BET To Premiere ‘Carl Weber’s The Black Hamptons’ Series In Summer 2022
Carl Weber’s The Black Hamptons is headed to BET with a new four-part original limited series.
Based on a novel by The New York Times best-selling author Carl Weber, the summer 2022 drama series takes places in the town of Sag Harbor, Long Island, NY, also known as “The Black Hamptons.”
The star-studded cast includes Lamman Rucker, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Elise Neal, Brian White, Karon Riley, Mike Merrill, Blac Chyna, Aaron D. Spears, Daya Vaidya, Cameo Sherrell, Franklin Ojeda Smith, Jordan Smith, Jennifer Freeman, David Andrews, and more.
“This may be the funnest project I’ve ever worked on. Every day is fun in the sun. I am very grateful to BET for seeing the vision,” said Weber, Executive Producer, Writer and Showrunner of the show, in an official press release.
In Carl Weber’s The Black Hamptons, we follow a bubbling feud between two affluent Black families, the Brittons and the Johnsons, where the difference of old money v. new money is only the tip of the iceberg. From the “glitz and gloss” of the Black elite to the “underbelly of wealth and prestige,” the new series shows the many layers of this 1%.
“We are thrilled to continue our partnership with Tri Destined Studios and Urban Books Media on a new addictive limited series,” said Maureen Guthman, SVP, Programming Content Strategy, BET. “BET's ongoing commitment to telling compelling dramatic, character-driven original stories, anchored in the Black experience continues to propel our diverse storytelling to new heights.”
Carl Weber's The Black Hamptons is executive produced by Nikaya D. Brown Jones for Tri Destined Studios and Carl Weber for Urban Books Media. Trey Haley (The Family Business, Always A Bridesmaid, The Man in 3B), will sit as director and co-executive producer for Tri Destined Studios. Grammy award-winning producer Rico Love serves as music supervisor.