Lifetime’s ‘Abducted At An HBCU: A Black Girl Missing Movie’ Stars Naturi Naughton, Tanyell Quian
Lifetime has released the official trailer for “Abducted at an HBCU: A Black Girl Missing Movie,” which stars Naturi Naughton and Tanyell Quian.
Premiering on July 20, this film continues the narrative from last year’s critically acclaimed “Black Girl Missing,” produced by and starring Garcelle Beauvais, and focuses on the growing issue of missing Black women and girls from disadvantaged communities.
Abducted at an HBCU: A Black Girl Missing Movie follows the story of Shannon (Tanyell Quian), an ambitious college student struggling to pay her college tuition and eventually stops attending classes. The only person who notices Shannon’s sudden disappearance is her college counselor Ellen (Naturi Naughton). Ellen’s concerns are dismissed by Shannon’s professors, campus administration, students, and even her boyfriend. Instead of answers, Ellen is met with careless comments about how “girls like that” from underserved communities often drop out of school. Determined to find Shannon, Ellen inadvertently uncovers a trafficking ring targeting students in need like Shannon. With time running out, Ellen must fight tirelessly to gain the support she needs to rescue Shannon and bring down the trafficking ring.
Watch the trailer below.
Naturi Naughton is best known for her role in Starz’s hit series “Power,” executive produced by 50 Cent, and has won two NAACP “Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series” awards for her work on the show. Naughton has also starred in “Queens,” and her other credits include “88,” “Notorious,” “Fame,” “Lottery Ticket,” and Broadway’s “Hairspray.”
Tanyell Quian’s breakout role was as “Keke” in Ava Duvernay’s series “Queen Sugar.” She has also appeared in films alongside Octavia Spencer in “MA,” Cuba Gooding Jr. in “Bayou Caviar,” Lin Shaye in “Gothic Harvest,” and Ethan Hawke, Wyatt Russel, Sam Rockwell, and Kris Kristofferson in “Blaze.” Quian currently has a recurring role in AMC’s “The Driver/Parish” opposite Giancarlo Esposito.
Named one of People Magazine’s highly coveted 50 Most Beautiful, Haitian-born award-winning actress and executive producer Garcelle Beauvais has charmed audiences of varied backgrounds for years. Using her dramatic and comedic abilities, she has been seen in TV series and films such as “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” “The Jamie Foxx Show,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” “Coming to America (1&2),” and “White House Down.” and co-hosted the multi-award-winning talk show Fox’s The Real. Continuing to cement her status as a media queen, she launched her production company Garcelle Productions, released a memoir titled Love Me as I Am (Harper Collins), and proudly became the first Black cast member on Bravo’s hit series The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
Abducted at an HBCU: A Black Girl Missing Movie is produced for Lifetime by Johnson Production Group in association with GroupM Motion Entertainment. Garcelle Beauvais, Tim Johnson, Stacy Mandelberg, Gordon Gilbertson, Jason Egenberg, Richard Foster and Chet Fenster are executive producers. Delmar Washington, who directed the first Black Girl Missing movie, returns to direct this movie, based on a script written by Avery O’Williams (Plenty, Just Divorced). Abducted at an HBCU is Lifetime’s second of three Black Girl Missing Movies executive produced by Garcelle Beauvais under her current partnership with the network.