{"id":176440396,"date":"2014-07-19T01:49:31","date_gmt":"2014-07-19T06:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/?p=176440396"},"modified":"2014-07-19T01:57:54","modified_gmt":"2014-07-19T06:57:54","slug":"video-the-divide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/2014\/07\/19\/video-the-divide\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: the Divide"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If You Missed It, <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

Watch the Season Premiere of <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

‘The Divide’ Now <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

(Damon Gupton\/Nia Long <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

Legal Thriller)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

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BY\u00a0TAMBAY A. OBENSON<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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WE tv’s first original scripted drama, \u201cThe Divide,\u201d made its premiere last night,\u00a0July 16, in a special 100-minute premiere that started at 9 pm, airing\u00a0with limited commercial interruptions.<\/span> The\u00a0Richard LaGravenese\/Tony Goldwyn\u00a0drama, which was originally planned for an AMC channel time slot, stars\u00a0Damon Gupton\u00a0as\u00a0Adam Page –\u00a0a district attorney who uncovers new evidence that prompts the re-investigation of a sensational racially-motivated murder case.\u00a0<\/span> Marin Ireland\u00a0(“Homeland,”\u00a0“Mildred Pierce”) stars opposite Gupton as a caseworker who challenges Powell’s convictions.<\/span> Nia Long plays the district attorney’s\u00a0wife,\u00a0Billie Page, who’s described as a hard-charging successful partner in a private equity firm.<\/span> Also,\u00a0Clarke Peters\u00a0(also of “The Wire,” “Treme,” and more) playing Adam’s (Damon’s) father,\u00a0Isaiah Page, a retired cop and the former Philadelphia police commissioner.<\/span> Here’s an official synopsis:<\/span><\/p>\n

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“The Divide” is a thought-provoking and suspenseful drama that explores the personal cost of morality, ambition, ethics, politics, and race in today’s justice system through the eyes of Christine Rosa played by Marin Ireland, an impassioned caseworker with The Innocence Initiative, and Adam Page played by Damon Gupton, an equally passionate district attorney and political rising star.\u00a0\u00a0Eleven years ago, the Butler family was attacked in their Philadelphia home and all but the youngest daughter were brutally murdered. The senseless deaths of this affluent African American family, seemingly at the hands of two white construction workers, Terry Kucik (Joe Anderson) and Jared Bankowski (Chris Bauer), threatened to ignite a racial firestorm in the City of Brotherly Love. Adam Page (Gupton), himself an affluent black man and the city’s District Attorney as well as a political rising star, made a name for himself by securing convictions for both men, leading to the death penalty ruling for Bankowski. Now, Christine Rosa (Ireland), a caseworker with the Innocence Initiative, believes Bankowski was wrongly convicted of the heinous murders and struggles to stop his impending execution, while tirelessly working to exonerate Kucik.In her search for the truth, Christine uncovers evidence that puts her at odds with Adam who will do everything in his power to uphold the verdict and keep his reputation intact. His actions put a strain on his marriage to Billie, played by Nia Long, a powerhouse corporate attorney at a crossroads in her personal and professional life. Throughout the journey, all three of their pasts resurface as they are faced with the question of one man’s guilt or innocence intertwined with their own personal histories.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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“The Divide” also stars Paul Schneider\u00a0as Clarke Rylance, an old law school buddy of Adam and Billie’s, who chooses a different path when he signs on with The Innocence Initiative.<\/span> LaGravenese writes and executive produces alongside Tony Goldwyn (President Fitzgerald Grant\u00a0on\u00a0Shonda Rhimes’ “Scandal”), who also directed.<\/span><\/p>\n

I watched the the premiere and I was engaged for the most part. Granted it’s just the 1st episode, but there was enough there to keep me interested, and wanting to watch more of the new series. It had my attention, especially in\u00a0key areas – acting, writing, directing, pace, etc. I could always nitpick, but it’s too early for that. I need to see a lot\u00a0more, and, what’s most important is that there was enough there to make me want to see more.<\/span> And it’s so rare to see black characters in the positions, and with the storylines that the key figures in this dramatic TV series\u00a0have.\u00a0<\/span> Below you’ll find season 1\/episode 1, if you missed it, or just don’t have cable TV.\u00a0In the premiere episode, Christine Rosa (Marin Ireland)\u00a0uncovers new evidence that can change the outcome of an 8 year old death row case.<\/span> Watch:<\/span> <\/embed><\/object>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

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