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After 40 years on screen, Samuel L. Jackson is starring in his first TV series. The 73-year-old actor plays a man suffering from dementia in the upcoming Apple TV+ limited series “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey”. In anticipation of the six-part series’ March debut, the streaming platform debuted the first trailer, giving audiences a look at the moving adaptation of Walter Mosley’s best-selling novel.
In the series, Jackson plays Ptolemy Grey, who Apple TV+ describes as “an ailing man forgotten by his family, by his friends, and by even himself.” As Grey, who suddenly finds himself without his caretaker, sinks deeper into dementia, he is assigned to the care of a teenager named Robyn (Dominique Fishback).
The two soon learn about a treatment that can temporarily restore Grey’s memories, leading them on a journey of unexpected truths and revelations about the past, present and future.
In addition to Jackson and Fishback, the series stars Cynthia Kaye McWilliams, Damon Gupton, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Walton Goggins and Omar Miller.
“The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey” marks Jackson’s second project with Apple TV+ after the 2020 film “The Banker”. The limited series will be followed by the actor’s second major TV series, Marvel’s “Secret Invasion” on Disney+.
“The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey” premieres Friday, March 11 on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes, followed by one new episode weekly, every Friday.
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NAACP Image Awards has officially been kicked off! As usual, this year's ceremony honoring people of color across television, music, literature and film is preceded by a week-long celebration, with five nights of virtual awards leading up to Saturday's live telecast.Hosted by returning emcee and seven-time NAACP Image Awards winner Anthony Anderson, the ceremony will include Issa Rae, Kerry Washington, LL Cool J, Morgan Freeman, Questlove, Tiffany Haddish, Zendaya and more presenting awards, while Samuel L. Jackson accepts the NAACP Chairman's Award and Nikole Hannah-Jones, the Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of the 1619 Project, receives the Social Justice Impact Award.The preceding non-televised nights will be hosted by actor and comedian Affion Crockett, with awards presented by Cory Hardrict, Demetrius Shipp Jr., Khleo Thomas, Lori Harvey, Wendy Raquel Robinson and more.
NAACP Image Awards has officially been kicked off! As usual, this year's ceremony honoring people of color across television, music, literature and film is preceded by a week-long celebration, with five nights of virtual awards leading up to Saturday's live telecast.Hosted by returning emcee and seven-time NAACP Image Awards winner Anthony Anderson, the ceremony will include Issa Rae, Kerry Washington, LL Cool J, Morgan Freeman, Questlove, Tiffany Haddish, Zendaya and more presenting awards, while Samuel L. Jackson accepts the NAACP Chairman's Award and Nikole Hannah-Jones, the Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of the 1619 Project, receives the Social Justice Impact Award.The preceding non-televised nights will be hosted by actor and comedian Affion Crockett, with awards presented by Cory Hardrict, Demetrius Shipp Jr., Khleo Thomas, Lori Harvey, Wendy Raquel Robinson and more.
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The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey has just been released by Apple TV+ – scroll down to watch.Samuel L. Jackson stars in the forthcoming series, based on the novel of the same name by Walter Mosley about a 93-year-old man with dementia given the chance to remember his past again.Jackson plays Ptolemy Grey, alongside Dominique Fishback, Walton Goggins, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Damon Gupton and more.Watch the trailer for The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey here:A synopsis for the show released by Apple TV+ reads: “Ptolemy Grey, an ailing man is forgotten by his family, by his friends, and by even himself.
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Samuel L. Jackson is starring in his first TV series.
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