OWN ANNOUNCES JUNE 18 PREMIERE DATE AND UNVEILS OFFICIAL TRAILER FOR NEW FAMILY SAGA 'AMBITIONS'
From Record-Breaking Producer Will Packer,
Jamey Giddens, Lionsgate and Debmar-Mercury,
Ensemble Drama Stars Robin Givens, Brian White,
Kendrick Cross, Brely Evans, Erica Page and
Essence Atkins
Los Angeles - OWN's steamy new family saga "Ambitions" from record-breaking producer Will Packer ("Girls Trip") is set to premiere on Tuesday, June 18 at 10 p.m. ET/PT following Tyler Perry's hit drama "The Haves and Have Nots" (9-10 p.m. ET/PT).
Created by executive producer/writer Jamey Giddens and produced by Will Packer Media in association with Lionsgate and Lionsgate-owned distributor Debmar-Mercury, "Ambitions" stars a dynamic ensemble cast including Robin Givens ("Riverdale"), Brian White ("Scandal"), Kendrick Cross ("Acrimony"), Brely Evans ("Being Mary Jane"), Erica Page ("Ozark") and Essence Atkins ("Marlon").
"Ambitions" explores the sexy, deceitful machinations of love, power and politics in America's hottest urban mecca, Atlanta, Georgia. The series centers around the intense rivalry between formidable legal eagles Stephanie Lancaster (Robin Givens) and Amara Hughes (Essence Atkins), former best friends from college who find themselves adversaries in both their personal and professional lives. Full descriptions of ensemble below:
- Robin Givens is the sophisticated 'Stephanie Lancaster.' Hailing from a long line of distinguished attorneys, Stephanie desperately wants to be in charge of her family's prestigious law firm and will stop at nothing to get what she wants.
- Brian White is 'Evan Lancaster,' the Mayor of Atlanta, who is married to attorney Stephanie Carlisle. Evan's dream is to be the first African-American governor of Georgia and there's no line he won't cross to get there.
- Kendrick Cross stars as 'Titus Hughes,' a passionate attorney and dedicated husband to Amara (Essence Atkins). Titus has accepted the challenge of being in-house counsel for a big pharma company run by Hunter Purifoy (Brian Bosworth) to fight a class action suit brought by the powerful Carlisle family.
