The Breaks: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Breaks series picks up where the successful VH1 original movie leaves off. It is 1990 in New York City at the height of rap's "Golden Age" of creativity, but corporate America has been hesitant to embrace the genre. Nikki lands a dream job as the assistant to the legendary and out-of-control Barry Fouray. Her best friend and producer DeeVee is working with rapper Ahm who is currently under investigation by the police for murder. How far will these driven young people go to rise to the top of the hip-hop world?

Series details

• Title: The Breaks
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Music
• Premiere date: 2017-02-20
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-04-10
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BET
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 5.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 13140
• IMDb ID: tt6110624
• TVDB ID: 323833

Cast and credited roles

• Afton Williamson — Nikki Jones
• Antoine Harris — Ahmed "Ahm" Harris
• Clifford "Method Man" Smith — Darryl Van Puten, Sr.
• David Call — David Aaron
• Evan Handler — Jonah "Juggy" Aaron
• Mack Wilds — Daryl "DeeVee" Van Putten, Jr.
• Russell Hornsby — Sampson Green
• Wood Harris — Barry Fouray
• Melonie Diaz — Damita Alonzo
• Sinqua Walls — Terrance ‘Lil Roy' Baltimore
• Ali Ahn — Jojo Shin

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2017-02-20; final listed air date 2017-04-10; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Breaks on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.