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UP GREENLIGHTS NEW ORIGINAL SCRIPTED SERIES “DATE MY DAD” TO PREMIERE 2ndQUARTER 2017

buzzz worthy. . .   ATLANTA  – At UP, We Get Family.  The entertainment destination that showcases stories about modern American families and the relationships that define them, announced today that it has greenlit a new original series, “Date My Dad,” that will make its world television debut in late Spring 2017. Produced by 50° North Productions in association with EveryWhere Studios, the yet to be cast 10-episode family dramedy tells the story of a single dad raising three teenage daughters. Three years after losing their mother, the daughters make it their mission to get their dad back in the game…the dating game, that is.  “At UP, we are committed to bringing our viewers great stories about family in all its forms, and 'Date My Dad’ is the perfect addition to our collection,” said Amy Winter, evp and general manager, UP. "We fell in love with the charming and beleaguered father and his precocious daughters in this series and know our audience will a...

TRAILER: My Other Mother,' premieres only on UP on September 21

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buzzz worthy. . . In " My Other Mother" , Candace " Candy" Meyers (Essence Atkins) is a successful anchor on a top-rated national magazine show.  Fiercely independent and committed to her job, Candy doesn't make many friends with her demanding, gruff nature.  In fact, her only true friend might be her long-time manager Lewis ( Kendrick Cross ).  Candy discovers that an anonymous fan she's had for years has passed way - and he was her biological father Freddy Nelson!  Content with the love and support of her adoptive family, Candy has never been curious about her biological parents.  That all changes when she travels back for her father's funeral, meets the Nelson family - including biological uncle Abner (GregAlan Williams), Freddy's wife Delores (Angie Stone) and her two step-brothers - and discovers that her reclusive, angry and stubborn birth mother, Mary Jo (Lynn Whitfield) is going to be a challenge.  The journey these two surprisingly sim...

UP PRESENTS THE WORLD PREMIERE OF THE MOVIE COMEBACK DAD AT AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL (ABFF) IN NEW YORK ON SATURDAY, JUNE 21

buzzz worthy. . . Film Marks Fourth Movie Produced from Winning or Honorable Mention Scripts in the UP Faith & Family Screenplay Competition at ABFF Charles S. Dutton, Tatyana Ali, Brad James, with Loretta Devine Star in the Father-Daughter Drama Debuts on UP on Saturday, July 12 ATLANTA - UP, the television network dedicated to uplifting viewers every day, today announced the world premiere of the movie Comeback Dad (#ComebackDad) at Film Life's 18th Festival (ABFF) in New York City on Saturday, June 21 at 4:30 p.m. EDT at the SVA Theater (333 West 23rd NY, NY). Comeback Dad marks the fourth film to be produced and air on UP as a direct result of the network's highly successful "UP Faith & Family Screenplay Competition," now in its fourth year. The script is by newcomer Kimberly Walker, the Honorable Mention Winner in last year's UP Faith & Family Screenplay Competition at ABFF. Last year's Competition Grand Prize screenplay winner Mary J...