Exclusive: Akende Munalula (The Salon), Shacai O’Neal (Black Lightning), Lily Keene (Deadwood: The Movie) and Margot Catherine Terry (9-1-1) have joined Showtime drama pilot Coercion as series regulars opposite Sydney Chandler. Sydney Park and Tyrone Marshall Brown also star in the wiip-produced drama.
Written and directed by Susannah Grant, Coercion is inspired by the life of Rebecca Bender, a national leader on and survivor of sex trafficking.
Coercion depicts Bender’s (Chandler) escape from the world of sex trafficking after six years, her struggles to return to a “normal” life, and her emergence as a confident, funny and impassioned advocate for justice.
Munalula will play Dev, a successful, wealthy Las Vegas-based human sex trafficker. O’Neal will play Mia, a sex worker. Keene will play Didi, also a sex worker. Terry will play Lexi, the young daughter of Rebecca (Chandler).
2020-21 Showtime Pilots & Series Orders
Executive producing Coercion are Grant,...
Written and directed by Susannah Grant, Coercion is inspired by the life of Rebecca Bender, a national leader on and survivor of sex trafficking.
Coercion depicts Bender’s (Chandler) escape from the world of sex trafficking after six years, her struggles to return to a “normal” life, and her emergence as a confident, funny and impassioned advocate for justice.
Munalula will play Dev, a successful, wealthy Las Vegas-based human sex trafficker. O’Neal will play Mia, a sex worker. Keene will play Didi, also a sex worker. Terry will play Lexi, the young daughter of Rebecca (Chandler).
2020-21 Showtime Pilots & Series Orders
Executive producing Coercion are Grant,...
- 10/5/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Love Is… alum Tyrone Marshall Brown is set as a series regular opposite Sydney Chandler in Showtime drama pilot Coercion. Sydney Park also stars in the wiip-produced drama.
Written and to be directed by Susannah Grant, Coercion is inspired by the life of Rebecca Bender, a national leader on and survivor of sex trafficking.
Coercion depicts Bender’s (Chandler) escape from the world of sex trafficking after six years, her struggles to return to a “normal” life, and her emergence as a confident, funny and impassioned advocate for justice.
Brown will play Dawson, a young special agent with the FBI who is tasked with doing something about the prostitution problem in Vegas.
Executive producing Coercion are Grant, Bender, Gail Lyon, and actress Rosanna Arquette, who is a longtime advocate for survivors of sex trafficking. Paul Lee and Hope Hartman of wiip also serve as executive producers.
Written and to be directed by Susannah Grant, Coercion is inspired by the life of Rebecca Bender, a national leader on and survivor of sex trafficking.
Coercion depicts Bender’s (Chandler) escape from the world of sex trafficking after six years, her struggles to return to a “normal” life, and her emergence as a confident, funny and impassioned advocate for justice.
Brown will play Dawson, a young special agent with the FBI who is tasked with doing something about the prostitution problem in Vegas.
Executive producing Coercion are Grant, Bender, Gail Lyon, and actress Rosanna Arquette, who is a longtime advocate for survivors of sex trafficking. Paul Lee and Hope Hartman of wiip also serve as executive producers.
- 9/30/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists alumna Sydney Park is set as a series regular opposite Sydney Chandler in Showtime drama pilot Coercion. Written and to be directed by Susannah Grant, Coercion is inspired by the life of Rebecca Bender, a national leader on and survivor of sex trafficking. Wiip is producing.
Coercion depicts Bender’s (Chandler) escape from the world of sex trafficking after six years, her struggles to return to a “normal” life, and her emergence as a confident, funny and impassioned advocate for justice.
Park will play Brandi, a high-end Las Vegas-based sex worker.
Executive producing Coercion are Grant, Bender, Gail Lyon, and actress Rosanna Arquette, who is a longtime advocate for survivors of sex trafficking. Paul Lee and Hope Hartman of wiip also serve as executive producers.
Park can next be seen in the leading role of Makani Young in Netflix film There’s Someone Inside Your House.
Coercion depicts Bender’s (Chandler) escape from the world of sex trafficking after six years, her struggles to return to a “normal” life, and her emergence as a confident, funny and impassioned advocate for justice.
Park will play Brandi, a high-end Las Vegas-based sex worker.
Executive producing Coercion are Grant, Bender, Gail Lyon, and actress Rosanna Arquette, who is a longtime advocate for survivors of sex trafficking. Paul Lee and Hope Hartman of wiip also serve as executive producers.
Park can next be seen in the leading role of Makani Young in Netflix film There’s Someone Inside Your House.
- 9/28/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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