Series synopsis
Platinum is an American drama crime television series that premiered on UPN on April 14, 2003. It ended on May 13, 2003. It was created by John Ridley. It stars Sticky Fingaz, Davetta Sherwood, Patrice Goodman and Bishop Brigante.
Two brothers try to handle all the problems of running a hip-hop/rap record label in New York
Premise
Two brothers try to handle all the problems of running a hip-hop/rap record label in New York
Premise: Music is tight. Family is tighter.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Sticky Fingaz as Grady Rhames
- Davetta Sherwood as Jade Rhames
- Patrice Goodman as Gayle
- Bishop Brigante as 2Way
Guest cast
- Kia Goodwin as Lady Bryce
- Lyriq Bent as Devon
- Karen LeBlanc as Kari
- Jason George as Jackson
- Adam Clark as Producer
- Kira Clavell as Lisa
- K.C. Collins as Walter
- Robinne Fanfair as Dancer
- Ishtar Uhvana
- Wes Williams as Pharos
- Steven Pasquale as David Ross
- Andrea Davis
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 6 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | April 14, 2003 | May 13, 2003 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Flow Faced with dwindling record sales, the threat of a buyout from a large media conglomerate and a shooting on a music video set, record industry moguls Jackson and Grady Rhames search for options to save their family business, independent hip-hop label Sweetback Entertainment. Looking to get their business back on track, the Rhames brothers pursue new artists for their label. They team up in an attempt to steal their rival record label's hottest rapper, but in retaliation, the rival label sends a gang of thugs to beat up David Ross, Sweetback's chief counsel. Meanwhile, a magazine reporter threatens to make Sweetback's financial problems public and Grady's cronies go overboard in an attempt to shake down the reporter. And, Jade Rhames defies her brothers' authority and goes out with Sweetback's marquee artist, VersIs. |
April 14, 2003 |
| 2 |
Want Against her brothers' wishes, Jade goes to a night club with Sweetback's ex-marquee artist, VersIs, but when shots are fired in the club, Jade is arrested, only to be sprung by Nick Tashjian, the greedy mogul trying to shut Sweetback down. To make matters worse, one of Sweetback's lawyers defects to rival company Conflict: not only has Max stolen VersIs, now she also has one of Sweetback's sharpest lawyers, who knows everything about their business. |
April 15, 2003 |
| 3 |
Love Despite Grady's insistence that he mind his own business, Jackson chases Lady Bryce's man away because their volatile relationship is distracting her from recording her new CD, but his plan backfires. Jade develops a friendship with Nick, knowing that her brothers are going to disapprove. After finding out about Sweetback's financial problems, Monica decides she wants to get more involved in the family business. |
April 22, 2003 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | UPN |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 14, 2003 |
| Last aired | May 13, 2003 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 21:00:00 |