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One of the hottest new shows brought to us by the Disney Channel is  Saturdays, giving us a fresh (and funny) new perspective on the Black family on television. Based in Chicago, Saturdays centers around Paris Johnson played by Danielle Jalade, and her family and friends in this new coming-of-age comedy. Executive produced by young movie mogul, Marsai Martin of Black-ish and producer of Little and the Veteran producer Norman Vance Jr., who brought to us Black television movie gold in shows like Girlfriends, Beauty Shop, and Roll Bounce, the show also features quite a bit of skating, as much of the show takes place at a popular roller rink called, appropriately so, Saturdays!

SATURDAYS – “Skates, Lies and Videos” (Disney/Jean Whiteside)
DANIELLE JALADE

On Saturdays, you can find the “We-B-Girlz” at the roller rink as their skating crew shows off their skills on the rink, challenging other crews, having a lot of fun, and also working through some of the real-life things that a teenage girl might go through. The goal of the show, according to Martin, was to share the story of a Black family in a bit of a different way and says that she was immediately drawn in by the potential of the show when first reading the script. “The potential of the show is what drew me in. When I saw the script, I was like, this is dope and this could really be something, something,” says the young producer. She says that it felt real and organic and it’s something we haven’t seen in a long time so coming on board for the project was really an easy decision for her to make. Vance, who says the prospect of doing a show with Disney came about a little white back and teaming up with Marsai Martin turned out to be the perfect move for the project. “We teamed up and  locked ideas and that is really kind of how it all started,” he says. Vance, who also produced the 2005 movie Roll Bounce back when Martin was just a toddler, says that while things have changed quite a bit since then, he did not see many challenges from the production standpoint during this project.

SATURDAYS – “Skates, Lies and Videos” (Disney/Jean Whiteside)
DANIELLE JALADE, DARIA JOHNS, PEYTON BASNIGHT

With a cast filled with gems and comedic talent, Saturdays offers a refreshing take on the Black family and does a great job of mixing fun, family and real life situations. With a loaded lineup including stars like Omar Gooding, Golden Brooks, Daria Johns and Jermaine Harris, Saturdays is sure to bring some laughter and fun to your Saturday nights!