The Quad (TV series)
American drama series
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The Quad is an American drama series created by Felicia D. Henderson and Charles Holland that aired on BET.[1] The series premiered on February 1, 2017, with a 2-hour pilot movie. Filming for Season one took place from April 2016 To January 2017 in Atlanta Georgia
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GenreDrama
Created byFelicia D. Henderson
Charles Holland
Charles Holland
Starring
- Anika Noni Rose
- Ruben Santiago-Hudson
- Jazz Raycole
- Peyton Alex Smith
- Sean Blakemore
- Zoe Renee
- Babs Proller
- Michelle DeFraites
- Erica Michelle
- Jake Allyn
- Larry Rhem
- Terayle Hill
- E. Roger Mitchell
- Jasmine Guy
- Katlynn Simone
- Miles J Stroter
ComposerKurt Farquhar
| The Quad | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Felicia D. Henderson Charles Holland |
| Starring |
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| Composer | Kurt Farquhar |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 19 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Felicia D. Henderson Charles Holland Rob Hardy Will Packer Mitzi Miller |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
| Production companies | Rainforest Entertainment WaterWalk Productions Capital Arts Entertainment BET Networks |
| Original release | |
| Network | BET |
| Release | February 1, 2017 – April 3, 2018 |
The Quad stars Anika Noni Rose as Dr. Eva Fletcher, a newly elected President of the fictional Georgia A&M University.[2][3][4] It also stars Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Sean Blakemore and Jasmine Guy.[2] On April 27, 2017, BET renewed the show for a second season,[5] which premiered on January 23, 2018. On April 9, 2018, BET cancelled The Quad due to low ratings.[6]
Cast and characters
Main
- Anika Noni Rose as Dr. Eva Fletcher, the newly-elected first female president of Georgia A&M University
- Jazz Raycole as Sydney Fletcher, Eva's rebellious daughter who attends Georgia A&M
- Peyton Alex Smith as Cedric Hobbs, a hotheaded hip-hop musician and freshman
- Ruben Santiago-Hudson as Cecil Diamond, Georgia A&M's egocentric band director
- Zoe Renee as Noni Williams, a freshman student and band student
- Michelle DeFraites as Madison Kelly, Sydney’s roommate and Georgia A&M engineering student
- Jake Allyn as Bojohn Folsom, a GAMU transfer and quarterback who faces discrimination for being white at a black college
- Sean Blakemore as Eugene Hardwick, GAMU football coach
- E. Roger Mitchell as Carlton Pettiway A Georgia A&M board member
- Jasmine Guy as Ella Grace Caldwell, A professor at Georgia A&M
- Katlynn Simone as Browyn, Cedric’s girlfriend and Georgia A&M student
- Erica Michelle as Ebonie Weaver, a GAMU student and friend of Cedric [7]
- Miles J Stroter as Junior, a Georgia A&M football player and friend of Bojohn
- Aeja Lee as Tiesha, Junior’s girlfriend and friend of Bojohn
- Redaric Williams as Jason King, A psychology student at Georgia A&M and secret lover of Eva
- Kaye Singleton as Serena Miller, love interest of Cecil
- Demetria McKinney as Bertha Hobbs, Cedric’s mother who lives in Chicago
Episodes
Season 1 (2017)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | US viewers (millions) | |
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| 1 | 0 | "Pilot" | Rob Hardy | Felicia D. Henderson & Charles D. Holland | February 1, 2017 | 0.813[8] | |
| 2 | 1 | "Elevators" "The Fire Next Time" | Rob Hardy | Felicia D. Henderson | February 8, 2017 | 0.842[9] | |
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George A&M faces a financial problem. | |||||||
| 3 | 2 | "Invisible Man" | Jeffrey Byrd | Charles D. Holland | February 15, 2017 | 0.744[10] | |
| 4 | 3 | "Things Fall Apart" | Jeffrey Byrd | Wendy Coulas | February 22, 2017 | 0.893[11] | |
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Eva hosts a party for GAMU and introduces jason to sydney. Cedric faces confidence issues. | |||||||
| 5 | 4 | "Quicksand" | Rashaad Ernesto Green | Paris Qualles | March 1, 2017 | 0.788[12] | |
| 6 | 5 | "Mulebone" | Michael Allowitz | Jacqueline McKinley & Antonia March | March 8, 2017 | 0.797[13] | |
| 7 | 6 | "Go Tell It on the Mountain" | Mary Lou Belli | Adrian Dukes & Brian Egeston | March 15, 2017 | 0.784[14] | |
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Sydney returns back home to Connecticut. | |||||||
| 8 | 7 | "Their Eyes Were Watching God" | Angela Gomes | Sara Finney-Johnson | March 22, 2017 | 0.691[15] | |
| 9 | 8 | "The Caged Bird Sings"[16] | Eriq La Salle | Teleplay by : Felicia D. Henderson & Charles D. Holland Story by : Lamont Magee & Andre Edmonds | March 29, 2017 | 0.865[17] | |
Season 2 (2018)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [18] | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | US viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | "In Love and Trouble" | Michael Allowitz | Felicia D. Henderson | January 23, 2018 | 0.571[19] | |
| 11 | 2 | "The Interruption of Everything" | Marta Cunningham | Felicia D. Henderson | January 30, 2018 | 0.631[20] | |
| 12 | 3 | "My Bondage and My Freedom" | Rashaad Ernesto Green | Kevin Arkadie | February 6, 2018 | 0.550[21] | |
| 13 | 4 | "I Am Not Your Negro" | Ruben Santiago-Hudson | Randy Huggins | February 13, 2018 | 0.669[22] | |
| 14 | 5 | "Native Son" | Karen Moncrieff | Sara Finney-Johnson | February 27, 2018 | 0.469[23] | |
| 15 | 6 | "#March" | Mary Lou Belli | Wendy Coulas | March 6, 2018 | 0.538[24] | |
| 16 | 7 | "#MiddlePassage" | Robert Adetuyi | Sara Finney-Johnson & Jazmen Darnell Brown | March 13, 2018 | 0.539[25] | |
| 17 | 8 | "#TheBeautifulStruggle" | Angela Barnes | Randy Huggins | March 20, 2018 | 0.504[26] | |
| 18 | 9 | "#HollerIfYouHearMe" | Benny Boom | Kevin Arkadie & Wendy Coulas | March 27, 2018 | 0.504[27] | |
| 19 | 10 | "#TheColorPurple" | Rashaad Ernesto Green | Felicia D. Henderson & Rose McAleese | April 3, 2018 | 0.551[28] | |
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Eva’s Fate as president is revealed. | |||||||
Critical reception
The Quad has received positive reviews from television critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the season has a rating of 100%, based on 5 reviews.[29] On Metacritic, the season has a score of 70 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[30]
