Diarra from Detroit

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Diarra from Detroit
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Genre
Created by Diarra Kilpatrick
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
Camera setup Single-camera
Production companies
Original release
Network BET+
ReleaseMarch 21, 2024 (2024-03-21) 
present

Diarra from Detroit is an American mystery dark comedy drama television series created by Diarra Kilpatrick and executive produced by Kilpatrick and Kenya Barris. The series stars Kilpatrick as a divorced schoolteacher who believes that she has been ghosted by her rebound Tinder date. Her search for the missing man pulls her into old mystery involving the Detroit underworld. [1]

Contents

The series premiered at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival on June 14, 2023. [2] [3] It premiered on March 21, 2024, on BET+. [4]

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Episodes

No.Title [6] Directed byWritten by [7] Original release date [6] BET air date [6] U.S. linear viewers
(millions)
1"Chasing Ghosts"Chioke Nassor Diarra Kilpatrick March 21, 2024 (2024-03-21)March 16, 2024N/A
2"The Russian"Chioke NassorDiarra KilpatrickMarch 21, 2024 (2024-03-21)TBAN/A
3"The One That Got Away"Brennan ShroffDiarra Kilpatrick & Mark GanekMarch 21, 2024 (2024-03-21)TBAN/A
4"All In"Brennan ShroffDiarra Kilpatrick & Jacob CopithorneMarch 28, 2024 (2024-03-28)TBAN/A
5"Snapshots of a Rendezvous"Sadé Clacken JosephDoug Hall & Lisa McQuillanApril 4, 2024 (2024-04-04)TBAN/A
6"Fishbones"Sadé Clacken JosephEsa Lewis & Helen KriegerApril 11, 2024 (2024-04-11)TBAN/A
7"A Course In Miracles" America Young Teleplay by: Diarra Kilpatrick & Miles Orion Feldsott
Story by: Diarra Kilpatrick & Miles Orion Feldsott & Ester Lou Weithers
April 18, 2024 (2024-04-18)TBAN/A
8"The House On Blaine"America YoungMiles Orion Feldsott & Ester Lou WeithersApril 25, 2024 (2024-04-25)TBAN/A

Production

On March 21, 2023, it was announced that BET+ ordered eight-episode straight-to-series project Diarra from Detroit created by Diarra Kilpatrick. [8] The series produced by BET Studios and Khalabo Ink Society. [9] In June, Morris Chestnut, DomiNque Perry, Claudia Logan, Bryan Terrell Clark, Phylicia Rashad, Shannon Wallace and Jon Chaffin have joined the main cast. [10] [11]

Principal photography began in February 2023 in Secaucus, New Jersey and Moonachie, New Jersey. [12] [13]

Critical reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a rating of 100% based on 13 reviews. [14] Aramide Tinubu from Variety gave it positive review writing: “Diarra From Detroit is multilayered, and might have been a hodgepodge of confusion in less capable hands. However, Kilpatrick and her writers execute the dramedy flawlessly... Diarra From Detroit works because it’s unlike anything seen on television in recent years. As much as the audience wants to know what happened to Chris and whether Diarra misread Francois’ intentions, questions and revelations concerning the cold case also make for a spectacularly paced whodunit, especially as Diarra begins pulling her reluctant friends into her fatigued-fueled shenanigans. Refreshing, captivating and unapologetically Black, the series is about finding the courage to actively participate in your own life even when that means doing the absolute most." [15] Angie Han from The Hollywood Reporter also gave it positive review praising Kilpatrick' performance. [16] Nandini Balial from RogerEbert.com also praised performances, especially from Kilpatrick, Clark, Perry and Logan, writing and creative costumes. [17]

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