“It’s the story about how cocaine changed Los Angeles. The 10-episode first season interweaves the stories of a number of characters, including Franklin Saint (Damson Idris), a young street entrepreneur on the quest for power Gustavo Zapata (Sergio Peris-Mencheta), a Mexican wrestler caught up in a power struggle within a crime family Teddy McDonald (Carter Hudson), a CIA operative running from a dark past who begins an off-book operation to fund the Nicaraguan Contras and Lucia Villanueva (Emily Rios), the self-possessed daughter of a Mexican crime lord. “Snowfall,” set in 1983, explores the early days of the crack cocaine epidemic in the inner-city neighborhoods of Los Angeles. I don’t think I could ever have accomplished what I have if I started now. Simpson: American Crime Story” and “Billions,” he is strengthening his TV imprint.
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Following a steady buildup of episodic directing for such series as “Empire,” “The People v.
during a break from production on his latest project: a television series called “Snowfall.” It’s his second show this year.Īfter more than two decades working in film and making his mark with flicks such as “Boyz N the Hood” and “2 Fast 2 Furious,” Singleton is taking a bolder leap into the world of television. The prolific producer-director, whose work often examines social issues, is having a late evening lunch at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown L.A. That’s not to say Singleton is inflexible to the shifts hitting Hollywood.
But how do you quantify that in this world? I don’t know, I don’t know. “How do you break through the clutter, man? What everyone wants is to get their voice heard and by as many people as possible. “I don’t think I could ever have accomplished what I have if I started now,” says Singleton, 49. For John Singleton, relief is not being part of the YouTube generation - or rather, not having to forge a career in the thick of it.
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