Rebel (2017 TV series)
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Rebel is an American police drama television series created by Amani Walker, starring Danielle Moné Truitt. The series premiered on BET on March 28, 2017.[1] The series follows Oakland police officer Rebecca "Rebel" Knight, who after her brother was killed by police, began working as private investigator.[2] In November 2017, BET cancelled the series after one season.
Rebel | |
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Genre | Police drama Neo-blaxploitation |
Created by | Amani Walker |
Starring | |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 9 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers | John Singleton Dallas Jackson Randy Huggins Michael McGahey Robyn Snyder Fernando Szew Kate Lanier |
Running time | 42 minutes |
Production companies | New Deal Productions 8 Mile Scomi Productions MarVista Entertainment Silver Screen Pictures Entertainment BET Networks |
Original release | |
Network | BET |
Release | March 28 (2017-03-28) – May 23, 2017 (2017-05-23) |
Rebel was picked up to series with eight episode order and a two-hour pilot on April 20, 2016, by BET.[1][3][4] John Singleton is executive producer, writer and director.[5]
On June 9, 2016, stage actress Danielle Moné Truitt was cast as lead character, while Giancarlo Esposito, Mykelti Williamson, Method Man, and Brandon Quinn also were cast as series regulars.[6] On November 28, 2017, the series was cancelled after one season.