The steamy, groundbreaking love story on the coronary heart of Eric Jerome Dickey’s Nineties bestselling novel “Buddies and Lovers” is coming to our tv screens quickly.
This fall, “Buddies and Lovers” can be among the many newest romances by Black authors to be tailored as a part of Lifetime’s “Love of a Lifetime” November lineup, reported the Hollywood Reporter.
The community is presenting it in two components, starring Naturi Naughton as Debra, Simone Missick as Shelby, Kendrick Sampson as Leonard, and RonReaco Lee as Tyrese, the 2 {couples} whose friendships, ambitions, and needs intertwine in dramatic methods.
“Buddies and Lovers” will be a part of different high-profile titles within the “Love of a Lifetime” lineup, together with Terry McMillan’s “His, Hers & Ours,” “Preach, Pray, Love,” and Toni Braxton’s “He Wasn’t Man Sufficient.”
When “Buddies and Lovers” first hit cabinets in 1997, it rapidly turned one of many late writer’s hottest works. In it, two Black {couples} primarily based in Los Angeles navigate love, friendships, ardour, betrayal, grief, and extra. The story was lauded on the time for its refreshing and candid portrayal of Black life and love. Dickey, who died in 2021 on the age of 59 following a battle with most cancers, turned synonymous with Black industrial romance throughout an period when his friends included the likes of McMillan, Zane, Omar Tyree, and others.
Different titles he wrote embrace “Sister, Sister,” “Milk in My Espresso,” “Sleeping with Strangers,” and extra.
Lifetime’s adaptation of his work guarantees to honor its spirit. In keeping with the community’s synopsis, as reported by the Hollywood Reporter, it follows finest buddies Debra, a Sort A physician, and Shelby, a free-spirited rule breaker, as their lives intersect with Leonard, a rising however struggling comic, and Tyrese, his loyal finest good friend.
The synopsis added that the story “is a up to date romantic drama exploring how friendship, ardour, and forgiveness collide.”
“Buddies and Lovers” will premiere on Lifetime on November 15 (Half One) and November 16 (Half Two) at 8/7c.
