from Empire-creator Lee Daniels about three girls forming a girl group. In October that same year, casting for the series began. It was revealed that the series would feature a transgender character. On December 7, 2015, it was announced that Queen Latifah had joined the cast as Carlotta, Jude Demorest as Star, Brittany O'Grady as Simone and Ryan Destiny as Alexandra and Amiyah Scott as C...
Filming
On May 4, 2016, it was announced that Charles Murray would serve as showrunner during its first season. On September 13, 2016, it was announced that Charles Pratt Jr.would replace Murray as the series' showrunner, following his decision to depart the series, due to creative differences. Following the conclusion of the show's first season, Pratt stepped down as showrunner and was subsequently replaced by Karin Gist.
Cancellation and possible revival
After the series was canceled by Fox in May 2019, fans began a #SAVESTAR campaign on social media platforms. Multiple petitions were created on websites such as change.org to save the show from cancellation, and these petitions have collectively gained over 100,000 signatures. On May 29, show creator Lee Daniels made an Instagram post saying "Fighting guys! Will know this week... or top of next!" The Hollywood Reporter reported that cable networks BET and OWN were possible contenders for pick...
Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season holds a rating of 35%, with an average rating of 4.19 out of 10 based on 37 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Despite Queen Latifah's strong performance, the cast, and the songs, Lee Daniels' Star is weighed down by sloppy melodrama and overly cartoonish stereotypes". On Metacritic, the series has a score of 42 out of 100, based on 30 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
Lee Daniels, Tom Donaghy, Pamela Oas Williams, Effie Brown, Karin Gist, Jason Richman. S1. S2. S3. full-episodes (48) Pilot. S1 : E1 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 12.14.16.
Website. leedanielsentertainment .com. Lee Daniels (born December 24, 1959) is an American film and television producer, director and screenwriter. His first producer credit was Monster's Ball (2001), for which Halle Berry won the Academy Award for Best Actress, making Daniels the first African-American film producer to solely produce an Oscar ...
Dec 14, 2016 · Available on The CW, Tubi TV, Disney+, Hulu. Atlanta's music industry is tough to break into. But STAR (Jude Demorest) has a few things on her side: beauty, talent, determination, and the two other singers in her Destiny's Child-like girl group: troubled sister Simone (Brittany O'Grady) and songwriting genius Alexandra (Ryan Destiny).
Dec 13, 2016 · Queen Latifah, Lee Daniels and Lenny Kravitz talk about Roland Crane, played by Lenny Kravitz, Alex’s father and a legendary rock star. The musical legend whose ego and heartlessness set up a season long battle on STAR.
Lee Daniel's Star. Watch Lee Daniel's Star with a subscription on Hulu. Star's life in the foster system didn't dull her dreams, but it did give her the strength to pursue them....
