{"id":24321,"date":"2021-07-29T18:13:18","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T22:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=24321"},"modified":"2021-07-29T18:13:18","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T22:13:18","slug":"paramount-announces-a-stacked-team-of-new-and-legacy-players-joining-the-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/29\/paramount-announces-a-stacked-team-of-new-and-legacy-players-joining-the-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Paramount+ Announces a Stacked Team of New and Legacy Players Joining &#8220;The Game&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17180\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/paramount-plus.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/paramount-plus.jpg 720w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/paramount-plus-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/paramount-plus-560x313.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/paramount-plus-260x145.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/paramount-plus-160x89.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>Paramount+, the streaming service from ViacomCBS, today announced several new cast members joining the service&#8217;s revival of the groundbreaking series THE GAME, including Adriyan Rae (&#8220;<em>Chicago Fire<\/em>&#8220;) as Brittany Pitts, the daughter of Jason and Kelly Pitts; Vaughn Hebron (&#8220;<em>Tyler Perry&#8217;s The Oval<\/em>&#8220;) as Jamison Fields, an undrafted free agent; and Analisa Velez (&#8220;<em>Sneaky Pete<\/em>&#8220;) as Raquel Navarro, Brittany&#8217;s best friend. Legacy players Brittany Daniel (&#8220;<em>Cheaper by the Dozen<\/em>&#8220;) and Pooch Hall (&#8220;<em>Ray Donovan<\/em>&#8220;) will make special appearances, reprising their roles as Kelly Pitts and Derwin Davis, respectively. The 10-episode first season of the new series will stream exclusively on Paramount+. <a href=\"https:\/\/paramountplus.qflm.net\/c\/130535\/1083134\/3065\">The new Paramount+ Essential plan is just $4.99\/month. Try it FREE!<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/paramountplus.qflm.net\/i\/130535\/1083134\/3065\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Relocating from San Diego to Sin City, THE GAME returns with a mix of new players and the original cast, including previously announced series regulars Wendy Raquel Robinson and Hosea Chanchez, to offer a modern-day examination of Black culture through the prism of pro football. The team will tackle racism, sexism, classism, and more as they fight for fame, fortune, respect, and love &#8211; all while trying to maintain their souls as they each play THE GAME.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3407080109\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Adriyan Rae can be seen starring in NBC&#8217;s &#8220;<em>Chicago Fire<\/em>&#8221; and she recently starred as the lead of SYFY&#8217;s &#8220;<em>Vagrant Queen<\/em>.&#8221; Additional television credits include the upcoming season of &#8220;<em>Atlanta<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>American Soul<\/em>,&#8221; and &#8220;<em>Star<\/em>.&#8221; Rae&#8217;s film credits include &#8220;<em>Superfly<\/em>&#8221; and &#8220;Burning Sands.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Vaughn Hebron can be seen on BET in &#8220;<em>Tyler Perry&#8217;s The Oval<\/em>.&#8221; Next, Hebron will appear in the upcoming Venus and Serena Williams feature, &#8220;<em>King Richard<\/em>,&#8221; starring Will Smith, and the recently wrapped &#8220;<em>The Devil You Know<\/em>&#8221; for Lionsgate.<\/p>\n<p>Analisa Velez recently starred in the Billy Porter-directed play, &#8220;<em>The Purists<\/em>,&#8221; winning The Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding Actress, Large Theatre, for her performance. Additional theatre credits include &#8220;<em>Tell Hector I Miss Him<\/em>&#8221; (Atlantic Theater Company), &#8220;<em>Queen Latina and her Power Posse<\/em>&#8221; (Cherry Lane Theatre), &#8220;<em>Entremeses<\/em>&#8221; (INTAR), &#8220;<em>The Inheritance<\/em>&#8221; (The Amoralists), &#8220;<em>Dolphins &amp; Sharks<\/em>&#8221; (The Fire This Time Festival), &#8220;<em>Tenant Occupied<\/em>&#8221; (24 Hour Plays: Nationals), and &#8220;<em>Broken Motherhood Museum<\/em>&#8221; (NuAFrikan Theatre). Velez&#8217;s television and film credits include &#8220;<em>Sneaky Pete<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Monsterland<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Ballad of A Hustler<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Almost Love<\/em>&#8221; and &#8220;<em>Inez &amp; Doug &amp; Kira<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Brittany Daniel&#8217;s television credits include a starring role in the new Disney+ series &#8220;<em>Cheaper by the Dozen<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Black-ish<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Dawson&#8217;s Creek<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>That &#8217;70s Show<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>It&#8217;s Always Sunny in Philadelphia<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>That &#8217;80s Show<\/em>&#8221; and &#8220;<em>Sweet Valley High<\/em>.&#8221; Daniel&#8217;s notable film credits include &#8220;<em>The Basketball Diaries<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Joe Dirt<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Joe Dirt 2<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Skyline<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>White Chicks<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Club Dread<\/em>&#8221; and &#8220;<em>Little Man<\/em>.&#8221; In 2010, Daniel was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for producing the Style Network series &#8220;<em>Ruby<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"morty-3642262772\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Pooch Hall is best known for his portrayal of Daryll Donovan in Showtime&#8217;s critically acclaimed series &#8220;<em>Ray Donovan<\/em>.&#8221; In addition to starring in THE GAME as Derwin Davis for nine seasons, Hall&#8217;s television credits also include CBS&#8217;s &#8220;<em>Accidentally on Purpose<\/em>&#8221; and &#8220;<em>Criminal Minds<\/em>,&#8221; SYFY&#8217;s &#8220;<em>Warehouse 13<\/em>,&#8221; and USA&#8217;s &#8220;<em>Suits<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Necessary Roughness<\/em>&#8221; and &#8220;<em>Royal Pains<\/em>.&#8221; His film credits include the upcoming feature version of &#8220;<em>Ray Donovan<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Cherry<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>A Dog&#8217;s Purpose<\/em>,&#8221; the biopic &#8220;<em>Chuck<\/em>,&#8221; and &#8220;<em>Jumping the Broom<\/em>,&#8221; as well as a slew of independent features, including &#8220;<em>Lift<\/em>&#8221; opposite Kerry Washington, &#8220;<em>Black Cloud<\/em>&#8221; and &#8220;<em>Blind Dating<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>THE GAME is executive produced by original show creator Mara Brock Akil, showrunner and writer Devon Greggory (&#8220;<em>American Soul<\/em>&#8220;), Salim Akil (&#8220;<em>Black Lightning<\/em>&#8220;), and original executive producer Kelsey Grammer (&#8220;<em>Girlfriends<\/em>&#8220;) and Tom Russo (&#8220;<em>Black-ish<\/em>&#8220;) of Grammnet NH Productions. Kevin Bray (&#8220;<em>Insecure<\/em>&#8220;) will direct the first two episodes of the inaugural season. The series is produced by CBS Studios, Akil Productions, and Grammnet NH Productions.<\/p>\n<p>All nine seasons of THE GAME, which originally aired on The CW and then BET, are currently available to binge on Paramount+. 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