Exclusive: Shoniqua Shandai and Grace Byers talk Amazon Prime new series Harlem
Now playing on Amazon Prime is the new comedy series Harlem, starring Meagan Good, Grace Byers, Shoniqua Shandai, Jerrie Johnson and Tyler Lepley.
Created, written, and executive produced by Tracy Oliver, Harlem is a new comedy following a group of stylish and ambitious best girlfriends in Harlem, New York City, the mecca of Black culture in America. Camille is a popular young anthropology professor at Columbia who has an extensive knowledge of the dating norms of many cultures, but has a hard time navigating her own love life; Tye is a successful, queer dating-app creator who prefers keeping vulnerability—and romantic partners—at arm’s length; Quinn is a hopeless romantic and trust-fund fashion designer who is trying to give back to the world while running a struggling business; Angie is a confident, vibrant, and filter-free singer and actress who also lives rent-free and fabulously with Quinn. Together, they level up from their 20s into the next phase of their careers, relationships, and big city dreams.
Byers is best known for her breakout role as Anika Calhoun on Fox’s smash hit series Empire, and most recently starred in Fox’s The Gifted and the indie thriller Bent.
Shandai has made appearances on both the big and small screen in the Netflix original movie Sierra Burgess Is A Loser; recurring in the TNT miniseries, directed by Patty Jenkins, I Am the Night; and the Joseph Kahn film Bodied.
BlackfimandTV.com correspondent Danteé Ramos spoke with Shandai and Byers on how they navigate their 30's, their lessons in their 20's and much more.
