{"id":40262,"date":"2022-07-22T22:21:26","date_gmt":"2022-07-23T02:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=40262"},"modified":"2022-07-22T22:21:26","modified_gmt":"2022-07-23T02:21:26","slug":"boris-kodjoe-makes-his-directorial-debut-in-the-new-thriller-safe-room-starring-his-wife-nicole-ari-parker-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/22\/boris-kodjoe-makes-his-directorial-debut-in-the-new-thriller-safe-room-starring-his-wife-nicole-ari-parker-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Boris Kodjoe Makes His Directorial Debut in the New Thriller &#8220;Safe Room&#8221; Starring His Wife Nicole Ari Parker [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-40263\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/safe-room-poster.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/safe-room-poster.jpg 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/safe-room-poster-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>TV One&#8217;s new suspense-filled movie, <strong><em>Safe Room<\/em><\/strong>, will premiere on Sunday, July 24 @ 9PM\/8C. Marking his directorial debut, Boris Kodjoe directs real-life wife Nicole Ari Parker (<em>Chicago P.D., Empire<\/em>), Drea de Matteo (The Sopranos), Nik Sanchez (<em>The Rookie<\/em>), and Mackenzie Astin (<em>The Magicians<\/em>) in the home invasion movie.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KcMmR69CaG4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The TV One thriller, <em>Safe Room<\/em>, centers on recently widowed Lila Jackson (Nicole Ari Parker) and her 14-year-old autistic son, Ian (Nik Sanchez). Since the death of her husband, Lila is grateful for her kind neighbor, Neil (Boris Kodjoe), who looks out for them. After Ian accidentally witnesses a break-in across the street, recording the horrific murder of the homeowner, Lila becomes embroiled in a deadly struggle to protect her son. Dominic (Mackenzie Astin) and Rocco (Drea De Matteo) will stop at nothing to retrieve the video evidence of the crime and silence them. Trapped in a makeshift panic room created by her late husband, Lila and Ian must use all their strength and intelligence to outsmart the intruders and save themselves.<\/p><div id=\"morty-264234839\" 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><em>Safe Room<\/em> is produced by Astute Films. Executive producers include Dominique Telson and Karen Kaufman Wilson. Boris Kodjoe directs from a script by Nneka Gerstle.<\/p>\n<p>Viewers can also join the conversation by connecting via social media on TV One&#8217;s Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook (@tvonetv). Be sure to follow SAFE ROOM on Facebook and Instagram using the hashtag #SAFEROOM.<\/p>\n<p>Safe Room Premieres on TV One Sunday, July 24 @ 9PM\/8C<\/p>\n<p>Your API key is not valid or you entered an invalid ID.<br \/>\n<div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-26535\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoviedb.org\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25983\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb.jpg\" alt=\"Powered by TMDB.org\" width=\"250\" height=\"52\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb.jpg 353w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb-300x63.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb-350x74.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p><div id=\"morty-3156869035\" 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<div style=\"line-height: .4em;\"><span style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; font: normal 8pt Arial;\">TV &amp; Movie information has been provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoviedb.org\/\">themoviedb.org<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TV One&#8217;s new suspense-filled movie, Safe Room, will premiere on Sunday, July 24 @ 9PM\/8C. Marking his directorial debut, Boris Kodjoe directs real-life wife Nicole Ari Parker (Chicago P.D., Empire), Drea de Matteo (The Sopranos), Nik Sanchez (The Rookie), and Mackenzie Astin (The Magicians) in the home invasion movie. The TV One thriller, Safe Room, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40264,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"source_name":"","source_url":"","via_name":"","via_url":"","override_template":"0","override":[{"template":"1","single_blog_custom":"","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"top","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"0","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"0","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"0","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","show_zoom_button":"0","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"0","show_prev_next_post":"1","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"0","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"0"}],"override_image_size":"0","image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post":"0","trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post":"0","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","sponsored_post_name":"","sponsored_post_url":"","sponsored_post_logo_enable":"0","sponsored_post_logo":"","sponsored_post_desc":"","disable_ad":"0"},"jnews_primary_category":{"id":""},"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[133,3340,202,2775],"class_list":["post-40262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tv_news","tag-drama","tag-safe-room","tag-thriller","tag-tv-movie"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Boris Kodjoe Makes His Directorial Debut in the New Thriller &quot;Safe Room&quot; Starring His Wife Nicole Ari Parker [VIDEO] - Morty&#039;s TV<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/22\/boris-kodjoe-makes-his-directorial-debut-in-the-new-thriller-safe-room-starring-his-wife-nicole-ari-parker-video\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Boris Kodjoe Makes His Directorial Debut in the New Thriller &quot;Safe Room&quot; Starring His Wife Nicole Ari Parker [VIDEO]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"TV One&#8217;s new suspense-filled movie, Safe Room, will premiere on Sunday, July 24 @ 9PM\/8C. Marking his directorial debut, Boris Kodjoe directs real-life wife Nicole Ari Parker (Chicago P.D., Empire), Drea de Matteo (The Sopranos), Nik Sanchez (The Rookie), and Mackenzie Astin (The Magicians) in the home invasion movie. The TV One thriller, Safe Room, [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/22\/boris-kodjoe-makes-his-directorial-debut-in-the-new-thriller-safe-room-starring-his-wife-nicole-ari-parker-video\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Morty&#039;s TV\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-07-23T02:21:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/safe-room-feat.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"666\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"375\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"morty\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mortystv\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@mortystv\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"morty\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/22\/boris-kodjoe-makes-his-directorial-debut-in-the-new-thriller-safe-room-starring-his-wife-nicole-ari-parker-video\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/22\/boris-kodjoe-makes-his-directorial-debut-in-the-new-thriller-safe-room-starring-his-wife-nicole-ari-parker-video\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"morty\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ec63b069cf8528fdbe3b63a882c84e55\"},\"headline\":\"Boris Kodjoe Makes His Directorial Debut in the New Thriller &#8220;Safe Room&#8221; Starring His Wife Nicole Ari Parker [VIDEO]\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-07-23T02:21:26+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/22\/boris-kodjoe-makes-his-directorial-debut-in-the-new-thriller-safe-room-starring-his-wife-nicole-ari-parker-video\/\"},\"wordCount\":283,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/22\/boris-kodjoe-makes-his-directorial-debut-in-the-new-thriller-safe-room-starring-his-wife-nicole-ari-parker-video\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/safe-room-feat.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"drama\",\"Safe Room\",\"thriller\",\"TV Movie\"],\"articleSection\":[\"TV News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/22\/boris-kodjoe-makes-his-directorial-debut-in-the-new-thriller-safe-room-starring-his-wife-nicole-ari-parker-video\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/22\/boris-kodjoe-makes-his-directorial-debut-in-the-new-thriller-safe-room-starring-his-wife-nicole-ari-parker-video\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/22\/boris-kodjoe-makes-his-directorial-debut-in-the-new-thriller-safe-room-starring-his-wife-nicole-ari-parker-video\/\",\"name\":\"Boris Kodjoe Makes His Directorial Debut in the New Thriller \\\"Safe Room\\\" Starring His Wife Nicole Ari Parker [VIDEO] - Morty&#039;s TV\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/22\/boris-kodjoe-makes-his-directorial-debut-in-the-new-thriller-safe-room-starring-his-wife-nicole-ari-parker-video\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/22\/boris-kodjoe-makes-his-directorial-debut-in-the-new-thriller-safe-room-starring-his-wife-nicole-ari-parker-video\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/safe-room-feat.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-07-23T02:21:26+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/22\/boris-kodjoe-makes-his-directorial-debut-in-the-new-thriller-safe-room-starring-his-wife-nicole-ari-parker-video\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/22\/boris-kodjoe-makes-his-directorial-debut-in-the-new-thriller-safe-room-starring-his-wife-nicole-ari-parker-video\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/22\/boris-kodjoe-makes-his-directorial-debut-in-the-new-thriller-safe-room-starring-his-wife-nicole-ari-parker-video\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/safe-room-feat.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/safe-room-feat.jpg\",\"width\":666,\"height\":375},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/22\/boris-kodjoe-makes-his-directorial-debut-in-the-new-thriller-safe-room-starring-his-wife-nicole-ari-parker-video\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Boris Kodjoe Makes His Directorial Debut in the New Thriller &#8220;Safe Room&#8221; Starring His Wife Nicole Ari Parker [VIDEO]\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Morty's TV\",\"description\":\"TV  News, Big Brother Fan Pages with Daily Updates, and Obits\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Morty's TV\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/seo-logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/seo-logo.jpg\",\"width\":1226,\"height\":375,\"caption\":\"Morty's TV\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/mortystv\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mortystv\/\",\"https:\/\/mortystv.bsky.social\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ec63b069cf8528fdbe3b63a882c84e55\",\"name\":\"morty\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8d193cd52b136c105466b1a6e275471a201e3f2ef36511576a5b559448768be?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8d193cd52b136c105466b1a6e275471a201e3f2ef36511576a5b559448768be?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"morty\"},\"description\":\"TV historian and Big Brother fan. Former contributor to The Philadelphia Inquirer TV section.\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\",\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mortystv\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/author\/morty\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Boris Kodjoe Makes His Directorial Debut in the New Thriller \"Safe Room\" Starring His Wife Nicole Ari Parker [VIDEO] - Morty&#039;s TV","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/22\/boris-kodjoe-makes-his-directorial-debut-in-the-new-thriller-safe-room-starring-his-wife-nicole-ari-parker-video\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Boris Kodjoe Makes His Directorial Debut in the New Thriller \"Safe Room\" Starring His Wife Nicole Ari Parker [VIDEO]","og_description":"TV One&#8217;s new suspense-filled movie, Safe Room, will premiere on Sunday, July 24 @ 9PM\/8C. Marking his directorial debut, Boris Kodjoe directs real-life wife Nicole Ari Parker (Chicago P.D., Empire), Drea de Matteo (The Sopranos), Nik Sanchez (The Rookie), and Mackenzie Astin (The Magicians) in the home invasion movie. The TV One thriller, Safe Room, [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/22\/boris-kodjoe-makes-his-directorial-debut-in-the-new-thriller-safe-room-starring-his-wife-nicole-ari-parker-video\/","og_site_name":"Morty&#039;s TV","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv","article_published_time":"2022-07-23T02:21:26+00:00","og_image":[{"width":666,"height":375,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/safe-room-feat.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"morty","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mortystv","twitter_site":"@mortystv","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"morty","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/22\/boris-kodjoe-makes-his-directorial-debut-in-the-new-thriller-safe-room-starring-his-wife-nicole-ari-parker-video\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/22\/boris-kodjoe-makes-his-directorial-debut-in-the-new-thriller-safe-room-starring-his-wife-nicole-ari-parker-video\/"},"author":{"name":"morty","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ec63b069cf8528fdbe3b63a882c84e55"},"headline":"Boris Kodjoe Makes His Directorial Debut in the New Thriller &#8220;Safe Room&#8221; Starring His Wife Nicole Ari Parker [VIDEO]","datePublished":"2022-07-23T02:21:26+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/22\/boris-kodjoe-makes-his-directorial-debut-in-the-new-thriller-safe-room-starring-his-wife-nicole-ari-parker-video\/"},"wordCount":283,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/22\/boris-kodjoe-makes-his-directorial-debut-in-the-new-thriller-safe-room-starring-his-wife-nicole-ari-parker-video\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/safe-room-feat.jpg","keywords":["drama","Safe Room","thriller","TV Movie"],"articleSection":["TV News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/22\/boris-kodjoe-makes-his-directorial-debut-in-the-new-thriller-safe-room-starring-his-wife-nicole-ari-parker-video\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/22\/boris-kodjoe-makes-his-directorial-debut-in-the-new-thriller-safe-room-starring-his-wife-nicole-ari-parker-video\/","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/22\/boris-kodjoe-makes-his-directorial-debut-in-the-new-thriller-safe-room-starring-his-wife-nicole-ari-parker-video\/","name":"Boris Kodjoe Makes His Directorial Debut in the New Thriller \"Safe Room\" Starring His Wife Nicole Ari Parker [VIDEO] - Morty&#039;s TV","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/22\/boris-kodjoe-makes-his-directorial-debut-in-the-new-thriller-safe-room-starring-his-wife-nicole-ari-parker-video\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/22\/boris-kodjoe-makes-his-directorial-debut-in-the-new-thriller-safe-room-starring-his-wife-nicole-ari-parker-video\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/safe-room-feat.jpg","datePublished":"2022-07-23T02:21:26+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/22\/boris-kodjoe-makes-his-directorial-debut-in-the-new-thriller-safe-room-starring-his-wife-nicole-ari-parker-video\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/22\/boris-kodjoe-makes-his-directorial-debut-in-the-new-thriller-safe-room-starring-his-wife-nicole-ari-parker-video\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/22\/boris-kodjoe-makes-his-directorial-debut-in-the-new-thriller-safe-room-starring-his-wife-nicole-ari-parker-video\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/safe-room-feat.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/safe-room-feat.jpg","width":666,"height":375},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/22\/boris-kodjoe-makes-his-directorial-debut-in-the-new-thriller-safe-room-starring-his-wife-nicole-ari-parker-video\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Boris Kodjoe Makes His Directorial Debut in the New Thriller &#8220;Safe Room&#8221; Starring His Wife Nicole Ari Parker [VIDEO]"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/","name":"Morty's TV","description":"TV  News, Big Brother Fan Pages with Daily Updates, and Obits","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Morty's TV","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/seo-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/seo-logo.jpg","width":1226,"height":375,"caption":"Morty's TV"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv","https:\/\/x.com\/mortystv","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mortystv\/","https:\/\/mortystv.bsky.social\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ec63b069cf8528fdbe3b63a882c84e55","name":"morty","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8d193cd52b136c105466b1a6e275471a201e3f2ef36511576a5b559448768be?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8d193cd52b136c105466b1a6e275471a201e3f2ef36511576a5b559448768be?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"morty"},"description":"TV historian and Big Brother fan. Former contributor to The Philadelphia Inquirer TV section.","sameAs":["http:\/\/mortystv.com","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv","https:\/\/x.com\/http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mortystv"],"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/author\/morty\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/safe-room-feat.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":23125,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/30\/lifetime-greenlights-new-original-movie-safe-space\/","url_meta":{"origin":40262,"position":0},"title":"Lifetime Greenlights New Original Movie &#8220;Safe Space&#8221;","author":"morty","date":"June 30, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Known for its thrillers and chillers, Lifetime announced today its upcoming new original movie, Safe Space, currently in production and scheduled to premiere in 2022. The suspense-filled new movie marks Boris Kodjoe's directorial debut and stars his real-life spouse Nicole Ari Parker (Chicago P.D., Empire) as well as Drea de\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/lifetime-movies.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":29664,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/16\/lifetime-sets-airdates-for-new-original-thrillers-for-january-2022\/","url_meta":{"origin":40262,"position":1},"title":"Lifetime Sets Airdates for New Original Thrillers for January 2022","author":"morty","date":"November 16, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Lifetime unveils airdates for two new suspense-filled original movies - Safe Room and Vanished: Searching For My Sister - scheduled to premiere on back-to-back weekends in January 2022. Marking his directorial debut, Boris Kodjoe directs real-life wife Nicole Ari Parker (Chicago P.D., Empire), Drea de Matteo (The Sopranos), Nik Sanchez\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Lifetime-logo.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Lifetime-logo.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Lifetime-logo.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":98193,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/15\/season-three-of-and-just-like-that-debuts-may-29-video\/","url_meta":{"origin":40262,"position":2},"title":"Season Three of &#8220;And Just Like That&#8230;&#8221; Debuts May 29 [VIDEO]","author":"morty","date":"April 15, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Season three of the Max Original series AND JUST LIKE THAT..., from executive producer Michael Patrick King, debuts Thursday, May 29 at 6:00PM PT\/9:00PM ET. The 12-episode season will debut new episodes weekly on Thursdays, concluding with the season finale on August 14. From executive producer Michael Patrick King, AND\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/And-Just-Like-That.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/And-Just-Like-That.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/And-Just-Like-That.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":31698,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/01\/11\/abc-orders-season-six-of-station-19\/","url_meta":{"origin":40262,"position":3},"title":"ABC Orders Season Six of &#8220;Station 19&#8221;","author":"morty","date":"January 11, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"ABC has renewed \"Station 19\" for its sixth season. Executive producer and showrunner Krista Vernoff will continue to helm the successful \"Grey's Anatomy\" spinoff series. \"Station 19\" follows a group of heroic Seattle firefighters as they put their lives and hearts on the line. The latest series, from the executive\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/station-19.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/station-19.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/station-19.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/station-19.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":53501,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/04\/28\/season-two-of-and-just-like-that-debuts-this-june-on-max-video\/","url_meta":{"origin":40262,"position":4},"title":"Season Two of &#8220;And Just Like That&#8230;&#8221; Debuts This June on Max [VIDEO]","author":"morty","date":"April 28, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Season two of AND JUST LIKE THAT... from executive producer Michael Patrick King, alongside stars and executive producers Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, and Kristin Davis, will debut this June on Max. Cast: Returning series regulars include Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis, Sara Ram\u00edrez, Sarita Choudhury, Nicole Ari\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/and-just-like-that.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/and-just-like-that.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/and-just-like-that.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":29409,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/12\/and-just-like-that-debuts-december-9\/","url_meta":{"origin":40262,"position":5},"title":"&#8220;And Just Like That&#8230;&#8221; Debuts December 9","author":"morty","date":"November 12, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"The ten-episode Max Original series AND JUST LIKE THAT... , from executive producer Michael Patrick King, will debut with two episodes on Thursday, December 9 on HBO Max. The following eight episodes will premiere weekly on subsequent Thursdays. The Max Original AND JUST LIKE THAT... , the new chapter of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/and-just-like-that.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/and-just-like-that.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/and-just-like-that.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40262"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40262\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}