The star of the Starz comedy, co-created by her 'Hamilton' co-star Daveed Diggs, calls the Oakland-set series 'one of the most beautiful and creatively fulfilling experiences I’ve ever had.'
Then came the call from Diggs and Casal asking her to lead a TV spinoff, set after the events of the film and re-centered on Ashley’s point of view. The answer was obvious: “Absolutely, I’m not going to say no to this.” Cephas Jones was brought on as a producer with Diggs and Casal, who also serves as showrunner.
“It’s been one of the most beautiful and creatively fulfilling experiences I’ve ever had,” Cephas Jones says of the Starz half-hour comedy, which has been renewed for a second season. The series picks up when Miles is incarcerated on a petty drug charge and Ashley is forced to move in with Miles’ mom, played by Helen Hunt, and his half-sister, played by Jaylen Barron.
“My favorite thing about art, and about this series, is how we can interpret very important subjects but also entertain you and make it funny,” Cephas Jones says. “You want to watch until the end, and then you can walk away and start a discussion. That’s why I do this in the first place.” Cephas Jones was born in London and raised in Brooklyn with career role models at home; her mother, Kim Lesley, is a jazz singer, and her father isactor Ron Cephas Jones. She and her dad made history when both were awarded Primetime Emmys in 2020, Ron for the NBC drama, Jasmine for her role on the shortform Quibi series. “It was such a beautiful moment to share with my father, who’s been a huge mentor in my life,” she says. “It felt like, ‘Oh, we’re peers now.
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