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“Tough Love: Los Angeles” Focuses on Black Millennials Navigating Life, Love in LA

Phyllis Coley @phyllis_coley

A spin-off of the popular web series “Tough Love,” the new series “Tough Love: Los Angeles” is a 10-episode series that follows a new group of young, unapologetically Black millennials living in Los Angeles, as they participate in a social experiment about love and relationships within the Black community. As they start to open up, they reveal intimate secrets and discover deceit that might jeopardize their tight-knit friendship circle. (See the trailer below.)

CLEO TV has announced the premiere date of the new series “Tough Love: Los Angeles” is Wednesday, November 25, 2020, at 10 pm ET/9C with a simulcast broadcast premiere on TV ONE.  Subsequent episodes will debut on CLEO TV on Sunday’s beginning November 29 at 9 pm ET/8C with encore airings on TV ONE on Wednesday’s at 10 pm ET/9C starting on December 2.

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At a gathering honoring the birthday of Mya’s (Lauren Wilkins) late brother who has been murdered by police, members of this group begin to show cracks in their façade. Mya is on a daily hunt for justice, while also battling anxiety and depression. However, her boyfriend Rashad’s (Jamy Pierrevil) questionable interactions with other women are threatening to make matters worse. Singles Raymond (Javon Terrell) and Story (Kamri Cole) are trying to navigate the dating world but might form a deeper connection with each other.

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Engaged couple Denise (Symphony Canady) and Brian (Lance A. Williams) are working to strike a balance between their careers and wedding planning. Though their lives are set to #itscomplicated status, they decide to come together to help out with fees for Mya’s legal battle by participating in a paid relationship study. As they begin to open up during sessions, the secrets they’ve tried so hard to hide become immediately uncovered which forces them to consider their role in one another’s lives.

The “Tough Love: Los Angeles”  cast includes:

  • Lauren Wilkins as Mya
  • Jamy Pierrevil as Rashad
  • Kamri Cole as Story
  • Javon Terrell as Raymond
  • Lance A. Williams as Brian
  • Symphony Canady as Denise
  • Melyssa Ford as Dena
  • Richard Nevels as John
  • Eric Tidwell as Keith

“Tough Love” was created by Caleb Davis and Roni Davis and written by Casandra Mann. The series is produced by Creative Direction Group. Dexter Cole is Senior Vice President of Program Scheduling and Acquisitions for TV One.

For more information about TV One’s upcoming programming, including original movies, visit the network’s companion website at www.tvone.tv.